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April 2020 www.nyhockeyjournal.com 35 EXERCISE 5 Inverted pull-ups Place two chairs about 30 inches apart� Take a broom or another solid pole and weave if through the back of each chair� While laying on your back, under the pole and between the chairs, reach up with two hands and grab the pole with two hands approximately shoulder width apart� Pull your chest up to the pole while maintaining straight legs� For less difficulty, bend your knees to 90 degrees� Do as many as you can� EXERCISE 3 Single-leg pole squats With your left toe firmly against the base of a door jam, place your right hand, belly-button high, on the side paneling� Raise your right knee into crane formation with your right hip, knee and ankle flexed to 90 degrees� Slowly, sit back and down to an extended right elbow and 90 degrees of left knee flexion� Pause for one second at the bottom and then push through your left heel to return to the starting position (crane)� Perform eight reps on each leg� A s we adjust to the new normal that unforeseen circumstances have bestowed upon us, it's time to take life by the horns and be proactive rather than reactive. If a six- to eight-week self-quarantine is the worst thing that will happen in your life, you're in for a pretty amazing life. Unlike COVID-19, which can lay dormant inside of you without de- tection, there are three signs and two symptoms that are prominent, positive and equally infec- tious. Three signs that would suggest others around you think you are being the best version of yourself during a difficult time: a positive atti- tude, a kind spirit and an abundance of humility. Unlike signs, which are visible to people around you, symptoms can only be felt by you. If you are feeling sad, but forging ahead, you are grinding. If you are feeling unbalanced but stay- ing on track, you are determined. I will surround myself with a kind, positive and humble person in a heartbeat — especially if they swim against the tide. Now that my lecture is over, I would like to offer you five exercises you can do in your liv- ing room that will not only make you stronger and faster, but also will leave you feeling accom- plished, and eager for more. There are five household items that you could use in this workout: a large stock pot; a 10-pound bag of potatoes; a broom; two chairs; a large jar. TRAIN LIKE A CHAMP TRAIN LIKE A CHAMP CALIGIURI JOE A HOME WORKOUT TO COMBAT THE CONFINEMENT BLUES Joe Caligiuri (MS, ATC) is the owner of Stadium Performance in Dedham, Mass., and has served as athletic trainer for the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and NFL's New England Patriots. SP offers Boston's No. 1 injury-prevention, ACL rehab and speed programming. Check out spstrengthcoach.com. EXERCISE 1 Single-leg rear-foot elevated squats (RFEs) With your rear foot elevated on the arm of a couch or ottoman, place your front foot in-line with your back foot� Move your forward foot just far enough forward so that you can achieve 90 degrees of knee flexion in the front at the very moment your back knee touches the ground� Utilizing full range of motion, from full-knee extension in the front to a knee tap in the back, perform 8-10 repetitions on each leg� Try to maintain a one-up, one-down cadence to help develop muscle endurance fibers� EXERCISE 2 Unbalanced potato reverse lunges While holding the umbilical por- tion of the potato sack, hold it up in front of your right shoulder, making sure to keep your right elbow tucked close to your body� With your left foot, step back 24 to 36 inches and tap your left knee of the ground� After a light tap, explode forward to achieve full knee extension in your right knee while your left hip and left knee flexes to 90 degrees� This is one complete rep� Perform eight reps on each leg� EXERCISE 4 Abdominal jar roll-outs Beginning on two knees, place both palms of your hands on a large jar� While keeping both palms on the jar, roll the jar forward, being sure to keep you elbows straight and the jar in front of your forehead� As you extend forward, you will roll over your knees and onto the muscle just above your knee� Only roll out as far as you can go with the ability to return to the starting position with the same form� Do this eight times, working toward the goal of ending parallel to the floor� I can tell you from experience, that the only progress you're capable of gen- erating is directly relative to your eager- ness to create it. Home confinement can lead to depression, wasted opportunities and an abundance of lethargy, but with a proper plan in place, the benefits that a quarantine lifestyle brings to our lives can yield the most unexpected positive results. feedback@nyhockeyjournal�com Joe Caligiuri ment and strategy meetings also are going on remotely, the same as if the staff were in their offic- es, in preparation for a 2020-21 season that may or may not start on time depending upon the changing medical climate. "It's a unique time, and it's an opportunity to work on rela- tionships," said Smith of team building. "Those relationships are so important." AST BUT definitely not least, league-lead- ing Cornell saw per- haps its best chance to advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2003 disinte- grate due to COVID-19. The Big Red finished atop the national polls with a 23-3-4 overall mark (18-2-2 ECAC Hockey), while winning ECAC Hockey's Cleary Cup as regular-season cham- pion, plus the Ivy League title. Once it was clear its season was canceled, Cornell took to the ice for one final practice at Lynah Rink. "We played shinny and en- joyed our last time on the ice to- gether, then came off and talked," said longtime head coach and Cornell alumnus Mike Schafer. "Things happened fast — classes canceled, students moving off- campus — and I'm glad we all got a chance to practice and hang out with each other one last time." Junior forward Morgan Bar- ron, a draft choice of the New York Rangers, was chosen as a top 10 semifinalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the nation's top player. He also be- came the seventh Cornell men's hockey player to win ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and was named to All-ECAC Hock- ey first team along with senior defenseman Yanni Kaldis, a four-time All-ECAC Hockey selection. Kaldis, along with fellow seniors Noah Bauld and Jeff Malott, won 90 games in all as a group in their four years in Ithaca, N.Y., and claimed three consecutive Ivy league crowns and three straight NCAA tour- nament berths. In addition, Schafer was tabbed as ECAC Hockey Tim Taylor Coach of the Year for a record fifth time in his career. "Our staff is great, and our players are outstanding, and they won the award," said Scha- fer. "It's more of a team award than anything else." Cornell also will wonder what might have been, possible con- ference and national champion- ship opportunities lost due to cir- cumstances beyond its control. "The most disappointing thing is that you want to give yourself a chance to capitalize," said Schafer. feedback@nyhockeyjournal�com ECAC Continued from Page 14 L