1-866-229-2242 Home | About Us | Contact Us
Please note, you are currently viewing a simplified version of this website, some features may cause problems when shopping. For best results please enable javascript on your browser, and enjoy the feature-rich full version of Coach Depot!
52-Week Hockey Training is a day-by-day conditioning program that will get your team in shape for more powerful skating and shooting. It’s a complete schedule for hockey fitness. The book is coauthored by an exercise physiologist and a former professional ice hockey player with more than 25 years of coaching experience -- including stints with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and Ottawa Senators organizations. 52-Week Hockey Training teaches the essential components of fitness as they relate to improved hockey performance.
The 52-Week Hockey Training program is incredibly easy to implement. It gives you detailed workouts with specific exercises and drills, and it tells you exactly when to perform them. The book divides the calendar into four primary phases of training:
• Preseason • In-season • Postseason • Off-season
Each season reflects a change in priorities as the hockey year progresses. The easy-to-follow layout clearly presents the goals and emphases for each season, and it outlines daily on-ice and off-ice conditioning workouts for every season.
Don MacAdam and Gail Reynolds. 2001. Paperback. 200 pages.
Coaching Hockey Successfully makes all these tasks much easier by guiding you through every aspect of the coach’s role giving you a blueprint for establishing a successful program. It’s an all-encompassing manual for beginning coaches and a thorough reference for more experienced coaches.
Author Dennis "Red" Gendron has coached hockey at nearly every level of competition, from youth summer clinics to NHL teams, and his teams have won everything from high school state championships to a Stanley Cup. In Coaching Hockey Successfully Gendron shares his experiences and wealth of knowledge to help you build your own winning hockey program.
Coaching Hockey Successfully gives you advanced skills, drills, and strategies for play in the defensive, neutral, and offensive zones. The book addresses a wide spectrum of vital coaching topics:
• Developing a program philosophy • Motivating players • Planning the season • Preparing for practices • Building a feeder system • Handling game situations • Evaluating performance
Dennis "Red" Gendron. 2003. Paperback. 240 pages.
This new edition of Coaching Youth Hockey is part of the improved generation of the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. This widely respected and highly popular series is the best collection of youth sport-specific guides, which are grounded in positive coaching principles.
ASEP, the nation’s number one coaching education program, developed Coaching Youth Hockey to provide coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on how to fulfill that role. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing hockey skills, planning and conducting practices, and coaching during games.
This second edition includes a special chapter on the games approach to coaching hockey, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach.
American Sport Education Program. 2001. Paperback. 208 pages.
The book includes 75 drills, many of which can be applied to both in-line and ice hockey. Backed by the sport`s premier provider of coach and player instruction, Huron Hockey, Hockey Drills for Passing & Receiving teaches how to develop individual skills and use them within a team concept. In addition to improving puck movement in the offensive zone, the drills also focus on the all-important transition game, where much of the action takes place during a match.
Expert instructors George Gwozdecky and Vern Stenlund provide the key teaching points and practice activities to hone players` abilities to move and keep possession of the puck. Drills within each chapter start basic then increase in difficulty to provide a wide range of challenges and learning situations. Each drill is accompanied by special coaching tips to correct common errors and maximize players` performance.
George Gwozdecky and Vern Stenlund. 1999. Paperback. 216 pages.
Chicago Blackhawks coach Newell Brown and coauthor Vern Stenlund give you every tip you need for quick, creative, and accurate shotmaking. Through a sequence of competitive and challenging drills, you`ll improve shooting technique and learn special ways to light up the scoreboard.
The book presents time-tested drills developed by Huron Hockey School, which has graduated more than 350 players to the National Hockey League. Each chapter presents 10 drills that focus on specific scoring skills. All activities are designed to develop practical skills that carry over into game situations. And many activities are easily adaptable to roller hockey.
The drills progress in difficulty—from simple activities that even beginners can do to elite-level workouts that would challenge the greatest talents in the world. A special Drill Finder section cross references drills by their related skill categories so you can easily find the drills that fit your needs.
Each chapter includes full-page diagrams illustrating the drills and features Key Points and Drill Progressions sections that:
• tell you what Huron Hockey School coaches have learned over the years to make the drills most effective,
• offer tips to help players and coaches reduce the time to master skills, and
• provide helpful ideas to refine the drills to challenge even the most experienced player.
Newell Brown and Vern Stenlund in cooperation with Huron Hockey School. Foreward by Brendan Shanahan. 1997. Paperback. 216 pages.
