Three sessions a week with one job: make you a faster skater.
Off-ice strength, power and sprint training built for hockey players and goalies, ages 12 through junior. Tested when you start, tested every six weeks, so you see the number move.
Why you're not getting faster
Hockey speed is the first three strides, a 15-foot race to a loose puck, a crossover that creates a step of separation. That comes from how much force you can put into the ice and how fast you can put it there. Practice doesn't train that. The gym does.
A week in the lab
Every session is coached, every rep has a purpose, and the three days stack on each other. Miss one and you still get faster. Hit all three and it shows up on Saturday.
Day 01 · Force
Heavy, well-coached strength work for the muscles that push you down the ice.
Day 02 · Power
Turn strength into explosiveness: the ability to put force into the ice in a split second.
Day 03 · Speed
Sprint mechanics and change of direction, coached at full effort with full rest.
We program around your schedule. Game tomorrow? The session changes. Tournament weekend? We taper you into it. The goal is to show up to games fresher and faster, not sore.
We measure it
Every athlete is tested in week one and retested every six weeks on the same four numbers. You'll know exactly how much faster you are, and so will we.
Built for the game
Speed Lab athletes win more races, protect the puck better, and don't fade late. That's the whole point. The gym numbers are just how we prove it.
Who it's for
Forwards and D who are tired of losing footraces, getting knocked off pucks, or hearing "needs to get faster" on every evaluation. This is the fix.
Same engine, goalie-specific tweaks: lateral power, push and recovery speed, hip strength. Coached by a former pro goalie who trains like one.
Coordination, sprint mechanics and bodyweight strength first. Loads go up when the movement earns it, never before.
Heavier strength, higher-intent power work, and testing numbers you can put in front of a coach or a scout.
Who's coaching
Speed Lab is led by Dr. Jamie Phillips, a former professional goalie and Winnipeg Jets draft pick who played NCAA Division I at Michigan Tech before earning his Doctorate of Physical Therapy and CSCS. The Ghost strength staff coaches every session in small groups, so nobody is left guessing on a rep.
The offer
Speed Lab membership
In-season or off-season. Start with a free week, then month to month.
First week is free
Come in, get tested, train all three sessions. If it's not for you, you owe nothing.
Questions? Call 616-600-0614(calls only, no texts).
Questions
Not the way we run it. In-season sessions are shorter on volume and higher on intent, and we adjust around game days and tournament weekends. Most athletes report feeling fresher, not more tired, because they're finally recovering and building instead of only breaking down.
No. Twelve-year-olds train movement, sprint mechanics, and bodyweight strength first. Loading goes up only when the movement is clean. Every group is coached by a strength professional, not left to a sheet of exercises.
Yes. Goalies train in the same sessions with position-specific adjustments: lateral power, push and recovery speed, and hip strength. Jamie is a former pro goalie, so goalie-specific work is built into the program, not bolted on.
Most athletes feel the difference in their first step inside the first few weeks. The retest at six weeks is where you see it in numbers. Speed is a skill that compounds, so the players who stay for the season get the most out of it.
Training shoes, a water bottle, and clothes you can sprint in. Everything else is here.
Yes. Speed Lab is month to month after your free week. No long-term contract.
Speed Lab · Byron Center
Three sessions a week. Tested every six weeks. First week free.
566 100th St SW, Byron Center, MI · 616-600-0614(calls only, no texts)
