Bar Down - Doug Heller

Bar Down: Highly Competitive Youth Hockey and What Can Lie Just Beyond explains hockey basics as well as deeper insights on various issues, challenges, and decisions that are often encountered as a driven player progresses. Perfect for players and parents 6U though 18U, Bar Down showcases the valuable advice and wisdom of experienced parents, coaches, and other hockey experts. Topics include:

• Youth hockey lingo and basics-terms, gear, tryouts, training, parents, coaches, travel

• Do head coaches want direct contact with parents?

• Does player attitude and off-ice behavior really get noticed?

• Do team coaches typically provide direct feedback on a player's performance?

• Is roster selection ever based on anything other than skill, performance, ability, or potential?

• Is puberty really a factor?

• Coaches on parent and player behavior-dos and don'ts

• Want to get scouted?

• Should you work with a player's advisor or agent?

• Coaches from a prep school, Juniors teams, and a D1 college-what they value in hockey prospects

• How one online "NHL Prospects Scout" sizes up teen prospects.