Shut down your opponents and win more games with Hockey Goaltending. Featuring on and off-ice training and drills to improve reaction time and physical conditioning for this challenging position, this book and DVD package will provide you with the best instruction of techniques and mental strategies to elevate your play and protect the goal.
2009, DVD/Paper, 280 pages.
Hockey Goaltending brings together the world’s top goaltending coaches to create the premier resource for goalies and coaches at every level of play. Their expertise and insight provide comprehensive instruction on every facet of this challenging position:
Off-ice training programs to improve reaction time, strength, flexibility, quickness, and agility.
Techniques to shut down breakaways, passouts, and wraparounds as well as power plays and odd-man rushes.
Detailed instruction on rebound control, recovery skills, and playing the puck.
Mental strategies to put you in the zone and keep you there.
On- and off-ice drills to refine your skills and elevate your play
Laura Stamm’s Power Skating DVD will show you how to get to loose pucks faster, react quickly to the play, and get back in position in balance and under control. In addition, you’ll discover how to improve your skating in all the fundamental skills. You’ll learn proven drills to help you practice and master each maneuver. The DVD presents skills and drills in these six areas:
Balance and control, Smooth and powerful stride, Turning speed and lateral mobility, Aggressive starts and sudden stops, Quick turns and transitions, Agility maneuvers.
Laura Stamm has been teaching hockey’s best players how to skate for more than 30 years. Her internationally renowned Power Skating Clinics have helped thousands of junior skaters and pro players to increase their speed, ability, and efficiency on the ice. Several NHL teams have adopted her Power Skating System.
In addition, former National Hockey League player Doug Brown and Lee Jelenic of the American Hockey League provide top-quality demonstrations of each skill and drill. This DVD presents every technique you need to practice to skate your best and elevate your game.
2005, 50-minute DVD
With 446 drills covering every facet of the sport, The Hockey Drill Book is the most comprehensive resource.
Former National Hockey League and World Championship gold-medal coach Dave Chambers has spent thousands of hours in the world’s top rinks. In The Hockey Drill Book he provides you with the same drills used by North America’s and Europe’s elite.
The 446 drills cover each position, offensive and defensive systems, pregame warm-ups, on-ice conditioning, and game-specific situations, including power plays, penalty killing, and face-offs. (Dave Chambers. Foreword by Pay Quinn. 2008. Paperback. 392 pages)
Hockey Tough provides players and coaches proven methods for mastering the mental side of the game. Author Saul Miller shares the psychological training and emotional management techniques he has successfully taught individual hockey players and teams for over 20 years.
Throughout the book, NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, Chris Pronger, and Markus Naslund offer insights and tips on a variety of topics related to achieving a winning mind-set for the sport. These players explain how to focus and score, how to deal with personality conflicts on and off the ice, and how to bounce back with confidence after a subpar performance.
(Saul L. Miller. Foreword by Herb Brooks. 2001. Paperback. 224 pages)
Hockey Plays and Strategies presents all of the popular offensive, defensive, and special teams systems used in today’s game, as well as tactical advice on making in-game adjustments and player match-ups at every level of play. .
Veteran coaches Ryan Walter and Mike Johnston share more than 160 plays, systems, and strategies to control the ice and light up the net. In this one-of-a-kind guide, you’ll learn these skills: Puck movement within the neutral zone to set up for attack zone entry and scoring chances on the rush. Capitalizing on all odd-man rush scoring chances and shutting down the opposition’s opportunities. Executing lock-down defensive play in all zones to eliminate good scoring chances and shots on goal plus many many more! .
2010 Paperback 232 Pages by Ryan Walter and Mike Johnston.
Learn to coach girls’ basketball from one of the most successful U.S. high school coaches. In Coaching Girls’ Basketball Successfully, veteran coach Jill Prudden explains the methods she has used to win more than 700 games and send dozens of female players to the collegiate level, including Olympian Jennifer Azzi.
Packed with insights, plays, and drills, this comprehensive book presents the tactics for leading an effective program as it specifically relates to girls’ teams. Not only will you find the skills and drills to help your team improve on the court, but you will also discover the foundational issues of developing a philosophy, motivating, evaluating, and communicating with players and staff. Sample forms, charts, and checklists help you organize and manage teams on a daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal basis
Jill Prudden. 2006. Paperback. 232 pages.
