Also included are teaching methods and drills for honing specific skills. Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is a practical handbook for coaches seeking to improve their players and better their team-play. The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition. The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams.
The first challenge for every coach is to determine the abilities of each skater. 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. Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook includes: Clear step-by-step diagrams Dozens of plays and skill-building drills Conservative and aggressive systems Teaching strategies for all levels of play. Coaches can match systems with team strategy, bringing a special creative magic to one of the fastest team sports in the world. 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. Smith also includes teaching methods and drills for honing specific skills.
Smith also includes teaching methods and drills for honing specific skills. He was an adviser for the National Hockey League and has traveled extensively as a lecturer and studied European training methods in Russia and Sweden. Smith also includes 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. The author of six books on hockey, he lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams. The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition. 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.
The first challenge for every coach is to determine the abilities of each skater. Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is a practical handbook for coaches seeking to improve their players and better their team-play. Coaches can match systems with team strategy, bringing a special creative magic to one of the fastest team sports in the world. The first challenge for every coach is to determine the abilities of each skater. 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. Coaches can match systems with team strategy, bringing a special creative magic to one of the fastest team sports in the world.
The approach in Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is effective with players of all ages and levels of ability. The approach in Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is effective with players of all ages and levels of ability. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams. He was an adviser for the National Hockey League and has traveled extensively as a lecturer and studied European training methods in Russia and Sweden.
Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is a practical handbook for coaches seeking to improve their players and better their team-play. Coaches can match systems with team strategy, bringing a special creative magic to one of the fastest team sports in the world. 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. The approach in Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook is effective with players of all ages and levels of ability. The author of six books on hockey, he lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, easy-to-understand diagrams. The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition.