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title: "Play Better Hockey: The Essential Skills for Player Development"
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# Play Better Hockey: The Essential Skills for Player Development

**Price:** AR$80373
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- **What is this?** Play Better Hockey: The Essential Skills for Player Development
- **How much does it cost?** AR$80373 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Learn the very same skills that Connor McDavid and Auston Mathews use to dominate the NHL! Following the smash success of Play Better Hockey , the second edition of Ron Davidson's best-selling volume has been retooled with even more individual skill advancements for the modern player. From fundamentals to high-level skills, Play Better Hockey gives players the tools they need to become the next superstars of the NHL by focusing on the development of individual hockey skills and by promoting a mastery of body positioning, skating and stick work. Learning these skills gives players a strong fundamental understanding of how to move effectively on the ice in any gameplay situation. The skills are organized to allow readers to progress from fundamentals in skating and stick work to advanced moves in dekeing and deception. Davidson's progressive-learning approach teaches beginners the proper techniques, hones the skills of intermediate-level players and challenges elite players with the additional skills they need. Below are a few of the skills players can be expected to learn in this retooled second edition: Drive and delay Heel-to-heel turns Tight turns Extending your reach Receiving off-target shooting Shot-blocking techniques Tip-ins and deflections Shooting between your legs The Forsberg deke The Datsyuk deke The outside-edge reverse And many more...

Review: Great even for advanced players - Bought this for my niece who has been playing hockey for four years. She dove in Right away and has added some drills from the book to her warmup and working on position-specific strategies recommended by the author.
Review: Exactly what I expected - Great product and excellent info.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #115,442 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Hockey Coaching #104 in Winter Sports (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 91 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great even for advanced players
*by J***B on December 30, 2022*

Bought this for my niece who has been playing hockey for four years. She dove in Right away and has added some drills from the book to her warmup and working on position-specific strategies recommended by the author.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exactly what I expected
*by J***J on April 30, 2024*

Great product and excellent info.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely Perfect
*by A***R on December 30, 2024*

Never read or saw anything this detailed about hockey, it’s the details behind the details in this book you want to figure how to do anything in hockey please get and read this book well! I would buy this for $50 that’s how good it is and I hope you can enjoy it too! 😊

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*Last updated: 2026-07-06*