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The fun and easy way to coach youth hockey – no experience required! Hockey is growing in leaps and bounds around the world, but the demand for qualified coaches far outstrips availability. Moms and dads are being recruited to step in and assume the role of coach even with nothing more than feigned interest for credentials. Coaching Hockey For Dummies is ideally suited to meet these growing needs: its message is clear, the information thorough and user friendly, and it brings along a great attitude. For anyone new to coaching, Coaching Hockey For Dummies will provide an invaluable reference. Unlike other coaching books, which only cover what happens on the ice, Coaching Hockey For Dummies covers every aspect of hockey coaching, from what equipment a coach needs, to holding player-parent meetings, to the perfect drills to develop individual and team skills. 
The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition. The Hockey Play Book is a practical handbook for coaches seeking better players and better team-play. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams. The systems range from conservative to aggressive -- some are intended for big, physical teams; others for fast-skating and highly skilled teams; and some work for both. Also included are teaching methods and drills for honing specific skills. The first challenge for every coach is to determine the abilities of each skater. The approach in The Hockey Play Book is effective with players of all ages and levels of ability. Coaches can match systems with team strategy, bringing a special creative magic to one of the fastest team sports in the world. The Hockey Play Book includes: - 500 step-by-step diagrams - Dozens of plays and skill-building drills - Conservative and aggressive systems - Teaching strategies for all levels of play 
"Dave has produced what every coach dreams about . . . a smarter drill book for all situations and ages!" -- Roger Nielson, National Hockey League head coach for 20 years "The Incredible Hockey Drill Book is of great use for all coaches as well as young and older hockey players." -- Jacques Demers, National Hockey League head coach for 10 years (coached the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup championship in 1993) Properly run practices with well-executed drills are the pillars of effective coaching. In The Incredible Hockey Drill Book, former NHL coach Dave Chambers provides more than 600 illustrated, easy-to-follow drills for both novice and experienced coaches. These drills, divided into 24 categories, are designed to teach and improve conditioning, skating, checking, offensive and defensive play, goaltending, special teams, and much more. To help implement these drills, Chambers discusses teaching and learning theories and supplies ideas for drill and practice organization. Also included are 175 motivational slogans that may be used in various coaching situations. Coaches will find The Incredible Hockey Drill Book an invaluable resource for coaching hockey at all levels. Dave Chambers, author of Complete Hockey Instruction, has coached a number of championship teams at the junior, university, and international levels. In the NHL, he has worked as head coach and assistant coach with the Quebec Nordiques and the Minnesota North Stars. He teaches at York University in Toronto.Author: Dave Chambers Paperback: 160 pages Company: McGraw-Hill (1995-09-01) ISBN: 0809232545 List Price: $15.95 Amazon Price: $7.95 Used Price: $3.89 
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. Whether your goal is to improve your game or lead your team to glory, rely on The Hockey Drill Book--it is the only drill book you'll ever need. 
This second edition features the games approach to coaching hockey, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach. Also included are chapters on communicating with athletes and parents, planning and conducting practice, and coaching during games. Developed by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), the nation’s number one coaching education program, Coaching Youth Hockey provides volunteer coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on how to fulfill that role. 
Presented and prepared for the IIHF World Championship, this program combines methods from Europe and Canada in a program that progresses from level 0 to level 6. Excellence through participation, this learn-by-doing method uses drills and games to teach skills and allows creativity in order to develop the complete player. The program theme is Enjoy the Game. This book contains the basic manual plus practice cards for the first three years of hockey (levels 0-1-2); beginners to age 9. 7" X 10", 80 practice cards, 120 pages, perfect bound 
Coaching Hockey Successfully is your blueprint to a successful hockey program. The book covers every aspect of the coach’s role, including fundamentals like developing a coaching philosophy, building a program, planning for practices, handling game situations, and evaluating performance. Much of the material centers around teaching the sport’s skills and understanding the Xs and Os. Throughout these sections are coaching points, related drills, and practice tips that will benefit your team immediately. Author "Red" Gendron has coached at all levels of competition, and his teams have won everything from high school state championships to a Stanley Cup. In Coaching Hockey Successfully he shares his wealth of knowledge and winning approach to help you strengthen your own hockey program. Whether you’re new to coaching or looking for more effective ways to coach the sport, take advantage of the expertise and experiences available in this all-encompassing manual. If you do, you’re sure to be a more successful hockey coach. 
“Coach Pecknold has created a no-gimmicks system for teaching skills and strategy that gets players to the next level.” Hard Core Hockey is an all-in-one guide to playing high-caliber hockey from a veritable who’s who of the world’s top coaches. Including advanced skating and stick-handling techniques, collegiate-level systems, and effective drills, it features contributions from Ted Donato, head coach of Harvard University; Frank Serratore, head coach at the United States Air Force Academy; and more. Author: Rand Pecknold, Aaron Foeste Paperback: 224 pages ISBN13: 9780071480451, Condition: NEW, Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Company: McGraw-Hill (2009-01-14) ISBN: 0071480455 List Price: $18.95 Amazon Price: $10.37 Used Price: $8.37 
"Hockey is a game that demands good sound skills as the foundation for both individual players and the team, " writes Mike Smith. And team success, he adds, is simply a reflection of coaching success. In "The Hockey Coach's Manual: A Guide to Drills, Skills, Tactics and Conditioning", Smith presents a winning formula for the hockey season. Complete with over 125 step-by-step diagrams, this book helps coaches set up a season-long program and walks them through a host of dryland and on-ice training regimens that will build team cooperation and enhance individual ability. Dozens of skill-building drills provide coaches with the tactical and strategic advantage vital for matching a tailor-made hockey system--whether based on conservative or aggressive play--to the achievement level of players aged 9 to 18. A timeless and accessible handbook, "The Hockey Coach's Manual" is invaluable both as an introduction and as a quick refresher course to the challenging responsibility of coaching hockey. 
After 14 NHL seasons, a Stanley Cup victory, and five years as a youth hockey coach, Bruce Driver is the ideal author to bring the highly successful Baffled Parent's formula to one of North America's largest youth sports. In Coaching Youth Hockey, Driver and "hockey mom" Clare Wharton help overwhelmed parent/coaches create a real, functioning hockey team and a valuable, positive experience for all kids. Following the popular, user-friendly, tried-and- true series format, the authors guide you from the first parent-player meeting, through the first organized practice, right to the final buzzer of the last game. Clearly and comprehensively, Coaching Youth Hockey presents everything a first-time coach needs, including: *NHL drills appropriate for youth hockey, shared for the first time in print |
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| See also: Coaching Baseball, Coaching Basketball, Coaching College Sports, Coaching Football, Coaching High School Sports, Coaching Hockey, Coaching Ski Teams, Coaching Swimming, Coaching Track and Field |