Basketball Skills & Drills provides a perfect blueprint for building the foundation that every well-rounded player needs. This special book and DVD package demonstrates each key skill:
Player positioning, Moving without the ball, Shooting, Passing, catching, and dribbling, Perimeter moves, Post moves,Defense, Rebounding
The skills and 90 drills, coaching tips, and DVD reinforce the skill instruction, emphasize key points, and explain how to correct common errors. And since individual skills are effective only when used within the team concept, the book also covers key team principles for both ends of the court. Tactics for offense, including special situations such as out-of-bounds plays, will improve spacing, ball and player movement, shot selection, and scoring. Defensive tactics emphasize positioning, pressure, and various systems to apply in each area or level of the court.
Jerry V. Krause, Don Meyer, and Jerry Meyer. 2008. Paperback. 272 pages.
Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of basketball. But here’s a book that teaches you how to convey these skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Coaching Youth Basketball’s focus on teaching offensive and defensive skills through gamelike activities sets it apart from the current lineup of basketball coaching books. And, it’s the only one written with the expertise of USA Basketball’s Don Showalter.
The fourth edition includes new activities and age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices, all in a reorganized format geared for sequential learning and quick reference.
The expertise of USA Basketball combined with essential coaching skills like communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices make this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes.
American Sport Education Program. 2007. Paperback. 168 pages.
You’ll find the information to build stronger individual players and develop a winning team. The arrangement of this book makes it a perfect reference tool—all of the details are presented in a step-by-step format. The drills are categorized into three skill development levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Each drill is clearly marked by number and by name, with an estimate of how much time it takes to execute. A list of all related drills is given to help you implement a systematic order to your workouts.
There are drills for all facets of basketball, including • balance and agility, • footwork, • ballhandling, • passing, • cutting, • screening, • rebounding, and • shooting.
Defensive skills are also addressed—both for the individual and as a team—including stance and footwork, individual moves, and team defense.
Burall Paye and Patrick Paye. 2001. Paperback. 272 pages.
<p>John Wooden's legacy as the best basketball coach of all time results not only from his unparalleled championship-winning record but also from his brilliance as a tactician and teacher. In John Wooden's UCLA Offense, Coach Wooden reconfirms his instructional genius in an unprecedented inside look at the offensive system that made his teams impossible to defend, including many never-before-published play options and insights.</p> <p>This richly detailed book and DVD presentation features the famous high-post and high-low attacks, many special play options, sideline and under-the-basket in-bound plays, and press-breaking tactics. You'll gain insights on each facet of offensive play, the fundamentals for success as an individual and team on the offensive end, and the strategic nuances and teaching points that result in consistent, precise execution.</P> <p>Featuring principles used in today's popular motion and triangle offenses, John Wooden's UCLA Offense is still as potent and unstoppable today as it was during the Bruins' dynasty years. Whether you wish to add only certain options and plays, or want to incorporate the entire package into your offensive arsenal, every facet and step in the process is provided. Score big with this special chance to learn the game from a legend, and see your team's offensive productivity rise to new heights. </P>
While thousands of women basketball players have the talent to compete at a high level, they don’t always have the opportunity, instruction, or training to do so. Basketball for Women was designed to help these players achieve their fullest potential.
Written by Nancy Lieberman-Cline and Robin Roberts, two women who know the game and how to excel at it, this practical guide challenges women from high school through college to develop their talent and skill to the highest level.
Basketball for Women provides 111 drills for improving and refining offensive and defensive skills. The authors explain the importance of each skill, identify the keys to proper technique, show how to correct common errors, and apply these skills in game situations. The drills are great tools for improving every practice and workout.
Nancy Lieberman-Cline, Robin Roberts. 1996. Paperback. 296 pages.
Ron Wicks was an NHL referee for more than twenty-five years. As a whistle blower in hockey games all over the United States, Canada, and Europe, Ron tells his story in A Referee's Life. He candidly talks about his fellow officials, his relationship with the players, coaches, and general managers, and the meddling of club owners. Ron has rubbed shoulders with legends of the game such as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, and Wayne Gretzky, and his stories of putting them and hundreds more into the penalty box take you right into game night. Along with numerous funny, serious, and candid anecdotes, this book gives space to Ron's musings on the game as it evolves here and around the world. A Referee's Life has plenty to say about pride and the great game of hockey. Ron was thrilled to be an integral part of the game for over forty years, and it shows. As in all of his years of refereeing, he pulls no punches and calls them as he sees them. A Referee's Life (978-1-897508-48-0, 160 pages) is published by General Store Publishing House, Renfrew, Ontario, and retails for $19.95.
This easy-to-use manual features 48 colour-coded workouts, organized into six different training zones of increasing difficulty.
