Field Hockey Training

Achieve the best physical condition year-round with Total Hockey Training and be ready to dominate on the ice. In Total Hockey Training, Boston University strength and conditioning coach Sean Skahan brings you the exercises and drills that have been used in conditioning some of the greatest players in the world. Whether you’re just entering the off-season or chasing playoff contention, this resource has you covered with season-specific programming that will help you take your game to new heights. With ready-to-use programs for all player positions and various levels of play, you have everything you’ll need to train year-round. As you progress, you’ll have access to personal assessment programs that will help you determine your strengths and weaknesses so that you can modify programs to fit your individual needs. Physical conditioning for hockey is a year-round requirement if you want to outperform your competition. With Total Hockey Training, you have the tools you need to elevate your game and perform at your peak.

This revised edition is designed in the first instance for trainers and coaches - even those without any experience of hockey - students, exercise leaders and club trainers in the school and youth sectors.

The first book to look at the advanced skills and proficiency in field hockey from the athlete's perspective presents in-depth offensive and defensive strategies.

Hockey Drills is a collection of activities and practices designed to enliven and improve coaching sessions at all levels of the game. The drills are organized into chapters according to a particular skill or phase of the game; from the warm up and cool down through ball carrying and receiving, defending and attacking to goal scoring and goal-keeping. A vital section on pre-season fitness drills is also included. Each chapter starts with a basic analysis of the types of skill needed for that particular aspect of the game, before progressing to a series of activities to develop them. Each exercise is supported by clear diagrams that show the moves of the individual players. Aimed at players and coaches at all levels of the game and fully illustrated with 74 colour photographs and 160 diagrams.

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Field Hockey is the most comprehensive and uptodate field hockeyspecific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features yearround field hockeyspecific weighttraining programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.No other field hockey book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing speed, strength, agility, and stamina resulting in improved scoops, flicks, and hits. By following this program you will improve your game considerably and will have the endurance to go strong all the way 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!Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the USA Today, for his sportstraining expertise. Rob is a contributing author to Golf Fitness Magazine, Swimmer's World Magazine, US Bowler Magazine, and OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.com's eTraining service. In addition to being an internationally recognized fitness expert, Rob also holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University where he was honored as one of ten Moritz Scholars.

Field hockey is an incredibly enjoyable sport for young people. Once you have mastered the basics of the game, how can you improve further? Do you concentrate on shooting techniques, do you try and refine your defence and control skills, or is there a better way to do it all? Training Field Hockey is the perfect companion for kids of all ages who want to improve their endurance, strength, speed, and skills. Accompanying the engaging text and easy-to-understand illustrations, are cartoon characters who offers practical advice, fun games and quizzes, as well as the chance to record and review your progress. This will become an essential resource for children who love hockey, as well as parents and coaches who want to keep kids active and motivated.

Playing field hockey is taken as the central point for discussion in this book and is complemented by a selection of games and exercises, tips about tactics, precise descriptions regarding movement and actions, and correcting faults.

The 2 in 1 Tacticboard & Training Workbook for fast creation of coaching instructions/game tactics and schemes, doesn’t only offer sport specific preprints (playing field and space for notes), but also a cover, usable as a dry erase panel (whiteboard pen is needed). ADVANTAGES: *** notebook with sport specific preprints (playing field) for fast and simple sketching of coaching instructions/game tactics and schemes *** If all pages of the notebook are used, the cover is still a dry erase panel (tacticboard) *** Due to a handy format, the notebook can be comfortably used in any situation (e.g. on the way or on the playing field) *** Perfect for spontaneous collection of ideas or as a memorization tool *** Practical handling due to easy pocket format