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Tim Whitehead's 45 Competitive Games & Drills 3-Pack Coach Whitehead shares 15 drills with multiple variations designed to let players work alone or with a partner. These drills incorporate basic skill development in the following areas: skating agility, quick starts, speed, passing, puck protection, tight turn protection, balance under duress, pivoting, wall situations, angling and checking, puck handling, puck control, shooting accuracy and hand-eye coordination. Whitehead offers specific drill objectives, clear and thorough instruction, and follows with on-ice demonstrations of each drill. Excellent! 37 minutes. 2004. 15 Competitive Team Games & Drills In this creative coaching video, Coach Whitehead incorporates essential skill development into fun, competitive team games. The objectives and benefits of the games include: learning quick transition, maximizing movement, improved communication, quicker decision-making, and improved shooting, passing, and defending. Along with team essentials, these games are designed to incorporate behavioral attributes that include individual accountability, attentiveness, and communication. Whitehead includes both full-ice and cross-ice games that are designed to mirror actual game situations. Each game is explained and fully diagramed on a marker board followed by a narrated, on-ice demonstration. Excellent! 36 minutes. 2004. 15 Competitive Shooting Games & Drills In 15 Competitive Shooting Games & Drills, Whitehead incorporates shooting into chaotic, game-like situations through a series of intense (and fun) competitive games. Specific shooting skills included in these games are: wraps and stuffs, corner shots, quick release shots, wrist shots, slap shots and single touch shots. Whitehead builds game-like situations into these drills including: 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 3-on-1, breakaways, wide angles, rebounds, deflections and clearing the front of the net. The games also include other critical skill-related areas: player attentiveness, quick decision making, speed, transition, defense, goalie play, forward play, passing, communication, playing rebounds and deaks. While Whitehead explains the structure, purpose, and benefits to be derived from each of the games, he adds in marker board diagrams and on-ice demonstrations for added emphasis and instruction. 35 minutes. 2004. With Tim Whitehead, University of Maine Head Coach, 2002 Coach of the Year.