The Hockey Handbook
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.23 (641 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1895246032 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is the first book required by players or coaches at all levels of proficiency who are setting out to develop their own or their team’s hockey skills.Wayne Major, Larry Sadler, and Robert Thom are all experienced amateur hockey coaches who came to appreciate the practical value of Percival’s pioneering work. Tom Sawa, who updated the chapter on training and conditioning, to give The Hockey Handbook a new relevance to modern hockey coaches. Now redesigned and issued in an easy-to-use format, the book will serve as an inspiration and guide to future generations of players and coaches.. Russian and European coaches seized on the book as the first authoritative, analytical treatment of hockey fundamentals and based their training regimes on the principles Percival described. In revising the text, they drew upon the expertise of a variety of specialists, including, for example, Dr. Originally published in 1951, and re
Tom Sawa, who updated the chapter on training and conditioning, to give The Hockey Handbook a new relevance to modern hockey coaches. Russian and European coaches seized on the book as the first authoritative, analytical treatment of hockey fundamentals and based their training regimes on the principles Percival described. Now redesigned and issued in an easy-to-use format, the book will serve as an inspiration and guide to future generations of players and coaches. . From the Inside Flap Originally published in 1951, and rejected at the time by one NHL coach as "the product of a three-year-old mind," Lloyd Percival's
Lloyd Percival with revisions by Wayne Major and Bob Thom
"the single best source for the coach, player or fan of the game" according to A Customer. from basic conditioning to advanced play development, this book will help the coach bring his players up a level. the player reading it will see improvement in their game. the drills are explained in a clear manor and will definately improve the ability of the player. the section on play making is outstanding. when teaching some of the plays to my bantam and midget players, it was like a light bulb went on in their. great book, recommended A Customer First off, I want to say I'm a beginning hockey player and do not have other books which I can compare this one. That said I really like this book. A big emphasis is placed on conditioning, which I have found true in my games. The book seems to really make sense and Percival backs up assertions with reasons. The only drawback is that there are not a lot of pictures: If you want picture book with a frame by frame of. Best single book a coach or player can have A Customer A comprehensive collection of skills for every position, tactics, plays, conditioning coaching philosophy and methods. Extensive description of defensive, offensive and neutral ice tactics and defined plays. Best book on hockey I've yet found, beginning to pros. Dr. Bill Hamilton, Thunder Youth Hockey, SCAHA, Ventura, California