The Hockey Goalie's Complete Guide: An Indispensable Development Plan

The Hockey Goalie's Complete Guide: An Indispensable Development Plan

<p><b>An essential training manual for hockey goalkeepers.</b></p> <p><i><b>The Hockey Goalie's Complete Guide</b></i> offers practical advice and information for goalkeepers and their coaches and trainers. Anyone interested in hockey goalkeeping will enjoy reading about NHL trainer Fran‡ois Allaire and his four-year development plan that includes:</p> <p><ul><li>Basic techniques</li> <li>Skating techniques</li> <li>On-ice and off-ice training methods</li> <li>How to evaluate goalkeepers on and off the ice</li> <li>The trainer's role.</li></ul></p> <p>Step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations show how to execute each recommended technique, movement and exercise, and detailed color photographs complement the expert counsel. Each chapter has an at-a-glance summary and a chart that outlines all the techniques and exercises featured.</p> <p>This authoritative and practical guide also includes forms that allow players, coaches and trainers to record and refer to a goalkeeper's progress and performance during games. These tracking forms are important for annual evaluations and for planning revisions to ongoing training programs.</p>