Coaching Youth Hockey is an outstanding introduction to coaching philosophy and how to teach hockey skills for beginning youth hockey coaches.
This valuable resource contains 41 practice drills and more than 140 illustrations that will provide youth hockey coaches, even in their first season, all the information they need for coaching effectively. Parents of young hockey players will also find information to help their 6- to 14-year-old athletes learn and enjoy the game.
Coaching Youth Hockey shows you techniques for teaching fundamental hockey skills step by stepwhat to teach and how to teach it. This book also addresses the differences and similarities between ice and roller hockey.
Coaching Youth Hockey is developed by ASEP, America's premier sport education program, and provides beginning coaches with general coaching and sport-specific information. You'll learn
your primary responsibilities,
what will make you an effective coach,
how to communicate with young athletes,
how to plan and teach sport skills,
how to prevent and care for injuries, and
how to protect yourself from legal liability.
A compendium of coaching essentials, Coaching Youth Hockey
discusses the similarities and differences between ice and roller hockey and specific coaching tips for each;
provides a self-test to examine your hockey knowledge;
describes how to teach hockey techniques and strategies;
explains how to detect and correct common errors made by young hockey players;
outlines 41 practice drills for ice and roller hockey that will develop players' skills and teamwork; and
illustrates hockey skills, tactics, and drills, including stick work, puck handling, skating, passing and receiving, shooting, defense, and goaltending.
Coaching Youth Hockey is designed to help you succeed as a coach, even without a lot of experience. The book's helpful appendixes furnish a sample season plan for beginning hockey players, hockey officiating signals, and resources for working with children with disabilities.
With the fundamentals of coaching and hockey combined in one resource, Coaching Youth Hockey provides everything beginning hockey coaches need to make their coaching experiences safe, successful, and enjoyable.
AUDIENCE
How-to for beginning youth hockey coaches and parents of young hockey players.
CONTENTS
Welcome to Coaching!
Unit 1. Who, Me . . . a Coach?
How to meet your four primary responsibilities as a coach.
Unit 2. What Tools Do I Need as a Coach?
Uncover five qualities all coaches need to be successful.
Unit 3. How Should I Communicate With My Players?
How to send effective verbal and nonverbal messages to communicate better with players, parents, fans, officials, and opposing coaches.
Unit 4. How Do I Get My Team Ready to Play?
Discover the four steps of teaching hockey skills effectively, six elements of a good practice, and how to plan prior to the season.
Unit 5. What About Safety?
How to prevent injuries to your athletes and provide emergency care for minor and serious injuries.
Unit 6. What Is Hockey All About?
Understand important rules and terms for ice and roller hockey.
Unit 7. What Hockey Skills and Drills Should I Teach?
How to teach skating, basic offensive and defensive techniques, and use more than 35 drills to improve your players' skills.
Unit 8. How Do I Get My Players to Play as a Team?
Capitalize on offensive and defensive team concepts to improve your team's play.
Appendix A. Sample Season Plan for Beginning Hockey Players
Appendix B. Official Hockey Signals
Appendix C. Organizations to Contact for Coaching Children With Disabilities
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Since 1981 the American Sport Education Program has provided educational opportunities for more than 625,000 coaches, parents, and sport administrators through its multilevel curriculum.
WORDS OF PRAISE
"Coaching Youth Hockey is a must-read for the grassroots coach. It is an excellent book that can assist the volunteer coach in preparing for the season."
Val Belmonte,
Med Director, Coaching Program USA Hockey
"This is a great tool for in-line hockey coaches. It gives them a reference guide that will enhance their coaching skills as well as their players' performance."
Shawn M. Jones
Executive Director National In-Line Hockey Association
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