Gold Medal Ice Hockey for Women and Girls [Paperback]

Tricia Dunn (Author), Brian Tarcy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1999

Nagano was just the beginning, as women's ice hockey was followed by millions of people worldwide. In this new book, women of all ages can relive the Olympic dream with two members of the history-making team and learn how to play hockey for fun and fitness. Tricia and Katie weave their own personal stories throughout the text. Special sections, Tricia's Tips and Katie's Korner, offer insights on fitness, skating skills, equipment, rules, conditioning drills--anything anyone needs to learn to play the game as a serious sport or just for fun.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chandler House Press; 1st edition (January 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886284377
• ISBN-13: 978-1886284371
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,196,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely written book., March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gold Medal Ice Hockey for Women and Girls (Paperback)

Tricia and Katie have written this based more towards the beginner type player. There are many great tips on both playing and equipment. Each player (Tricia and Katie) shares her thoughts throughout the book on various subjects such as the way they play and approach the game and the type of equipment preferred. Perhaps the best feature in the book, in my opinion, is the references to their fellow Olympic teammates and the insert pictures. That alone made the book worthwhile to me. :-) Overall, the book is well worth the asking price. You can't go wrong with something written by TWO gold medalists! :-)

I'd recommend this book to all beginners and general fans of Team USA.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great book for young girls, November 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gold Medal Ice Hockey for Women and Girls (Paperback)

It should have been clear to me from the other reviews, but I was somewhat disappointed at the beginning-level orientation of this book, and the overall sparseness of material. It is well-written, has a few wonderful Olympic anecdotes and some terrific Nagano pictures, but is clearly written for a young reader who is a complete novice in hockey. It's too young for my 12-year-old daughter (and me), in that there is just not enough content to make it hold our interest, even though we are die-hard women's hockey fans in this household. A keeper if one must have everything written about women's hockey, and a good book if it's for a new player or younger girl interested in ice hockey. I do wonder how many readers there are who BOTH need such a basic introduction to hockey AND will appreciate the Olympic info. Maybe this book was trying to do too much.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great book for hockey lovers! (epecially females), January 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gold Medal Ice Hockey for Women and Girls (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book. Since I already knew a lot of the basic hockey information from playing, my favorite parts were when Katie and Tricia told about their first hand experiances growing up as female hockey players, and winning Olymipic gold! Although I didn't need the info on the basics of hockey, they were writen in a very easy to understand way. If you want to learn how to play, definatly read that part of the book. I found this to be a very inspiring book. The pictures were great, and they showed how amazing it is to be a part of a team, something they focused on in their book. I hope anyone who sees this book buys it right away and reads it.