Devan McConnell, CSCS, NASM-PES, NASM-CES, is a member of the Volt Athletics Strength Coach Board of Advisors, and a contributor to the Volt Blog.

Coach McConnell is the High Performance Director for the Arizona Coyotes and an Executive Board Member for the Strength & Conditioning Association of Professional Hockey.

Prior to his time with the Coyotes, he was the Director of Performance Science & Reconditioning for the New Jersey Devils, and has served in various coaching and advisory roles at UMass Lowell, Stanford University, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning.

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Monitoring and Analytics Part 2: Front-End Monitoring
Monitoring and Analytics Part 2: Front-End Monitoring

Devan McConnell, Head Sports Performance Coach and Division I ice hockey strength coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, is back with another installment in his popular series on Monitoring and Analytics. In Part 2, he lays out how he and his coaching staff at UMass Lowell implement front-end physiological monitoring with their athletes. Monitoring allows coaches to gain insights about how "ready" athletes are to compete, and how they can better adapt their training programs to help athletes stay healthy and perform.

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Monitoring and Analytics: The New Era of Data
Monitoring and Analytics: The New Era of Data

Guest author Devan McConnell tackles the trendy topic of monitoring and analytics in sports, listing his top 3 reasons for monitoring his hockey athletes, and some practical low-cost solutions for coaches on a budget. 

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Human-Specific Training
Human-Specific Training

We've all heard of "sport-specific training" when it comes to preparing athletes for performance—but what does that really mean? Does the human body function all that differently in volleyball than in field hockey? Guest author and Volt Advisory Board member Devan McConnell explains why he uses "Human-Specific Training" with his athletes, and why it works so well.

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Volt Athletics Announces Inaugural Advisory Board Members
Volt Athletics Announces Inaugural Advisory Board Members

Seattle, WA – Thursday, February 12, 2015: Today, Volt Athletics Inc., the global leader in technology solutions for sport performance training, announced the members of its inaugural Advisory Board. In December 2014, Volt appointed Boyd Epley, the most decorated strength coach in history, to chair the Board. Featuring coaches with deep knowledge and experience in the sport performance industry, the Volt Athletics Advisory Board will be a valuable resource for the Volt team, as well as the thousands of coaches and athletes who rely on the Volt platform to deliver their training.

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Beyond Warm-ups: How to Make Your Warm-up Count
Beyond Warm-ups: How to Make Your Warm-up Count

Guest author Devan McConnell is one of Volt's contributing strength coaches. Coach McConnell is the Head Sports Performance Coach for UMass Lowell's Division I Hockey Team. Today he shares his insights on how to plan out your team's pre-practice warm-up to be an effective factor in game-day performance.

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The Importance of Unilateral Training
The Importance of Unilateral Training

I show a lot of love for big, compound barbell movements like squats, deadlifts, and cleans—and rightfully so! They get you strong, they make you fast, and they keep you in the game. 

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