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Small-area games have been proven to increase a player's ability to
excel in tighter spaces, increase explosive speed, improve decision
making, and enhance efficiency on the ice. Used with some of
hockey's most elite players, this small game methodology can now be
used by coaches everywhere to develop players' skills and put a
winning team on the ice. In Coaching Hockey With Small-Area Games,
Hockey Canada skills consultant Dave Cameron shares the games and
coaching tips he uses with players ranging from pros (NHL, AHL, and
ECHL) to young athletes just learning to play the game. He breaks
down more than 50 small-area games covering all major aspects of
play: Offensive skills and tactics Defensive skills and tactics
Transitions Face-offs Power plays Penalty killing More than just
the how, you'll learn the why. Cameron explains the skills being
developed, what to focus on during the games, and how to recognize
and correct common player mistakes. And each game can be modified
to match the skill level of the players. For maximum effectiveness,
turn to the game finder and select the games that are most
applicable based on player skill and intended developmental
outcome. And to allow more time for coaching instead of planning,
use the ready-made practice sessions designed for practices of
different lengths and for developing specific skills. Coaching
Hockey With Small-Area Games will help you create game-like
situations in practice so your players can develop the skills to
play smart and with precision, speed, and confidence.
Hockey players are stronger, quicker, and more agile than ever
before. To compete and win in today's game requires superior
stamina and strength. Complete Conditioning for Hockey can help get
you there with a year-round training plan that will get you primed
for a winning season. Author Ryan van Asten, one of the game's
leading strength and conditioning coaches, shares the same approach
he's used with top athletes and teams at the professional and
national levels-including NHL Stanley Cup winners, Canada's Olympic
gold medal-winning women's hockey team, and multiple world
championship teams. Complete Conditioning for Hockey covers every
aspect of physical preparation, including these: Movement
optimization Endurance and stamina Functional strength and power
Acceleration and speed Change of direction and reactivity Recovery
and injury risk reduction Throughout, you'll find more than 145
exercises, each with progressions and variations, to optimize your
training in order to continue your development season after season.
The position-specific guidelines will help to personalize training
to your skill set, experience level, and role on the team. Training
plans provide specific information and exercises for the
off-season, preseason, in-season, and postseason to ensure optimal
peaking and recovery. Complete Conditioning for Hockey also
features a detailed analysis of player movement and conditioning
needs, taking the process of physical preparation for hockey to a
whole new level. CE exam available! For certified professionals, a
companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading
this book. The Complete Conditioning for Hockey Online CE Exam may
be purchased separately or as part of the Complete Conditioning for
Hockey With CE Exam package that includes both the book and the
exam.
A riveting graphic novel that reminds us to never stop dreaming.
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of
professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a
hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu - also known as "Dreamer" - is
a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional ice hockey player whose
career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic
racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from
being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his
family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to
confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and
off the ice. "With honesty and courage, Akim Aliu's Dreamer will
inspire readers of all ages to move confidently in the direction of
their future." - Colin Kaepernick Full-colour illustration Sure to
inspire young readers everywhere Akim has partnered with the Time
to Dream Foundation and the Hockey Diversity Alliance to help their
mission to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey Akim
continues to play hockey professionally in Europe
Talented athletes across all sports don't always go on to fulfil
their true potential. The ratio of those that do, compared to those
that don't is incredibly small. You mightn't have found the right
sport for you, you might have faced setbacks, barriers, bad luck or
lack of facilities. You mightn't have the knowledge required to
optimise your performance, look after your wellbeing or take a
long-term approach to your sporting journey. This book is the
answer. Olympic Champion, Amy Williams MBE guides you through your
entire sporting journey, using her own experiences & those of
some of Britain's greatest athletes to help you turn your talent
into your triumph. You'll learn about mindset, confidence,
teamwork, overcoming barriers & setbacks, dealing with
injuries, longevity, training & preparation, talent
identification schemes, maximising competition/match day outcomes
& much more besides. Featuring original insight from elite
performers across many sports & other relevant fields,
including Rebecca Adlington (Swimming), Vassos Alexander (Sports
Broadcaster), Brian Ashton (rugby), Graham Bell (Skiing), Freddie
Burns (Rugby), Maria Costello (Motorcycling), Laura Deas
(Skeleton), Heather Fell (Modern Pentathlon), Jason Fox
(Broadcaster, former UK Special Forces Soldier), Jason Gardener
(Sprints), Helen Glover (Rowing), Sally Gunnell (400m Hurdles),
Danny Holdcroft (Head of Performance), Colin Jackson (110m
Hurdles), Jade Jones (Taekwondo), Katy Livingston (Modern
Pentathlon), Chris Price (Head of Performance, English Institute of
Sport), Susie Rodgers (Swimming), Vanessa Ruck (Motorcycling),
Ellie Simmonds (Swimming), Heather Stanning (Rowing), Dame Sarah
Storey (Cycling, Swimming), Lucy Stone (Breathing Techniques),
Tanya Streeter (Freediving), Hannah White (Solo Sailing) &
Professor Greg Whyte (Sport Psychologist & Pentathlete). Talent
to Triumph is your full guide to maximising your sporting talent,
whatever it may be.
