Ron Davidson's 50 fundamental hockey skills and tactics will empower players to excel individually at this team game.
At last! A book that focuses on the development of individual hockey skills and promotes a mastery of body positioning, skating and stick work. Learning these skills gives players a strong fundamental understanding of how to move effectively on the ice in any gameplay situation.
The skills are organized in four sections: Fundamentals, Skating Techniques, Stick Work, and Dekeing and Deception. As the reader progresses through a chapter, the level of difficulty of each skill increases, ultimately covering every fundamental move and technique needed for an outstanding and total comprehension of the play. Davidson's progressive-learning approach teaches beginners the proper techniques, hones the skills of intermediate-level players and challenges elite players with the additional skills they need.
Among the 50 critical skills presented in this eye-opening collection are:
- Forward stride
- Backward crossunder
- Drive and delay
- Heel-to-heel turns
- Tight turns
- Extending your reach
- Receiving off-target shooting
- The Forsberg deke
- The Datsyuk deke
Categories:
- Sports & Outdoors
- Hockey
- Coaching
- Hockey
Publisher : Firefly Books
Author : Davidson, Ron
Language : English
Published :2010-09-02
Number Of Pages : 144
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1554076382
ISBN-13 : 9781554076383
Item weight : 1.15 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 7.72 in x 9.69 in
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