Laura Stamm's Power Skating Author:Laura Stamm, Laura Stamm Hockey is played faster every year. Players are bigger, stronger, faster, and more skilled than ever. Those who can't maintain the pace have little chance of making it at the higher levels. Laura Stamm's Power Skating, Third Edition will help you develop explosive speed with Stamm's proven techniques that have helped thousands of skater... more »s at all levels of the game become great skaters. It also provides you with practice drills that will help you hone and transfer that speed to game situations. Laura Stamm has taught the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, the New Jersey Devils, and other teams around the world have employed her Power Skating System as well. Thousands of amateur and pro playersincluding many NHL starslearned directly from Stamm how to increase their speed, ability, and efficiency on the ice. In this updated edition of her popular power skating book, Stamm introduces additional coverage of the topics most important to today's hockey coaches and players. She explains everything from how to select proper skates and equipment for superior skating to all the critical components of explosive skating:
Balance for stability and speed
Explosiveness through greater force application
Starts for a step advantage on the opposition
Forward stride for a more aggressive attack
Backward stride for mobility on defense
Crossovers for split-second change of direction
Stops for being able to halt on a dime
Turns and transitions for multi-directional moves
Agility for maximum coverage of the ice
Training for faster and more powerful skating
Nearly 300 drawings and photographs illustrate skating skills from the basic to the complex. And for each maneuver you'll also find a detailed explanation of how to perform the skill, plus proven drills and exercises to help you practice that maneuver. The exercises progress from the simplest to the most difficult and include special pointers for coaches. Every great hockey player skates powerfully and is able to get in position to make the key play. Laura Stamm's Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.« less