{"product_id":"the-baffled-parents-guide-to-coaching-youth-hockey-9780071430111","title":"The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Hockey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a great book that touches on the most important parts of the game: sportsmanship, discipline, and most importantly, fun.--Larry Robinson, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, six-time Stanley Cup Champion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoach.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e You thought you were just going to sign up your child for the youth league, but when no one else stepped forward, you volunteered to coach the team. But you can't tell a flip pass from a slap shot or an angle check from a hip check! Don't panic--\u003ci\u003eCoaching Youth Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e is here to help. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom your first team meeting to the season-ending pizza party, \u003ci\u003eCoaching Youth Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e will get you started and keep you going. You'll learn how to teach the fundamental skills of passing, stickhandling, shooting, and checking. You'll even learn to develop your own coaching style--one that works best for you and your players. Before you know it, you'll be coaching players who are moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurvive your first practice and first game \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch drills to ability \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake practices safe, fun, and rewarding \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove your players and your team \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReach \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e your players \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe the coach you never had \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A must-read book that provides guidelines for both parents and coaches in their relationships with young athletes.\"--Lou Lamoriello, CEO, president, and general manager, New Jersey Devils \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just what hockey needs! Everything you may encounter with young players can be answered in the pages of this extremely well-written book.\"--Tom McVie, forty-nine years in pro hockey as a player, coach, and scout \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was totally confused about instructing my sons when they played hockey. This book would have prevented me from ever having been baffled.\"--Stan Fischler, \"The Hockey Maven,\" NHL analyst for MSG SportsDesk, and author of \u003ci\u003eFischler's Illustrated History of Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bruce Driver's success as a player came from being a student of the game. He has applied his knowledge of hockey to this coaching guide in an extremely thorough way. A must-read for all youth coaches.\"--Grant Standbrook, head recruiter and assistant coach, Maine Black Bears; former head coach, Dartmouth College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3393948\"\u003eBruce Driver\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3393949\"\u003eClare Wharton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e International Marine Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 7.40w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071430111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071430113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO020000\"\u003eWinter Sports | Hockey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO061000\"\u003eCoaching | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Driver \u003c\/b\u003eplayed 11 seasons for the New Jersey Devils, including the 1995 Stanley Cup championship team. He spent his last three NHL seasons playing for the New York Rangers. \u003cb\u003eClare Wharton \u003c\/b\u003eis a longtime \"hockey mom\" and journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Marine Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44702490689773,"sku":"9780071430111","price":24.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1cff5a19-0fbd-411e-8dd3-d65439d43ae6.jpg?v=1703888624","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-baffled-parents-guide-to-coaching-youth-hockey-9780071430111","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}