The Hockey Coaching Bible

Autorentext

Joe Bertagna has been a collegiate hockey administrator for more than 30 years. Since 1997, he has served as commissioner of Hockey East, the preeminent conference in college hockey, whose member schools have earned seven NCAA championships under his leadership. Before his move to Hockey East, Bertagna served 15 years with the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), where he held the positions of tournament director, executive director, and commissioner. Both with ECAC and Hockey East, Bertagna has been a champion of women's hockey, having initiated ECAC Division I and Division III league play and led the formation of the Women's Hockey East Association, whose championship trophy is named in Bertagna's honor.

In addition to his commissionership of Hockey East, Bertagna is executive director of the American Hockey Coaches Association, a position he has held since 1991. He also serves on the board of directors of both USA Hockey and the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation. For 40 years Bertagna has operated his own clinics for thousands of goalies of all ages.

Bertagna began his professional coaching career in 1985 with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Boston Bruins, where he was goaltender coach until 1991, and then again for the 1994-95 season. He also was assistant coach for the U.S. men's national team at the 1991 Canada Cup, the U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and the International Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals from 1994 to 1996.

As a player, Bertagna was a standout goaltender for Harvard University. After graduating in 1973, he played professionally for the Milwaukee Admirals and in Cortina, Italy, where the team won the Italian Ice Hockey Championship in 1975.

Bertagna and his wife, Kathy, reside in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with their three children.

Klappentext

Featuring the insights, strategies, and experiences of the sport's top coaches, The Hockey Coaching Bible sets a new standard for those who teach the game, develop the players, and dominate the ice. Whether head coach or assistant, at the youth level or professional, you will find a wealth of information to improve performance and strengthen your program.

You'll go inside the game with 16 of hockey's most respected teachers:

Joe Bertagna

Bill Cleary

Tom Anastos

Guy Gadowsky

Mike Schafer

Marty Palma

Hal Tearse

Mike Cavanaugh

Jack Parker

Rick Comley

Mark Dennehy

Ben Smith

E.J. McGuire

George Gwozdecky

Nate Leaman

Mike Eaves

Every facet of coaching is covered. The book features the most effective drills for developing players at each position and in-game strategies for various game situations, including offensive, defensive, and neutral-zone play and power plays and penalty kills.

In addition to on-ice Xs and Os, you'll find sage advice for building a program from the ground up, furthering your professional development as a coach, and gaining community and parental support for projecting a positive image and earning the respect of your players and supporters.

Never has there been a more comprehensive coaching resource on the game. With The Hockey Coaching Bible, you'll build your program into a powerhouse.

Zusammenfassung
The Hockey Coaching Bible presents drills for developing players at each position and strategies for in-game situations, including offensive, defensive, and neutral zone play and power plays and penalty kills. Other topics include building a program from the ground up and furthering your professional development as a coach.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Keeping a Balance

Bill Cleary

Chapter 2 Coaching With Integrity

Tom Anastos

Chapter 3 Communicating a Team Mission

Guy Gadowsky

Chapter 4 Acting as a Professional

Mike Schafer

Chapter 5 Gaining Community and Parent Support

Marty Palma

Chapter 6 Building a High School Program

Hal Tearse

Chapter 7 Planning and Conducting Productive Practices

Mike Cavanaugh

Chapter 8 Skills for Defensemen

Jack Parker

Chapter 9 Skills for Forwards

Rick Comley

Chapter 10 Skills for Goaltenders

Joe Bertagna

Chapter 11 Defensive Zone Play

Mark Dennehy

Chapter 12 Neutral Zone Play

Ben Smith

Chapter 13 Offensive Zone Attack

E.J. McGuire

Chapter 14 Special Teams and Situations

George Gwozdecky and Michael Zucker

Chapter 15 Scouting Opponents

Nate Leaman

Chapter 16 International Play

Mike Eaves