Laura Stamm's Power Skating

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Develop explosive acceleration, speed, and agility and dominate the ice! Laura Stamm's Power Skating presents the skating system used by thousands of the sport's top players and teams to move with maximum efficiency on the ice.

From starts and stops to turns and transitions, Laura Stamm's Power Skating covers all of the critical components of explosive skating. Through ...

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Overview

Develop explosive acceleration, speed, and agility and dominate the ice! Laura Stamm's Power Skating presents the skating system used by thousands of the sport's top players and teams to move with maximum efficiency on the ice.

From starts and stops to turns and transitions, Laura Stamm's Power Skating covers all of the critical components of explosive skating. Through top-level instruction, practice drills, and coaching tips, you'll learn how to

increase on-ice acceleration

improve balance while changing directions on the ice

increase speed and agility to disrupt aggressive defensemen,

explode from a stationary position and stop more rapidly,

increase puck protection without sacrificing speed, and

use speed and agility to create more scoring chances for yourself and teammates

The great hockey players skate powerfully and are able to get in position to make the key plays. Laura Stamm's Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.

Over 340 drawings and photographs illustrate every skating skill from start to finish, showing players how to develop speed, power, and agility on ice.

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What People Are Saying

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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 -- Anaheim Ducks, NHL All-Star Forward

"Laura Stamm's Power Skating offers expert techniques that will help both amateur and professional players get an edge on the ice. It is a must-read if you want to take your skating to the next level."

Tony Granato -- Assistant Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780736086240
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
  • Publication date: 9/28/2009
  • Edition number: 4
  • Pages: 269

Meet the Author

Internationally renowned power skating coach Laura Stamm has been coaching hockey players for more than 38 years. She is recognized as the pioneer of modern power skating in North America. The first woman ever to coach a major league professional hockey player, Stamm showed the hockey world how important skating technique is to a hockey player’s success.

Stamm has taught at hockey schools throughout the United States and Canada. She has worked with college and youth hockey players, U.S. Olympic team members, and professional players, including many NHL stars. Several of her former students went on to become NHL coaches and general managers. Laura has also taught thousands of minor league pro and amateur players how to increase their speed, agility, and efficiency on the ice.

Stamm has worked with the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, and the New Jersey Devils, and the Atlanta (now Calgary) Flames. Her Power Skating System has been employed by prestigious hockey teams around the world.

Stamm has conducted power skating clinics throughout the United States and Canada since 1973. She has personally trained and certified her own team of instructors who teach her Power Skating System worldwide.

In addition to authoring three books and numerous articles on hockey skating, Stamm has been a frequent speaker at coaches’ symposiums, camps, and conventions around the world. In 2006 she was the featured presenter at the USA Hockey Level 5 Coaching Certification Symposium.

In January 2007, Laura was featured in USA Hockey Magazine as one of the top women working in hockey. In 2009, Laura was nominated for induction into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

A champion athlete in ice dancing and tennis, Stamm majored in physiology at Cornell University and taught high school biology and physics. In 1971 she became a power skating coach at a summer hockey school directed by then-NHL stars Rod Gilbert and Brad Park. She went on to coach rookie New York Islander star Bob Nystrom. Her enormous success with him led to coaching assignments with other teams in the NHL and WHA (World Hockey Association), thus beginning her long career in hockey.

Stamm lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Table of Contents

Foreword vi

Prefacae vii

Acknowledgements x

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Skates and Equipment for Superior Skating 1

Chapter 2 Balance for stability and Speed 11

Chapter 3 Force Application for Explosive Speed 33

Chapter 4 Forward Stride for a More Aggressive Attack 41

Chapter 5 Backward Stride for Mobility on Defense 79

Chapter 6 Crossovers for Acceleration on Curves 99

Chapter 7 Explosive Starts for Gaining the Advantage 141

Chapter 9 Turns and Transition for Multidirectional Moves 189

Chapter 10 Agility for Maximum Coverage of the Ice 223

Chapter 11 Training and Conditioning for Faster, More Powerful Skating 241

Afterword 265

Glossary 266

Bibliography and Suggested Reading 268

About the Author 269

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  • Posted December 16, 2009

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    It's all about skating!

    I really like this book. It gives crisp, clear instruction about super-dynamically moving your body and your skates on the ice. Working the drills the author links to each skill is noticeably improving my power, speed, and agility... and my overall enjoyment of the game!

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  • Posted November 3, 2009

    power skating by laura stamm

    POWER SKATING proves to be an important resource for anyone who has either a serious interest in ice hockey or the casual reader who wants to learn more about what the sport of hockey entails.
    From the beginner to the NHL player, this book is the bible of hockey.
    The reader cannot help but come a way with a vastly heightened knowledge of this sport.
    All aspects of the sport are covered; physical training,mental preparation,strategies, tactics and equipment are detailed in its deep complexity, but in ajform that is easily digested by the reader.
    Ifyou have an interest in hockey wether it be from a caual standpoint or a dyed in the wool super enthusiast; this book is a ''must read'' for your sports library.

    Tom Krug

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  • Posted October 15, 2009

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    Informative, instructional, a must read for every skater!

    Laura Stamm's Power Skating thouroughly describes power skating techniques with diagrams, photos and written descriptions.

    This book is beneficial to both new skaters and pros. Whether you are just learning to skate or want to perfect your technique you will benefit from the information in this book. An excellent reference tool for coaches at all levels.

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