The hockey drill book

✍ Scribed by Dave Chambers

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 395
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

''With 446 drills covering every facet of the sport, The Hockey Drill Book is the most comprehensive resource for today's players and coaches. Former National Hockey League and World Championship gold-medal coach Dave Chambers has spent thousands of hours in the world's top rinks. In The Hockey Drill Book he provides you with the same drills used by North America's and Europe's elite. Along with detailed diagrams, illustrations, and coaching tips, the 446 drills cover each position, offensive and defensive systems, pregame warm-ups, on-ice conditioning, and game-specific situations, including power plays, penalty killing, and face-offs.''--Jacket. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Running effective practices and drills --
Warm-up drills for skating, passing, and stickhandling --
Warm-up drills with shooting --
One-on-one drills --
Two-on-one drills --
Two-on-two drills --
Three-on-one drills --
Three-on-two, five-on-two, and breakout drills --
Defensive drills --
Combination drills --
Shooting drills --
Defenseman drills --
Forward drills --
Goalie drills --
Power play, penalty-killing, and face-off drills --
Competitive fun drills and games --
Evaluation drills --
On-ice conditioning drills.
Abstract:

Combines various drills in hockey from both North America and Europe. This book features expertise from coaches in the NHL, World Cup, Olympics, World Championships. It features rink diagrams which outline the drills for skill evaluation and instruction, offensive rushes, defensive systems, position and game-specific situations, and conditioning. Read more...