The book unpacks and explains how the widely accepted constraints
lead approach to coaching can be implemented within the real-world
of an ascetic sport. Bridges the gap between science and practice
and interprets evidence-based motor learning principals through
practical application. The author has substantial practical
experience as an athlete and coach in the sport of figure skating.
Provides a rich example case study that will provide detailed
examples of how a coaching team navigate the pragmatics of its
application.
Shred the slopes with Desktop Snowboarding! This kit contains
everything you need to assemble a miniature winter mountain slope
so you can do some finger snowboarding, right at your desk. * MINI
SNOWBOARD: Includes 3-inch mini snowboard with tiny boots attached
for your fingers * ONE-OF-A-KIND MINI MOUNTAIN SLOPE PIECES: A
mini, flocked mountain slope in two pieces that snaps together,
including a jump ramp on one side and a rail on the other *
CUSTOMIZABLE: Incudes 2 sheets of full-color sticker to deck out
your board * BOOK INCLUDED: Instructional mini book on finger
snowboarding, accompanied by full-color illustrations
"Full of brilliant insights . . . an inspiring book" Stylist
Christmas Gift Guide 2022 "It's all the encouragement you need to
dip a toe in icy waters" Woman & Home "Packed with stunning
photography" Red Magazine "A perfect gift" My Weekly A beautifully
illustrated exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and
around the world, and a factual, scientific account of why winter
swimming gives such a boost to body and soul. Whether in lake,
lido, river or sea, we know the benefits of swimming outdoors and
in nature - environmentally friendly and accessible, it can
influence our happiness, our energy and our inner tranquility, and
give us that winter glow. Danish scientist Dr Susanna Soberg leads
us step by step into the icy water and explains the "cold-shock
response", the massive endorphin rush as our body reacts and adapts
to very cold temperatures through the winter season. Not only do
our circulation, heart, lungs and skin respond positively, but our
immune system, metabolism and mental health too. In particular she
explains how our "brown fat" is activated to benefit multiple
health conditions. "Take an uplifting dip into Winter Swimming"
Stylist's "Ultra List" Winter swimming is fast becoming one of our
most popular pastimes. This beautifully illustrated exploration of
cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world shows how
it can have a significant positive impact on our physical and
mental health, confidence and well-being, providing such a boost to
body and soul. "A blend of how, and why, and what . . . A beautiful
celebration . . . Visual inspiration for anyone hovering on the
edge" Sunday Independent Translated from the Danish by Elizabeth
DeNoma
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE ICE-SKATING DUO WHO BECAME THE
NATION'S FAVOURITES - NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR ITV BIOPIC. When
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean collapsed to the ice at the
climax of their routine to Bolero in the 1984 Winter Olympics, the
judges could find no fault, awarding them 12 maximum scores of 6.0,
while 24 million viewers watching at home in Britain simply looked
on in amazement. Suddenly, we were all experts in figure skating,
and we wanted to know more about the couple at the heart of it all.
