Play Better Hockey: 50 Essential Skills for Player Development

Play Better Hockey: 50 Essential Skills for Player Development

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<p><b>Ron Davidson's 50 fundamental hockey skills and tactics will empower players to excel individually at this team game.</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Among the 50 critical skills presented in this eye-opening collection are:</p> <ul><li>Forward stride<br> </li><li>Backward crossunder<br> </li><li>Drive and delay<br> </li><li>Heel-to-heel turns<br> </li><li>Tight turns<br> </li><li>Extending your reach<br> </li><li>Receiving off-target shooting<br> </li><li>The Forsberg deke<br> </li><li>The Datsyuk deke</ul>