Suzanne Nottingham and Frank Fedel. 1997. Paperback.
Covers equipment, basic technique, roller hockey, racing and aggressive skating.
Mark Powell and John Svensson. 1998. Paperback.
This new edition of Coaching Youth Lacrosse is part of the improved generation of the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. A widely respected and highly popular series, this is the best collection of youth sport-specific guides, which are grounded in positive coaching principles.
ASEP, the nation’s No. 1 coaching education program, developed Coaching Youth Lacrosse to provide coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on fulfilling that role. Coaching Youth Lacrosse contains specific programs for both boys and girls lacrosse, including specifics on equipment, season plans, games and tactics. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing lacrosse skills, planning and conducting practices, and coaching during games.
This second edition includes a special chapter on the games approach to coaching lacrosse, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach.
American Sport Education Program. 2003. Paperback. 296 pages.
Daily workouts are presented for each week of the year and include resistance training, total conditioning exercises, and position-specific activities. Included are a full menu of on-field and off-field drills and exercises to develop flexibility, strength, power, speed, and agility.
The training plan conforms well to both high school and college calendars and organizes workouts into six sequential phases:
• Postseason • Winter • Spring • Early summer • Preseason • In-season
Conditioning coach Ben Cook, who has worked with 27 players that went on to the NFL, includes more than 160 photos showing correct technique and nearly 200 exercises and drills. 52-Week Football Training will help get any team and player ready to excel on every down.
Ben Cook. 1999. Paperback. 256 pages.
In this day of explosive scoring and rules changes that favor the offense, fielding a competitive defense is more difficult than ever. AFCA's Defensive Football Drills tries to level the playing field by providing the defense with practice activities that teach defenders the skills they need to excel. The book's 70 drills are divided into four sections:
• Defensive Line drills • Linebacker drills • Defensive Back drills • Team Defense drills
Developed in cooperation with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)—the leading football coaching organization with more than 8,000 members—this book features drills and insights from many of the country's best college and high school defensive coaches.
AFCA's Defensive Football Drills develops the fundamental skills every defender needs to compete in today's game—an aggressive style of play and an understanding of complex defensive strategies.
All of the drills in the book are presented in a standardized two-page format and are accompanied by a list of key coaching points and an illustration, making them easy to understand and teach. Many of the drills can be performed by players without a coach's supervision.
American Football Coaches Association. Foreward by Grant Teaff. 1996. Paperback. 168 pages.
Whether your team likes to run the ball, pass, or mix it up, AFCA’s Offensive Football Drills can help you improve team and individual performance. The book features the best drills used by many of the country’s top college and high school offensive teams. Choose from 75 individual and team drills to hone your players’ offensive skills.
The book has five sections:
• 18 offensive line drills • 13 running back drills • 16 quarterback drills • 16 receiver drills • 12 team drills
Each drill contains key points and is carefully diagrammed. A special Drill Finder section helps you easily find the ones that fit your needs.
American Football Coaches Association. Foreward by Grant Teaff. 1998. Paperback. 184 pages.
Coaches learn techniques, tactics, and drills for coaching offense, defense, and special teams, and how to build a successful program.
Bob Reade. Foreward by Joe Paterno. 2005. Paperback. 256 pages.
Includes chapters on communicating with atheltes and parents, developing skills, and conducting practices.
American Sport Education Program. 2005. Paperback. 208 pages.
Many of football's greatest coaches have contributed their expertise to this book, which provides 100 plays - all expertly diagrammed.
Dwight "Dee" Hawkes, Editor. Foreward by Dennis Erickson. 1995. Paperback. 144 pages.
The most popular and effective offensive philosophies, systems, formations, and plays from the past 40 years.
American Football Coaches Association. 2000. Paperback. 336 pages.
More than 250 photos are included to clearly illustrate the proper techniques and the best drills for mastering the essential skills.
American Baseball Coaches Association. 2001. Paperback.
This book provides content from 18 of the game's top strategists, covering every tactical aspect of the sport.</p><p>American Baseball Coaches Association. 2003. Paperback.
Provides essential information for communicating with atheletesand parents, developing baseball skills, and conducting practices.
American Sport Education. 2001.Paperback. 192 pages.
Coaching Youth Soccer uses gamelike activities to teach offensive and defensive skills, which sets it apart from other soccer coaching books. Ideal for coaches of players ages 14 and under, this book contains 13 new activities and more than 30 age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices.
