The NHL Combine gives us fans, but more importantly, the NHL
organizations an indicator of physiological development and
physical fitness of a young hockey player. These young potential
prospects take part in various testing over a fairly short time
frame (a week). During this week they are not only
psychologically tested but physically tested as well, which
helps give us and scouting staff a better perspective whether or
not these young men will be able to compete at an elite level,
and helps pin-point how far away they may be from competing. The
purpose of this post/thread is to help give a fan a better
understanding of how to interpret the draft combine. Your body
uses three energy systems on continuum. It’s not a question of
which system is being used but which one is predominate.
Anaerobic A-lactic or ATP/PCr system requires no oxygen and is
used for immediate, intense, short, bursts of energy such as a
jump, sprint or Olympic style lift. If you continue your
intensity and it exceeds your ATP/PCr system