{"product_id":"play-better-hockey-the-essential-skills-for-player-development-paperback","title":"Play Better Hockey: The Essential Skills for Player Development - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Learn the very same skills that Connor McDavid and Auston Mathews use to dominate the NHL  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Following the smash success of \u003ci\u003ePlay Better Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e, the second edition of Ron Davidson's best-selling volume has been retooled with even more individual skill advancements for the modern player. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From fundamentals to high-level skills, \u003ci\u003ePlay Better Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e gives players the tools they need to become the next superstars of the NHL by focusing on the development of individual hockey skills and by promoting 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The skills are organized to allow readers to progress from fundamentals in skating and stick work to advanced moves in dekeing and deception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Below are a few of the skills players can be expected to learn in this retooled second edition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e Drive and delay \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Heel-to-heel turns \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Tight turns \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Extending your reach \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Receiving off-target shooting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Shot-blocking techniques \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Tip-ins and deflections \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Shooting between your legs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Forsberg deke \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Datsyuk deke \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The outside-edge reverse \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e And many more... \u003c\/li\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ron Davidson played on Canada's national team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. He has directed hockey camps, schools and clinics in Canada, the U.S. and throughout Europe, and he has directed schools and clinics for the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and Ottawa Senators. In Ontario, students can learn from him at his UltraSkills Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.7 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770228441376,"sku":"9781770859753","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d699e94884c6e930865137c1dd26d9c4.webp?v=1780367310","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/play-better-hockey-the-essential-skills-for-player-development-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}