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The Neutral Zone Fitness Assessment Program is a partnership between Neutral Zone, Sports Testing Inc. and Elite Training Systems. As you know, Neutral Zone is the largest and most respected amateur scouting organization in the world with tens of thousands of amateur scouting reports posted and thousands of subscribers to our website.

Sports Testing Inc. has been the leading provider of hockey-specific on-ice testing and a developer of athletic assessment technology since its inception and is currently used by the NHL, the NCAA and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Mark Fitzgerald of Elite Training Systems is the former Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Anaheim Ducks, and Director of Combines for both Under Armour and the CHL.

The NZ Fitness Assessment Program tests amateur hockey prospects both on-ice and off-ice, identifies strengths and weaknesses for all participants to assist in their future development, then pairs the participants’ fitness results with their on-ice scouting reports to provide next-level hockey decision-makers all over North America with the most comprehensive prospect profile available in the game today.

Tests administered for Skaters include:

Off-Ice Tests (7)

Hand Grip Dynamometer
Vertical Jump (as measured by a jump mat)
Standing Broad Jump
20 M sprint
10 M sprint
5-10-5 M Pro Agility
Chin-ups

On-Ice Tests (10)

30 M Sprints (4 Tests)
30M Forward without puck
30M Forward with puck
30M Backward without puck
30M Backward with puck
Reaction (2 Tests)
Reaction times without puck
Reaction times with puck
Weave Agility (2 Tests)
Weave times without puck
Weave times with puck
Transition Agility (2 Tests)
Transition without puck
Transition with puck

Tests administered for Goaltenders include:

On-Ice Tests (6)

Long Recovery Left
Long Recovery Right
Short Recovery Left
Short Recovery Right
Y Drill Reaction Pad Slide
Goalie Pro Agility