Class of 2002

KIM MCCULLOUGH trains the total player.

When McCullough started playing hockey as a 13-year-old in her native Toronto, there wasn't a lot of female-specific training guidance. "So 1 watched what the guys did in the gym, threw weight on my back and started squatting," says McCullough, who went on to play in the now-defunct National Women's Hockey League and the Canadian Women's Hockey League, from which she retired earlier this year. "But I did too much too soon and didn't understand the concept of training properly, as opposed to training 24/7. And I think it ultimately cost me being able to get as far as I wanted with my hockey career because 1 ended up always managing an injury."

Determined to help other young players avoid similar missteps, the former Dartmouth hockey captain and biology major launched Total Female Hockey (www.totalfemalehockey.com) in May. Combining the knowledge she's gained as a player and coach with what she learned in the kinesiology master's program at York University, McCullough's site provides workout programs and player development tips that she says can be applied to any sport.

"The elite athletes I work with, they're always trying to do more, they always think someone is training when they're not," says McCullough. "But it's not always a good idea to push harder. I hope this will help educate girls about the importance of doing things properly so they can go as far as they can dream of in the world of hockey."