Overspeed Skill Training for Hockey

Below are links to an OUTSTANDING book written by Jack Blatherwick, Overspeed Skill Training for Hockey, Interval training on ice and the off ice building blocks. 

This is a MUST READ for anyone serious about developing their or their players overall skill level in hockey.  The developmental philosophy as well as training methods used by the BHC and the BHC Training Center are based on this book.

 Please read and enjoy!!!

i. Cover

ii. Table of Contents

1. Athleticism, synergism, developmental training, and informed hockey players.

2. Over-speed skill practice: the Soviet comfort zone

3. Skating quickness: speed, acceleration, and agility

4. To skate faster...train like a sprinter!

5. Creating the environment for over-speed skill development ...the physiology.

6. Creating the environment for over-speed skill developnt ...the psychology

7. Is a strong weight lifter a strong player?

8. Hockey-specific endurance

9. Nutrition for a developing athlete.

10. Sample: over-speed interval practice on-ice.

11. If you could do only one drill

12. Periodization: planning for year-round training and recovery in different phases.

13. Off-season training phases

14. Summary of trining drills: their purpose, age specifity.

15. Elevating the comfort zone: a mathematical model

Glossary

Bibliography