No hockey player can reach his full potential without mastering the mental side of the sport. Hockey Tough provides players and coaches proven methods for mastering the mental side of the game. Author Saul Miller shares the psychological training and emotional management techniques he has successfully taught individual hockey players and teams for over 20 years. Throughout the book, NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, Chris Pronger, and Markus Naslund offer insights and tips on a variety of topics related to achieving a winning mind-set for the sport. These players explain how to focus and score, how to deal with personality conflicts on and off the ice, and how to bounce back with confidence after a subpar performance. Miller, one of North America's most prolific and sought-after sport psychology consultants in hockey, presents mental exercises and assignments to help players-develop a winning attitude on and off the ice, -stay focused to execute skills and tactics, -maintain the mental stamina required in this physically demanding sport,-overcome emotional fatigue and physical aches and pains to perform at the highest level throughout the season,-manage their anger to avoid costly penalties in crucial game situations, and-develop the discipline and tenacity to force and capitalize on opponents' mistakes. Miller presents many other topics of interest, such as the intangibles that coaches and scouts look for in players and what it takes to make it to the top level of competition. Motivation, teamwork, leadership, and poise are essential factors to successful performance. Hockey Tough will strengthen each of these areas and help players achieve a mind-set to excel on the ice.

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Lacrosse is the most comprehensive and up-to-date lacrosse-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round lacrosse-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.No other lacrosse book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing strength, speed, and flexibility resulting in harder checks, more accurate shots, and the ability power past defenders all game long. From the opening face-off you will be able to dominate the game like never before and maintain your intensity until the final whistle.Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.

Carve out a spot on your bench, and in your library, for hockey's most comprehensive playbook. Hockey Plays and Strategies presents all of the popular offensive, defensive, and special teams systems used in today's game, as well as tactical advice on making in-game adjustments and player match-ups at every level of play. Veteran coaches Ryan Walter and Mike Johnston share more than 160 plays, systems, and strategies to control the ice and light up the net. In this one-of-a-kind guide, you'll learn these skills: -Puck movement within the neutral zone to set up for attack zone entry and scoring chances on the rush-Capitalizing on all odd-man rush scoring chances and shutting down the opposition's opportunities-Executing lock-down defensive play in all zones to eliminate good scoring chances and shots on goal-More than 25 power play systems for both the one-man and two-man advantage to keep the defense off balance and produce more scoring chances-Penalty kill strategies that will stymie any attack and routinely clear the zone-Controlling the puck and breaking up the opposition's play with aggressive forechecking and backchecking strategies-Controlling the game with top-notch game management tips on line pairings and changes, key momentum changers, and many more in-game adjustments to keep your opponents on their heels throughout the gameWhether you're an experienced coach or taking the coaching reigns for the first time, Hockey Plays and Strategies will guide smart, consistent, and winning play.

Develop explosive acceleration, speed, and agility and dominate the ice! Laura Stamm's Power Skating presents the skating system used by thousands of the sport's top players and teams to move with maximum efficiency on the ice. From starts and stops to turns and transitions, Laura Stamm's Power Skating covers all of the critical components of explosive skating. Through top-level instruction, practice drills, and coaching tips, you'll learn these skills: -Increase on-ice acceleration. -Improve balance while changing directions on the ice. -Increase speed and agility to disrupt aggressive defensemen. -Explode from a stationary position and stop more rapidly. -Increase puck protection without sacrificing speed. -Use speed and agility to create more scoring chances for yourself and teammates.The great hockey players skate powerfully and are able to get in position to make the key plays. Laura Stamm's Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.

Enter the game with confidence, knowing you've mastered the essentials. Field Hockey: Steps to Success combines a comprehensive, progressive approach with in-depth instruction, illustrations, and 86 drills. Master coach and field hockey legend Elizabeth Anders details the step-by-step program that will teach you how to develop these skills: -Score more goals by developing better shooting techniques.-Improve ball control and dribbling.-Establish solid passing and receiving skills.-Develop better footwork and balance for improved stick handling.-Employ attacking and defensive tactics.-Become a better goalkeeper through correct positioning and increased awareness in the net.Whether you are new to the sport or seeking new techniques to add to your arsenal, Field Hockey: Steps to Success—part of the popular Steps to Success Series that has sold more than 1.5 million copies—will help you improve every aspect of your game.

Great goaltending wins hockey games. As the sport evolves, becoming a faster, higher-scoring endeavor, goaltending becomes more critical and far more challenging. The best goaltenders combine awareness, technique, and physical conditioning to anticipate the opponent's every move.Hockey Goaltending brings together the world's top goaltending coaches to create the premier resource for goalies and coaches at every level of play. Their expertise and insight provide comprehensive instruction on every facet of this challenging position:-Off-ice training programs to improve reaction time, strength, flexibility, quickness, and agility-Techniques to shut down breakaways, passouts, and wraparounds as well as power plays and odd-man rushes-Detailed instruction on rebound control, recovery skills, and playing the puck-Mental strategies to put you in the zone and keep you there-On- and off-ice drills to refine your skills and elevate your playAdditionally, this special package includes a DVD of on-ice footage emphasizing key techniques and skills of the position. From vital tactics and strategies to a goalie's unique equipment needs, Hockey Goaltending is simply the most complete guide available for players who wish to excel at the game's toughest position.

With 446 drills covering every facet of the sport, The Hockey Drill Book is the most comprehensive resource for today's players and coaches.Former National Hockey League and World Championship gold-medal coach Dave Chambers has spent thousands of hours in the world's top rinks. In The Hockey Drill Book he provides you with the same drills used by North America's and Europe's elite.Along with detailed diagrams, illustrations, and coaching tips, the 446 drills cover each position, offensive and defensive systems, pregame warm-ups, on-ice conditioning, and game-specific situations, including power plays, penalty killing, and face-offs.Whether your goal is to improve your game or lead your team to glory, rely on The Hockey Drill Book—it is the only drill book you'll ever need.

Ice hockey has always been a sport steeped in a culture of violence, and players universally calibrate the level of physical contact by adhering to unwritten rules known simply as "the code". "The Code" picks up where the rule book leaves off and fills in the gaps, all in an effort to govern the game and its players - allowing them to complete in a manner deemed fair and respectable. To fully understand the significance and history behind "the code", Bernstein interviewed more than 50 past and present players and coaches. Their insights and stories explain why fighting is allowed, and how players police themselves on and off the ice.

How a movie about minor league hockey became a box office hit-and an international cult classicEven thirty-odd years after Slap Shot's release, diehard hockey fans can still recite scenes of dialogue by heart, making lines like "putting on the foil" just common argot for the devoted. Yet many may be surprised to learn that the true story behind the making of the film is as captivating as the film itself. In The Making of Slap Shot, veteran sports writer Jonathon Jackson lets fans not only relive just how the film was made, but brings to light surprising facts (i.e., Al Pacino was the first choice for the role of Reggie Dunlop; almost every scene-even the absurd and unbelievable ones-depicts a real life event). With access to those involved in the making of the film, he brings to life some of the magic behind the creation of memorable scenes and characters, especially the Charleston Chiefs, one of the most popular fictional sports teams in history.Based on interviews with over 50 cast members, production staff, and anyone of note involved in the film's creationDestined to be a collectible and keepsake (along with the jerseys, bobbleheads, and other paraphernalia associated with the film), The Making of Slapshot is a must for fans eager to learn even more about their favorite film.