Play Better Hockey: 50 Essential Skills for Player Development

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 AUTHOR: Ron Davidson played on Canada's national team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. Ron MacLean is the host of the iconic Hockey Night in Canada and co-host of "Coach's Corner." Colour photos