Hockey Tough

Book Description
Develop the focus, tenacity, poise, and team attitude needed to excel on the ice. Hockey Tough builds on physical skills by strengthening mental factors that apply directly to the game. Performance consultant Saul Miller presents the training techniques he has taught hockey players and teams for more than 20 years throughout North America. In addition, NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, Chris Pronger, Steve Yzerman, and Markus Naslund offer inside tips on how to play with a winning mind-set.


About the Author
For the past 25 years Dr. Saul Miller’s coaching expertise has been helping individual athletes, teams, and coaches perform at the top of their game. Dr. Miller holds a PhD in clinical psychology and is the author of five books. He is registered as a psychologist, clinical counselor, and mental trainer. Miller has worked in more than 25 sports with Olympic and professional athletes and teams from the NFL, CFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, PGA Tour, in Canada and the United States. The NHL teams he has worked with include the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blue, Nashville Predators, and the Los Angeles Kings. One of North America’s most experienced sport psychologists, Miller has helped his clients set world records and win championships and gold medals. Miller is a member of the Coaching Association of Canada and the American Psychological Association. In his free time, he enjoys exhibiting his paintings, walking, and spending time with his wife, Laara Maxwell, at their home in Vancouver, British Columbia.


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Miller, a recognized performance consultant, has helped hockey players, teams, and coaches for 25 years. The goal of this book is to build on the reader's physical skills by strengthening the mental factors that apply to the game. Miller lists five keys to success, which include hard work, intelligence, controlling emotions, the disposition to improve, and having the resolve to weather the sport's highs and lows. According to the author, achieving these points takes training, ultimately leading to on-ice success. Toward this end, Miller provides exercises and assignments that assist in developing a winning attitude. The publication features tips from pros such as Mark Messier and Steve Yzerman, as well as a detailed index and references. Although this title is not designed for the beginner, Hockey Tough is a worthy purchase for all hockey collections that coaches and players can utilize.-Larry R. Little, Penticton P.L., B.C. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.


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