Book Description
In hockey, the team that moves the puck more effectively usually comes out on top. Whether you’re attacking the net, passing through the neutral zone, or looking for quick transitions on turnovers, sharp passing and receiving skills can carry your team to victory. Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving provides expert instruction for moving the puck with speed and precision.
Supported by the sport’s premier provider of coach and player instruction, Huron Hockey, this book teaches how to improve puck movement in the offensive zone as well as in the all-important transition game. Accompanying the instruction are 75 drills for crisp puck movement in both ice and in-line hockey. The drills within each chapter start basic, then increase in difficulty to provide a wide range of challenges and learning situations.
This is a special practice tool for mastering two of hockey’s most important skills. Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving will help you develop superior puck movement for a winning offensive attack.
Library of Congress
"In hockey, the team that moves the puck more effectively usually comes out on top. Whether you're attacking the net, passing through the neutral zone, or looking for quick transitions on turnovers, sharp passing and receiving skills can carry your team to victory. Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving provides expert instruction for moving the puck with speed and precision."--BOOK JACKET. "Supported by the sport's premier provider of coach and player instruction, Huron Hockey, this book teaches how to improve puck movement in the offensive zone as well as in the all-important transition game. Accompanying the instruction are 75 drills for crisp puck movement in both ice and in-line hockey. The drills within each chapter start basic, then increase in difficulty to provide a wide range of challenges and learning situations."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher comments
"Winning coaches know that passing and receiving are critical elements of any team’s success, especially as they relate to transition play. This book addresses these skills in a progressive fashion, and I can recommend Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving for any serious player or coach."
Barry Smith Associate Coach, Detroit Red Wings
About the author
George Gwozdecky has a winning touch. As head coach at the University of Denver he has once again turned a losing program into a nationally respected contender, just as he had done at Miami University. Gwozdecky is highly regarded as one of hockey's top coaches and most gifted clinic speakers. He also was a top collegiate player at the University of Wisconsin and in 1994 was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame. Gwozdecky lives in Denver, Colorado.
K. Vern Stenlund is a leading hockey instructor who played professionally and has coached at all levels. He is also a consultant to the Huron Hockey School and has assisted in establishing satellite clinics in West Orange, New Jersey; Chicago and Geneva, Illinois; Toronto, Ontario; Traverse City, Michigan; and Jackson, Wyoming. Stenlund lives in Windsor, Ontario.
