Laura Stamm's Power Skating

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


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


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


Book Description
Develop explosive acceleration to get to the puck and goal with an extra burst of speed! Laura Stamm’s Power Skating presents her system for helping players move with maximum efficiency on the ice, plus practice drills to learn to transfer that speed to game situations. Author Laura Stamm has taught thousands of amateur and pro players her Power Skating System. She covers all the critical components of explosive skating, from balance, agility, and mobility to starts, stops, forward and backward strides, crossovers, turns, and transitions. Every great hockey player skates powerfully and is able to get in position to make the key plays. Laura Stamm’s Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.


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 Detroit Red Wings


About the Author
Internationally renowned power skating coach Laura Stamm has been coaching hockey players for 30 years. The first woman ever to coach a major league professional hockey player, Stamm has shown the hockey world how important skating technique is to a player’s success. She has worked with college and youth hockey players, U.S. Olympic team members, and professional players representing most National Hockey League (NHL) teams. Laura Stamm has taught the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the New York Islanders, and the New Jersey Devils. Her Power Skating System has been employed by prestigious teams around the world. Stamm has taught thousands of amateur and pro players how to increase their speed, ability, and efficiency on the ice, including many NHL stars. A champion athlete in ice dancing and tennis, Stamm majored in physiology at Cornell University and went on to teach 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). Stamm currently conducts power skating clinics throughout the United States and Canada for players of all ages and abilities. She is the author of two successful earlier editions of this book, two other books, dozens of articles, and two instructional videos on power skating; she is also a noted speaker and TV personality. Stamm’s other interests include dancing, backpacking, kayaking, photography, and music. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.


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Stamm currently conducts power skating clinics throughout the United States and Canada for players of all ages and abilities. She is the author of two successful earlier editions of this book, two other books, dozens of articles, and two instructional videos on power skating; she is also a noted speaker and TV personality. Stamm's other interests include dancing, backpacking, kayaking, photography, and music. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.


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