Overview
Bar Down: Highly Competitive Youth Hockey and What Can Lie Just Beyond explains hockey basics as well as deeper insights on various issues, challenges, and decisions that are often encountered as a driven player progresses. Perfect for players and parents 6U though 18U, Bar Down showcases the valuable advice and wisdom of experienced parents, coaches, and other hockey experts. Topics include: - Youth hockey lingo and basics-terms, gear, tryouts, training, parents, coaches, travel - Do head coaches want direct contact with parents? - Does player attitude and off-ice behavior really get noticed? - Do team coaches typically provide direct feedback on a player's performance? - Is roster selection ever based on anything other than skill, performance, ability, or potential? - Is puberty really a factor? - Coaches on parent and player behavior-dos and don'ts - Want to get scouted? - Should you work with a player's advisor or agent? - Coaches from a prep school, Juniors teams, and a D1 college-what they value in hockey prospects - How one online "NHL Prospects Scout" sizes up teen prospects.
- | Author: Doug Heller
- | Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 24, 2025
- | Number of Pages: 00308 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1662945701
- | ISBN-13: 9781662945700
