Coaching Youth Hockey: From Mites to PeeWees
A season's worth of youth hockey drills and coaching tips
Coach Patrick Burke presents over 50 hockey drills, skill demonstrations and practice ideas developed specifically for teaching youth hockey players how to play the game. When you purchase the online version, you also get access to downloadable training notes and hockey coaching tips for each drill.
Price: $29.95
On-line Access for 3 Months!
Topics Covered:
- Skating/Footwork
- Stickhandling
- Passing
- Shooting
- Goaltending
and more!
Perfect for Teams and Leagues
- Week by week instruction for the whole season
- Provides consistent training for all parents, coaches and volunteers
Training Plan at a Glance
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Check out these cool and exciting features:
| 1. | Great hockey training with Coach Patrick Burke |
| 2. | Over 50 easy-to-follow video demonstrations |
| 3. | Packed with great hockey drills and practice ideas |
| 4. | Insider tips and printable training notes (on-line only) |
| 5. | Combines the best of books and DVDs |
Table of Contents
Hockey Basics
- Introduction to Hockey Basics
- The Language of Hockey
- The Hockey Ready Position
- Introduction to Skating and Footwork
- Edge Awareness
- Jump Sticks Drill
- Inside Edge Awareness
- Outside Edge Awareness
- Getting Up
- The Superman Slide
- Walk Like a Duck
- Forward Stride: C-Cut Drill
- Push-Pull Drill
- Push Net Drill
- Snowplow Stop
- Transitioning to a Hockey Stop
- Snowcone Drill
- Drop Your Gloves Drill
- Red Light, Green Light
- Chair Sit C-Cut
- Forward to Backward Pivot
- Backward to Forward Pivot
- Backward Stop and Explode
- Triangle Drill
- Stationary Crossovers
- Lateral Crossovers
- Crossover Circle Drill
- Weave Drill
Stickhandling 101
- Introduction to Stickhandling 101
- Holding Your Stick
- Carrying the Puck
- Underhandling
- Lateral Dribble
- Skating Lateral Dribble
- Open Ice Carry
- Kick-Ups
- Introduction to Passing Basics
- Stationary Passing
- Backhand Passing
- Moving Passes
- Box Passing Drill
- Indirect Passes: Using the Boards
- Calling for the Puck
Shooting Basics
- Introduction to Shooting Basics
- Teaching the Wrist Shot
- Backhand Wrist Shot
- Moving Shot Drill
- Introduction to Goaltending 101
- Goaltending Stance
- Goaltending: Shuffle-Step and T-Glide
- Goaltending: Freezing the Puck
- Goaltending: Figure Eight Drill
- Blind Goalie Drill
- Introduction to Skill-Building Games
- Freeze Tag
- Sharks and Minnows
- Circle Chaos Drill
- Pass Keep-Away Drill
- Two-on-Two with Nets Back-to-Back
About the Coach
Patrick Burke is a USA Hockey- and American Sport Education Program-certified hockey coach and a USA Hockey ACE Director. He has coached U-18 all-star teams in Vermont and in the New England Yankee All-Star Festival. Burke has led his varsity team at Champlain Valley High School in VT to a state championship. Burke played for the Ramapo (N.Y.) Saints and the NJ Rockets.