Coaching Youth Hockey [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Product Description
This coaching manual explains the coach's primary responsibilities, the tools required to be an effective coach, and the communication skills necessary for coaching young athletes. The book also shows the steps to planning and teaching sports skills, the methods for preventing injury and protecting against liability. In addition, the book discusses the similarities and differences between ice and roller hockey; describes how to teach hockey techniques; explains how to detect ad correct routine errors; and provides practice drills for ice and roller hockey.

From the Publisher
"Coaching Youth Hockey is an essential addition to every grassroots coach's library. It is an excellent book that assists the volunteer coach in preparing for the season."

Mark Tabrum Director of Coaching Education program USA Hockey --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; illustrated edition edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873229649
• ISBN-13: 978-0873229647
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,737,764 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for the Hockey Coach's Toolkit, May 6, 1999

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This book offers a comprehensive set of introductory materials needed for the first time or experienced hockey coach. It is useful for either ice or roller hockey. I particularly appreciated the author's including the social, communication, and motivational aspects of coaching youth sports. Full of handy checklists and drills to emphasize the needed skills, this book provides a solid foundation for developing "your own" hockey teaching and coaching program. The drills and progressions are excellent. The book would be better with more technical emphasis on skating skills and techniques. But overall, I would recommend it for any coach or parent who is close to this fast-growing sport!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hockey review, March 13, 2007

By	J. Russell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Coaching Youth Hockey (Coaching Youth Series) (Paperback)

I needed to understand how to teach children under 10 the game of Hockey and start towards gaining a coaching award in this age group. This book gives me a greater understanding of what turns on a childs interest and haw to maintain this interest.

4.0 out of 5 stars Coaching Youth Hockey, February 16, 2009

By	L. Stewart (Southern Md.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Coaching Youth Hockey (Coaching Youth Series) (Paperback)

Excellent condition when received. This book offers detailed insight for those coaches that want to immerse themselves in the next level of coaching. Certainly not for the beginner coach.