Even though this book is mostly about improving ice hockey skills, most of the drills and tips apply to rollerhockey , and many apply to general inline skating as well.

This book is chock full of pictures, drills, tips and directions. It's no wonder that it's considered a must-have for hockey players. If you're serious (or even semi-serious) about roller or ice hockey you need this book!

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Product Description

Hockey is played faster every year. Players are bigger, stronger, faster, and more skilled than ever. Those who can’t maintain the pace have little chance of making it at the higher levels.

Laura Stamm’s Power Skating, Third Edition will help you develop explosive speed with Stamm’s proven techniques that have helped thousands of skaters at all levels of the game become great skaters. It also provides you with practice drills that will help you hone and transfer that speed to game situations.

Laura Stamm has taught the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, the New Jersey Devils, and other teams around the world have employed her Power Skating System as well. Thousands of amateur and pro players—including many NHL stars—learned directly from Stamm how to increase their speed, ability, and efficiency on the ice.

In this updated edition of her popular power skating book, Stamm introduces additional coverage of the topics most important to today’s hockey coaches and players. She explains everything from how to select proper skates and equipment for superior skating to all the critical components of explosive skating:

• Balance for stability and speed
• Explosiveness through greater force application
• Starts for a step advantage on the opposition
• Forward stride for a more aggressive attack
• Backward stride for mobility on defense
• Crossovers for split-second change of direction
• Stops for being able to halt on a dime
• Turns and transitions for multi-directional moves
• Agility for maximum coverage of the ice
• Training for faster and more powerful skating

Nearly 300 drawings and photographs illustrate skating skills from the basic to the complex. And for each maneuver you’ll also find a detailed explanation of how to perform the skill, plus proven drills and exercises to help you practice that maneuver. The exercises progress from the simplest to the most difficult and include special pointers for coaches.

Every great hockey player skates powerfully and is able to get in position to make the key play. Laura Stamm’s Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188999 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
"As a former student of Laura Stamm's, I can personally attest to the tremendous advantages of Laura's Power Skating technique." -- Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers

"Laura never changed my style. She helped me improve it; giving me a boost to make it in the NHL." -- Luc Robitaille, Detroit Red Wings

”Laura's instruction was extremely beneficial. She emphasizes body positioning and technique that ultimately leads to more productive skating.” -- Brendan Morrison, Vancouver Canucks

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""As a former student of Laura Stamm's, I can personally attest to the tremendous benefits and advantages of the technique in Laura Stamm's Power Skating. It helped my skating significantly and was a factor in the improvement of my overall game. It's universally beneficial for any skater at any level.""
Rob Niedermayer
Florida Panthers

”The instruction I received from Laura was extremely beneficial. She emphasizes body positioning and technique that ultimately leads to more productive skating.”
Brendan Morrison
Vancouver Canucks

""Laura Stamm never changed my style, but she helped me to improve it, and that gave me a big boost to make it in the NHL.""
Luc Robitaille
Los Angeles Kings

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From the Publisher
"As a former student of Laura Stamm’s, I can personally attest to the tremendous benefits and advantages of the technique in Laura Stamm’s Power Skating. It helped my skating significantly and was a factor in the improvement of my overall game. It’s universally beneficial for any skater at any level." Rob Niedermayer Florida Panthers

"The instruction I received from Laura was extremely beneficial. She emphasizes body positioning and technique that ultimately leads to more productive skating."

Brendan Morrison Vancouver Canucks

"Laura Stamm never changed my style, but she helped me to improve it, and that gave me a big boost to make it in the NHL." Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings

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Customer Reviews

Power Skating
This is an excellent book. I am a recreational skater, who plays the occasional pick-up/old folks hockey. I learned skating skills and techniques from some of the chapters, that I could not learn from my friends. My skating has improved since I read Laura Stamm's Power Skating. The author really knows how to express herself and teach. Techiques are described with clarity and appropriate drills are detailed. This should be beneficial to all skaters, from novice to expert. If you are only buying one hockey skating book, it should be this one.

Get this book!
I started skating just this year (I'm finishing a delta class now) and got this book in preparation for an upcoming power skating and hockey clinic. It's great -- there are lots of subtleties that I missed in my lessons thus far that Stamm covers very well, things like balance points, where to center your weight for most efficiency, and the most common mistakes that cost you speed.

Considering the cost of private lessons, this book is more than worth it! I've got lots to practice now even before I start the clinics.

An excellent book on skating!
Although I play roller hockey instead of ice hockey, this book is still an excellent resource. Very thorough explanations, illustrated with many clear photographs.

I think it is most appropriate for beginning to intermediate skaters. However, if you are an advanced skater and want to check that your mechanics or sound, or want to squeeze the last bit of performance from your technique, you should consider this book.

I can't recomend this book highly enough. In the first week after getting it, I was able to skate faster than many of the other people in my hockey class who had blown me away the previous week.