The Hockey Coach's Manual: A Guide to Drills, Skills and Conditioning

by Michael A. Smith

"Hockey is a game that demands good sound skills as the foundation for both individual players and the team, " writes Mike Smith. And team success, he adds, is simply a reflection of coaching success.

In The Hockey Coach's Manual: A Guide to Drills, Skills, Tactics and Conditioning, Smith presents a winning formula for the hockey season.

Complete with over 125 step-by-step diagrams, this book helps coaches set up a season-long...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155209183X
• ISBN13: 9781552091838
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book on all the basics.

Since the publishing of this book, Micheal Smith has become the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. After reading his book, I can understand why. Mr. Smiths insights into hockey coaching are very easy to follow, with increasing skill level for various ages, from 8 year olds to junior. He covers all aspects of hockey coaching, from preseason preparation,including off ice drills and individual skill development, through to description of systems for defence and offence. Well balanced that covers a lot.