Despite intense interest in them, Torvill & Dean kept their
lives private, with many still wondering if the pair were really a
couple. They turned professional and would eventually spend eight
years working on ITV's Dancing on Ice, but still much of their
story remained unknown. Now, in Our Life on Ice, Torvill & Dean
finally open up about the challenges they have faced and the
pressures of life in the public eye: Jayne speaks candidly about
her struggle with husband Phil to have children, while Chris
reveals the heartache in his family story. And of course, there is
the skating, and the stories about what inspired their famous
routines, and what the pair hope to achieve in the future as the
approach their fortieth anniversary working together. It is the
book their millions of fans have been waiting to read.
The Science of Figure Skating is the first book to provide an
evidence-based and comprehensive reference for the scientific
underpinnings of this complex Olympic sport, where early
specialization presents unique challenges for coaches and athletes
alike. Drawing on cutting-edge research and featuring contributions
from leading academics and practitioners, the book covers key
topics of health, training and high performance in figure skating,
including: Physiological demands Nutrition and hydration Training
methods Psychology and mental performance Novel issues relating to
performance such as travel and jet lag Technological innovation
Effectively and succinctly applying theory to practice, The Science
of Figure Skating is a valuable resource on integrating sport
science concepts into training and performance. It is essential
reading for any applied sport science student or researcher with an
interest in winter sports, and coaches, sport science officers,
nutritionists or clinicians involved in figure skating.
An in-depth look into the origins of how each NHL team was named,
received their logo and design, with interviews by those
responsible. Written by those most knowledgeable, you'll learn why
every hockey team to every play in the National Hockey League looks
the way it does. Nothing unites or divides a random assortment of
strangers quite like the hockey team for which they cheer. The
passion they hold within them for the New York Rangers, Toronto
Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Boston Bruins allows them to
look past any differences which would have otherwise disrupted a
perfectly fine Thanksgiving dinner and channels it into a powerful,
shared admiration for their team. We decorate our lives with their
logos, stock our wardrobe with their jerseys, and, in some cases,
even tattoo our bodies with their iconography and colors. They're
so ingrained in our lives we don't even think to ask ourselves why
Los Angeles celebrates royalty; why Buffalo cheers for not one, but
two massive cavalry swords; or why the Broadway Blueshirts named
themselves for a law enforcement agency in Texas (or why they even
wear blue shirts, for that matter). All that and more is explored
in Fabric of the Game, authored by two of the sports world's
leading experts in team branding and design: Chris Creamer and Todd
Radom. Tapping into their vast knowledge of the whys and hows,
Creamer and Radom explore and share the origin stories behind these
and more, talking directly to those involved in the decision
processes and designs of the National Hockey League's team names,
logos, and uniforms, pouring through historical accounts to find
and deliver the answers to these questions. Learn more about the
historied Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, as well as the
lost but not forgotten Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques, all
the way to the lesser-known Kansas City Scouts and Philadelphia
Quakers. Whichever team you pledge allegiance, Fabric of the Game
covers them in-depth with research and knowledge for any hockey fan
to enjoy.
Nature sports such as skiing, climbing, and surfing have had a
significant influence on Western popular culture since the
mid-twentieth century and participation in such sports continues to
grow. Written in a clear and accessible style, this important book
provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of nature sports.
Philosophy and Nature Sports offers an engaging inquiry into how
nature sports differ from mainstream sports, how these differences
are related to their value as human activities, and the role of the
environments in which such sports take place. Addressing the claim
that the most distinctive feature of nature sports is the
relationship between participants and the natural world, the book
also examines a wide range of topics, such as ethics, risk, gender
construction, the social role of nature sport subcultures and the
aesthetic experiences of nature sports athletes. Tying these
together is the question of what it is that attracts us to nature
sports and why they hold meaning for us. This is a valuable
resource for students and academics in fields such as alternative
sports, alternative sport subcultures, sport philosophy, sport and
social issues, ethics, and phenomenology. It is also a fascinating
read for outdoor educators and practitioners.
