Overview:
Today's game makes great physical demands on its players. The need for hockey players at every level to be highly skilled, tactically astute and athletically adept has never been greater. The fitness and conditioning that drive so many match-winning performances, once thought to be natural talents, are in fact very trainable. Now all players, whether young or old, professional or amateur, can be made faster, more agile, more explosive and ultimately better hockey players.
SAQ Hockey features dozens of training drills as well as detailed pre-season and in-season programmes that are guaranteed to take performance in practice and competition to an entirely new level. Starting with the fundamentals, SAQ Hockey progresses to more complex hockey-specific and position-specific drills, unlocking the secrets of multi-directional and explosive speed, agility and acceleration development. Easy to follow descriptions, clear diagrams and dynamic photographs make this an invaluable training resource that no player or coach can be without. |
Contents:- Acknowledgements
- Forewords:
Bo Koolen (Hounslow and Ealing, Southern Counties HA) - A Coach's Perspective
Riet Kuper (FIH, Ireland) - A Coach's Perspective
Caroline Birt (South Africa) - A Player's Perspective
- Introduction
- 1 Dynamic Flex
Warm-up on the move
- 2 Hockey Running Form
Mechanics of movement
- 3 Innervation
Fast feet, agility and control for hockey
- 4 Accumulation of potential
The SAQ hockey circuit
- 5 Explosion
3-step, multidirectional acceleration for hockey
- 6 Expression of pontential
Team games in preparation for the next level
- 7 Position-specific drills
8 Warm-down and recovery
- 9 The SAQ hockey programme
- References
- Index of drills
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Reviews:
'For hockey coaches, SAQ offers an irresistible combination: injury prevention, increased power, improvements in speed and a structured method for players to develop rapid changes of direction under control. It's ideal for hockey, very game-related and offers enormous variety to keep our players interested.
I'd encourage anyone in hockey to try SAQ and hope that it will be as enjoyable and effective for you as it has been for the teams that I've been involved with.'
Riet Kuper, FIH Supercoach, Coach to the Irish Women's Hockey Team
'SAQ Hockey covers all aspects needed for our fast and powerful sport and is the first book specifically written for it. I would say to you: 'Read it, work out a programme and introduce it to your players. You will see them get hooked on it.''
Bo Koolen, Hounslow & Ealing 1st Coach and Coaching Director, Southern Counties HA Coach and Adviser
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About the Author:
Alan Pearson is the driving force behind the internationally-renowned training organisation, SAQ International Ltd. Sarah Naylor is captain of Leicester Fyffes hockey team and an SAQ Training Director. |
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