Prep School Field Hockey Guide


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Prep School Hockey Guide


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The Prep School Hockey Guide is the ultimate resource for hockey players, parents, counselors, educational consultants, coaches and administrators as they investigate private boarding and junior boarding schools with competitive hockey programs in the United States and Canada. Use this valuable reference guide to discover when and where coaches regularly scout and recruit and what traits and qualities they seek in prospective student-athletes. Learn how independent boarding schools provide maximum academic and athletic development as well as exposure to college hockey programs. Includes a full-page of detailed information on each program. This 18th annual edition includes articles by coaches, college counselors and educational consultants which provide the "inside" information to assist in the entire process from investigation and application through graduation.







Prep School Hockey Guide


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Field Hockey: the Beginner's Guide


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PLEASE NOTE: There is a B&W edition that includes the same content but costs $11.99. The Full Color Edition of "Field Hockey: Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey" will help readers learn how to begin playing and coaching the great sport of field hockey. Both editions not only provide an overview of the sport but important details on, for example, how to pick a stick, player safety equipment, and goalkeeping equipment. "Field Hockey: Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey" discusses playing rules, penalty plays, suspensions, and shows and explains umpiring signals. A checklist at the back of "Field Hockey: Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey" allows coaches to assess players on more than 50 skills. Field hockey evangelist Cris Maloney, author of "Field Hockey: Understanding the Game", is back with another important offering for your bookshelf. "The Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey" will help readers begin how to play and coach the great sport of field hockey. Maloney provides an overview of the sport, replete with illustrations and photographs, and includes exclusive and detailed coverage of the MALONEY METHOD. The genesis of the MALONEY METHOD came from a presentation titled "Field Hockey: The First 30-Minutes" that the author made at an International Olympic Committee Olympic Solidarity course held at the US Olympic Training Center in 1985. Since that time the MALONEY METHOD has been used to train thousands of beginners in private lessons, recreation programs, and in physical education classes. Peer-to-peer teaching is great way to expand the number of participants in a sport. This is easy to do with the MALONEY METHOD because it provides teenagers with an easy to remember system they can use to teach their friends or younger children. Using MALONEY METHOD, for example, a girls' field hockey team can, in a single afternoon, teach the boys' soccer team how to play field hockey and have challenging opponents in their school ready to play in weekly scrimmages. Anyone who becomes skilled in the MALONEY METHOD, can use it to introduce field hockey to new players in as little as 30-minutes.




An Insider's Guide to Field Hockey


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Field hockey fans will find plenty to cheer about in this informative volume, whether they prefer to experience field hockey on the field or from the bleachers. Readers learn the game's history, brush up on its rules, and discover notable teams. Vibrant and dynamic photos demonstrate key equipment and techniques to help readers improve their style and become better players. A clear discussion of the rules, including fouls, instructs readers in what is and is not permitted during a game. The text also focuses on key offensive and defensive strategies that lead to success in this increasingly popular sport.




The Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey


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The title of this book has changed to FIELD HOCKEY: THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE: Full Color Edition.




Field Hockey: the Beginner's Guide


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Field Hockey: The Beginner's Guide will help readers learn how to begin playing and coaching the great sport of field hockey (a full color edition is available for $21.99). It provides important details on how to pick a stick and an overview of player safety equipment, including goalkeeping equipment. It shows and explains umpiring signals and discusses playing rules, penalty plays, and suspensions. A checklist allows coaches to assess players on more than 50 skills. There are two editions of The Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey, one has a full color interior and a even more affordable version that provides the same information but the photographs and illustrations are in black & white. Field hockey evangelist Cris Maloney, author of Field Hockey: Understanding the Game, is back with another important offering for your bookshelf. "The Beginner's Guide to Field Hockey" will help readers begin how to play and coach the great sport of field hockey. Maloney provides an overview of the sport, replete with illustrations and photographs, and includes exclusive and detailed coverage of the MALONEY METHOD. The genesis of the MALONEY METHOD came from a presentation titled "Field Hockey: The First 30-Minutes" that the author made at an International Olympic Committee Olympic Solidarity course held at the US Olympic Training Center in 1985. Since that time the MALONEY METHOD has been used to train thousands of beginners in private lessons, recreation programs, and in physical education classes. Peer-to-peer teaching is great way to expand the number of participants in a sport. This is easy to do with the MALONEY METHOD because it provides teenagers with an easy to remember system they can use to teach their friends or younger children. Using MALONEY METHOD, for example, a girls' field hockey team can, in a single afternoon, teach the boys' soccer team how to play field hockey and have challenging opponents in their school ready to play in weekly scrimmages. Anyone who becomes skilled in the MALONEY METHOD, can use it to introduce field hockey to new players in as little as 30-minutes.




How to Play Field Hockey


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If you want to learn how to play field hockey, then get "How To Play Field Hockey" step by step guide which is for beginners interested in field hockey. This guide is an excellent way to learn field hockey. It is a great outdoor sport if you want to keep fit and agile. I would definitely encourage everyone to play the sport for these reasons: - Keep yourself fit and healthy by learning how to play field hockey. - Introduce yourself to the basics of field hockey and the rules of the game. - Know the history of origin of field hockey. - Learn some excellent hockey techniques like passing the ball, offense and defense. - Increase your knowledge about field hockey and the current international tournaments in field hockey. - Learn how to play all the specialized shots like penalty corner and penalty stroke through a step-by step process. - This book will teach you field hockey through images and illustrations. - Learn to become a good team player by playing hockey. - Socialize by bringing your friends and learn the techniques explained in the book by practicing with them. - Develop an excellent approach for playing field hockey. - This book is an excellent guide for beginners like young boys and girls on how to play field hockey. - The book also serves the purpose of being an excellent guide for all young aspiring professional hockey players to learn the difficult techniques of field hockey. Every chapter in this book is structured in a manner which will teach you hockey with a step-by step approach. This book stands out from other coaching books by starting with the basics of field hockey and then taking you to the medium to professional level. So start learning field hockey from today, as it's just a matter of implementing the all-important techniques mentioned in this e-Book to become proficient at field hockey. I guarantee that after reading this book, you will start loving field hockey as much as I love it! Click "Buy Now" to get it now!




Prep School Hockey Guide 2001


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The Prep School Hockey Guide 2001 is intended to give an overview of the various boarding, junior boarding and day schools in North America which offer hockey programs at a competitive level for both boys and girls. The 2001 edition includes league information and a new tournament section.