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Brave Enough
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Jessie Diggins, Todd Smith
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Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling
journey from America's heartland to international sports history,
navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of
glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final
seconds of the women's team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins
dug deep. Blowing past two of the best sprinters in the world, she
stretched her ski boot across the finish line and lunged straight
into Olympic immortality: the first ever cross-country skiing gold
medal for the United States at the Winter Games. The 26-year-old
Diggins, a four-time World Championship medalist, was literally a
world away from the small town of Afton, Minnesota, where she first
strapped on skis. Yet, for all her history-making achievements, she
had never strayed far from the scrappy 12-year-old who had insisted
on portaging her own canoe through the wilderness, yelling happily
under the unwieldy weight on her shoulders: "Look! I'm doing it!"
In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her
journey from the American Midwest into sports history. With candid
charm and characteristic grit, she connects the dots from her
free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the
bright spotlights of the Olympics. Going far beyond stories of
races and ribbons, she describes the challenges and frustrations of
becoming a serious athlete; learning how to push through and beyond
physical and psychological limits; and the intense pressure of
competing at the highest levels. She openly shares her harrowing
struggle with bulimia, recounting both the adversity and how she
healed from it in order to bring hope and understanding to others
experiencing eating disorders. Between thrilling accounts of
moments of triumph, Diggins shows the determination it takes to get
there-the struggles and disappointments, the fun and the hard work,
and the importance of listening to that small, fierce voice: I can
do it. I am brave enough.
The stately Mont Blanc and Aiguilles Rouges massifs are amongst the
world's most popular and prestigious ski and winter mountaineering
destinations. Chamonix based mountain guide Anselme Baud, a
figurehead of extreme skiing, has written and now updated the first
comprehensive guidebook of ski mountaineering to this fantastic
playground and its unique choice of ski rides. Ranging from
backcountry ski touring classics to the toughest ski mountaineering
challenges, this guide includes precise and complete descriptions
of over 400 descents. With over 300 colour photos, maps and
diagrams, this is an indispensable guide to quite simply some of
the world's best skiing!
The Science of Figure Skating is the first book to provide an
evidence-based and comprehensive reference for the scientific
underpinnings of this complex Olympic sport, where early
specialization presents unique challenges for coaches and athletes
alike. Drawing on cutting-edge research and featuring contributions
from leading academics and practitioners, the book covers key
topics of health, training and high performance in figure skating,
including: Physiological demands Nutrition and hydration Training
methods Psychology and mental performance Novel issues relating to
performance such as travel and jet lag Technological innovation
Effectively and succinctly applying theory to practice, The Science
of Figure Skating is a valuable resource on integrating sport
science concepts into training and performance. It is essential
reading for any applied sport science student or researcher with an
interest in winter sports, and coaches, sport science officers,
nutritionists or clinicians involved in figure skating.
A classic David & Goliath tale, complete with colourful heroes,
cold-hearted villains, and nail-biting games—with the hockey rink
serving as an arena for a nation’s resistance. During the height
of the Cold War, a group of small-town young men would lead their
underdog hockey team from the little country of Czechoslovakia
against the Soviet Union, the juggernaut in their sport. As they
battled on the ice, the young players would keep their people’s
quest for freedom alive, and forge a way to fight back against the
authoritarian forces that sought to crush them. From the sudden
invasion of Czechslovakia by an armada of tanks and 500,000 Warsaw
Pact soldiers, to a hockey victory over the Soviets that inspired
half a million furious citizens to take to the streets in an
attempt to destroy all representations that they could find of
their occupiers, Freedom to Win ranges from iconic moments in
history to courageous individual stories. We will witness
the fearless escape by three brothers who made up the core of the
national team, thrilling world championship games and gold medal
matches. We will watch as a one brave player takes a stand
and leads ten thousand people in a tear-filled rendition of the
Czechoslovak national anthem amid chants of “freedom!” while a
revolution raged in the streets of Prague. At the heart of Freedom
to Win is the story of the Holíks, a Czechoslovak family
whose resistance to the Communists embodied the deepest desires of
the people of their country. Faced with life under the cruel and
arbitrary regime that had stolen their family butcher shop, the
Holík boys became national hockey icons and inspirations to their
people. Filled with heart-pounding moments on the ice and
unforgettable slices of history, Freedom to Win is the ultimate
tale of why sports truly matter.
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