Coaching Youth Soccer is a valuable component of any coaching education program. With this book, you will create an environment that promotes learning, enjoyment, and motivation for players to come out for the team year after year.
American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the leading provider of youth, high school, and elite-level sport education programs in the United States. Through its high-quality and easy-to-use programs, ASEP has educated more than one million coaches, officials, sport administrators, parents, and athletes. For more than 25 years, local, state, and national sport organizations have partnered with ASEP to lead the way in making sport a safe, successful, and enjoyable experience for all involved.
American Sport Education Program. 2006. Paperback. 184 pages.
Soccer players are faster and stronger than ever before. In this special book and DVD package, renowned soccer strength and conditioning coach Greg Gatz provides a comprehensive training approach that builds players’ physical abilities as well as the soccer-specific skills required for dribbling, tackling, passing, heading, shooting, and goalkeeping.
Complete with assessment tests for determining a players’ fitness status and specific programs that improve balance, quickness, agility, speed, and strength, this book will help you dominate your position. The DVD puts the training into action by demonstrating key tests, exercises, and drills from the book.
With nutritional guidelines as well as seasonal workouts, Complete Conditioning for Soccer provides a multidimensional training approach that will show you how to get the most from your time in the gym and on the pitch.
Greg Gatz . 2009. DVD/Paperback. 208 pages.
Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer provides you with over 125 drills for teaching skills and techniques. You’ll also learn how to develop these skills in realistic game situations with beginning, intermediate, advanced, and all-star players.
Essential skills are presented, including collecting and controlling, passing, dribbling, kicking, heading, and goalkeeping. You’ll then apply those individual skills with attacking and defensive tactics, team formations, and set pieces. With Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer, you’ll learn the what, how, and why of soccer through these essentials:
•Over 125 drills for beginning, intermediate, advanced, and all-star players •Progressing basic drills into realistic, competitive situations •Tactics in attack and defense •Tactics in set plays •Team management •Mental and physical preparation for games •Handling problem players and parents •Fitness and conditioning •Preparing and developing coaching sessions •Establishing a coaching philosophy
Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer is an invaluable guide for coaching any team in any setting. The best team doesn’t always win—but it usually does.
Alan Hargreaves. 2010. Paperback. 392 pages.
A former professional player in the English Football League, Roy Rees has more than 40 years of coaching at the youth, college, professional, and World Cup level. Cor van der Meer got his start in the Netherlands on the Dutch National Youth team, and now his career spans a half-century as a coach, player, and administrator. Together, these two veterans of the sport cover every aspect of the game, from tactical instruction to the planning, preparation, and performance evaluations essential for building a stronger team.
Coaching Soccer Successfully is loaded with photographs, diagrams, and tactical options designed to give you the game-winning edge in actual match situations. From offense to defense, Coaching Soccer Successfully offers effective methods for teaching individuals, small groups, and whole squads with drills that make practice fun, interactive, and gamelike.
In addition to diagrams and photographs that highlight successful game play, Coaching Soccer Successfully gives you the tools you need to build a better program, determine your coaching philosophy, and communicate effectively with players and parents. From preparing young players to planning for matches, this book takes you into the trenches for the inside edge.
Whether you teach girls’ or boys’ soccer at the junior high level or beyond, you’ll love the direct, nuts-and-bolts approach to soccer instruction provided in this book. In Coaching Soccer Successfully, Rees and van der Meer share a wealth of knowledge and experience on effective leadership, organization, and evaluation advice. This is an excellent guide to getting the job done, on and off the field.
Roy Rees, Cor van der Meer. 2003. Paperback. 240 pages.
First, learn the basics of the four primary systems of play: the 4-3-3, the 4-4-2, the 3-5-2, and the 3-4-3. Second, choose a style of play that can be used within some or all of these systems. These include different attacking styles, various defensive styles, and styles that are characteristic of international soccer powers, including the Latin, British, Norwegian, South American, and African styles of play.
After you determine the optimal system and style for your team, you learn how to counter opponents’ tactics and how to teach your system, style, and tactics through practice instruction and drills. Detailed diagrams and plans of action for implementing the systems are included, along with insights on how to make adjustments during the game.
Top coaches throughout the world have proven that adapting your system to match your players` strengths and your opponents’ weaknesses is the key to developing teams that are competitive year in and year out. With Soccer Systems and Strategies, you have all the information you need to implement the ideal system for your team.
Jens Bangsbo and Birger Peitersen. 2000. Paperback. 144 pages.
• We Ship to USA 
• We Ship International 
