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The Hockey Play Book: Teaching Hockey Systems
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The Hockey Play Book: Teaching Hockey Systems Paperback - 2005

by Michael Smith

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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

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FORECHECKING IS THE PROCESS OF ATTACKING THE OPPOSITION IN THE offensive zone and doing so in a way that leads to disruption, which leads to confusion, which leads to chaos, so that your team gains possession of the puck and scores a goal.

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  • Title The Hockey Play Book: Teaching Hockey Systems
  • Author Michael Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Firefly Books, Willowdale, Ontario
  • Publication date August 6, 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781552090503 / 1552090507
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.03 x 8.52 x 0.62 in (28.02 x 21.64 x 1.57 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Hockey - Training, Hockey - Coaching
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.962

About the author

Michael A. Smith has been involved in hockey for over 40 years as a player, as a coach and as general manager of the New York Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago Blackhawks and Team USA. 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. The author of six books on hockey, he lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.

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