Conditioning for Skating

Author: Carl Poe
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9781570282201
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
To be the best on the rink, skaters must spend endless hours strengthening and conditioning their bodies off the ice to build strength for the rigors of their performances. Illustrative and technical, yet user-friendly, Conditioning for Figure Skating provides detailed coverage of the physical preparation necessary for Preliminary through Senior-Elite skaters while concentrating on all disciplines of figure skating, including singles, pairs, and ice dance. More than 300 photos illustrate proper warm-up drills, flexibility stretches, cooldown routines, strength training exercises, jump and plyometric training programs, and endurance conditioning exercises for on-ice injury prevention. A periodization plan also helps skaters maximize their training potential.

The Happy Runner

Author: Roche, David
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492567647
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Is your daily run starting to drag you down? Has running become a chore rather than the delight it once was? Then The Happy Runner is the answer for you. Authors David and Megan Roche believe that you can’t reach your running potential without consistency and joyful daily adventures that lead to long-term health and happiness. Guided by their personal experiences and coaching expertise, they point out the mental and emotional factors that will help you learn exactly how to become a happy runner and achieve your personal best.

Ice Skating

Author: Karin Künzle-Watson
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780873226691
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Now there's a masterfully written guide that shows beginning and recreational skaters the fundamental skills of ice skating. In Ice Skating: Steps to Success, Karin K "nzle-Watson--nine-time Swiss National Champion, former Professional World Champion, and one of skating's best instructors--shares with readers the steps that she and many of her students learned on their way to becoming elite competitive skaters. Most instruction books available on ice skating tend to focus on advanced jumps or spins, assuming the reader will learn the basics through professional instruction. Ice Skating: Steps to Success, however, covers fundamental skills in a way that's easy to understand and apply. Part of the highly popular Steps to Success Series, this book includes 11 steps (chapters) that progress from basic to intermediate skills. It features over 300 illustrations that make it possible to learn proper form and technique. Readers will learn how to: - attain the posture and control required for basic skills; - use standard methods of gaining forward and backward speed; - execute four different methods of stopping; - fall properly and get up easily; - change direction without loss of control; and - control the skate edges in order to prepare for advanced maneuvers, including jumps, spins, and footwork. With Ice Skating: Steps to Success, beginning and recreational skaters will develop a solid foundation of skills to help them gain confidence in their abilities and enjoy the sport more.

Figure Skating

Author: John Misha Petkevich
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
ISBN: 1461664403
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description
As a sport, an art, a fitness activity, nothing quite beats figure skating for excitement, grace, beauty, or fun. Now former U.S. Champion figure skater John Misha Petkevich shows how you can find your full potential as a figure skater no matter what your age or ability. The lavishly illustrated volume includes: Detailed instructional-photo sequences What to look for in skates, clothing, rinks, and instruction Getting started 6 basic turns that every figure skater should know 15 spins that you can master The keys to preforming 19 clasic figure skating jumps and splits

Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey

Author: Peter Twist
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN: 9780873228879
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
You can improve your strength, speed, agility, and endurance by using the 125 sport-specific exercises and drills in >Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey>. Peter Twist, NHL strength and conditioning coach, provides the best on- and off-ice training exercises and drills for getting into rock-hard hockey shape.This fully illustrated guide includes:- 23 stretches for flexibility,- 8 on-ice activities for aerobic and anaerobic training,- 37 on- and off-ice strengthening exercises,- 35 drills and activities to develop quickness and agility, and- 22 speed-training drills to add power to skating.Sample practice sessions and conditioning programs help players of all ages and skill levels maximize their training.Numerous NHL stars, including Trevor Linden, Mike Peca, Jyrki Lumme, and Geoff Courtnall are featured in photos demonstrating exercises. All-stars Wayne Gretzky, Steve Larmer, Doug Gilmour, and others discuss what hockey conditioning has meant to their success, and they give tips to aspiring players.>Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey> will put you in top shape for today`s fast, physical game.

Power Skating

Author: Laura Stamm
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806976723
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description

Hockey Anatomy

Author: Terry, Michael
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492535885
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Hockey Anatomy presents 96 exercises with 68 variations to improve on-ice performance. Highly detailed anatomical drawings highlight muscle groups used during exercise and during game action.

High-performance Sports Conditioning

Author: Bill Foran
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736001632
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
This guide starts with a conditioning programme before tailoring the training exercises and drills to the development of sport-specific performances. The training programme is designed for peak performance during the competitive season.

Figure Skating School

Author: Peter Morrissey
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
Text and illustrations demonstrate basic skating steps--skating forwards, skating backwards--through such advanced techniques as the double flip and the triple Salchow.

Speed on Skates

Author: Barry Publow
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
ISBN: 0880117214
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 343

Book Description
Advises how to improve in-line and ice skating technique and reduce finish times