Dave Chambers has coached hockey for more than 40 years from key developmental levels to the National Hockey League and international competition. His experience with all types of players and styles makes him well suited for teaching the ever-evolving game that is a blend of the European and North American styles. Chambers has won two gold medals in World Championships, five university championships, and five Coach of the Year awards. He was named Master Coach by the Canadian Hockey Association and was inducted into the York University (Toronto, Canada) Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and the University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Chambers was an assistant coach with NHL's Minnesota North Stars and head coach of the Quebec Nordiques. He coached the Canadian national junior team to the gold medal at the World Junior Championship in Moscow in 1988, the Canadian team to the championship in the International Spengler Cup Tournament in Switzerland in 1987, and the Canadian student national team to the silver medal at the World Student Games in 1985. His university coaching career spanned 14 seasons while he earned a record of 334-110. Chambers coached at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Guelph before holding the head coaching position at Ohio State University, where he won the CCHA Championship. He then coached at York University in Toronto, where his teams won three division championships, three Ontario championships, and a Canadian National Championship. Chambers holds a PhD in sport science and was director of the coaching program at York University in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science. Chambers has written books and articles on coaching ice hockey and has made numerous presentations worldwide. He lives in Collingwood, Ontario.
Description
Chapter 1 Running Effective Practices and Drills Chapter 2 Warm-Up Drills for Skating, Passing, and Stickhandling Chapter 3 Warm-Up Drills With Shooting Chapter 4 One-on-One Drills Chapter 5 Two-on-One Drills Chapter 6 Two-on-Two Drills Chapter 7 Three-on-One Drills Chapter 8 Three-on-Two, Five-on-Two, and Breakout Drills Chapter 9 Defensive Drills Chapter 10 Combination Drills Chapter 11 Shooting Drills Chapter 12 Defenseman Drills Chapter 13 Forward Drills Chapter 14 Goalie Drills Chapter 15 Power Play, Penalty-Killing, and Face-Off Drills Chapter 16 Competitive Fun Drills and Games Chapter 17 Evaluation Drills Chapter 18 On-Ice Conditioning Drills
Reviews
"For more than 40 years Dave Chambers has been sharing his exceptional knowledge and wisdom as a coach, teacher, and specialist within the world of hockey. His brilliant forward-thinking instruction guides are long lasting yet new to coaches everywhere. He is a world-renowned student and teacher of the game and a man I admire and greatly respect. His information is useful to coaches everywhere." Lou Vairo-- Director of Special Projects, USA Hockey "The Hockey Drill Book demonstrates Dave Chambers' intimate knowledge of the game. He has the ability to simplify every skill set. This collection of drills is an absolute must for individual player and team development." Ken Hitchcock-- Head Coach, St. Louis Blues