Downloads

EPUB — for reading offline

The best format for reading on a phone: it reflows to your screen and font size, and works in Apple Books, Google Play Books, KOReader and most e-readers. Cross-references between documents stay inside the file, so the links still work with no signal.

• The complete corpus — All 40 documents, in reading order.
• Getting Started — Before everything else
• Foundation — Read these first
• Positions — Where do I stand and what is my job?
• Systems and Situations — How five players act as one
• Technique — How do I physically execute it?
• Hockey IQ — How do I read the play and decide?
• Off the Ice — Underneath all five layers

PDF — for printing

Fixed layout, printed from the same stylesheet your browser uses for Cmd-P. Good for paper and for reading on a large screen; poor on a phone, where the EPUB above is the better answer. The complete corpus runs to over twelve hundred pages, so the per-section files are usually what you want.

• The complete corpus — All 40 documents, in reading order.
• Getting Started — Before everything else
• Foundation — Read these first
• Positions — Where do I stand and what is my job?
• Systems and Situations — How five players act as one
• Technique — How do I physically execute it?
• Hockey IQ — How do I read the play and decide?
• Off the Ice — Underneath all five layers

Markdown — the source

The documents exactly as they are written and reviewed, one file each. This is the truth the site and every other format are generated from. The whole repository is public if you would rather clone it: jamesdbloom/learn-ice-hockey.

manifest.json lists every generated file with its size.

Audio

Three kinds of episode, in reading order. Conversation: 40 of 40 documents, about 28 hours. Playing principles: 40 of 40 documents, about 34 hours. The Basics: 13 short topic episodes, suitable for newer players or younger players, about 3.0 hours. They are spoken editions of the documents rather than word-for-word readings, so they are worth having alongside the text rather than instead of it. AAC in an .m4a container, mono, about 1.97 GB for the lot.

Subscribe

The podcast feed works in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts and anything else that reads RSS: copy that address into your app's “add a show by URL” box. Episodes are numbered section by section, so your app will play them in the order the corpus is meant to be read.

The show is on Spotify too, which needs no feed address — follow that link, or search for it in the app.

Playlists

An .m3u playlist opens in VLC, Apple Music, most car stereos and almost any desktop player, and needs no account or app.

Conversation

• The complete corpus — all 40 Conversation episodes, in reading order.
• Getting Started — Before everything else
• Foundation — Read these first
• Positions — Where do I stand and what is my job?
• Systems and Situations — How five players act as one
• Technique — How do I physically execute it?
• Hockey IQ — How do I read the play and decide?
• Off the Ice — Underneath all five layers

Playing principles

• The complete corpus — all 40 Playing principles episodes, in reading order.
• Getting Started — Before everything else
• Foundation — Read these first
• Positions — Where do I stand and what is my job?
• Systems and Situations — How five players act as one
• Technique — How do I physically execute it?
• Hockey IQ — How do I read the play and decide?
• Off the Ice — Underneath all five layers

The Basics

• The Basics — all 13 episodes, in series order.

One episode at a time

Each document’s own page carries its own player. The direct files are here if you would rather keep them — on a phone, saving one to Files lets you open it in an audiobook player such as BookPlayer.

• Getting StartedGetting Started, Conversation · 43 min · 22 MBGetting Started, Playing principles · 49 min · 24 MB
• Core Principles — FoundationCore Principles, Conversation · 14 min · 7 MBCore Principles, Playing principles · 34 min · 17 MB
• Reading Ice Hockey Diagrams — FoundationReading Ice Hockey Diagrams, Conversation · 38 min · 19 MBReading Ice Hockey Diagrams, Playing principles · 32 min · 16 MB
• Rink Map — FoundationRink Map, Conversation · 50 min · 25 MBRink Map, Playing principles · 50 min · 25 MB
• Language and Glossary — FoundationLanguage and Glossary, Conversation · 46 min · 23 MBLanguage and Glossary, Playing principles · 58 min · 29 MB
• Rules Primer — FoundationRules Primer, Conversation · 32 min · 16 MBRules Primer, Playing principles · 52 min · 26 MB
• UK and England Rules — FoundationUK and England Rules, Conversation · 26 min · 13 MBUK and England Rules, Playing principles · 56 min · 28 MB
• On-Ice Communication — FoundationOn-Ice Communication, Conversation · 41 min · 21 MBOn-Ice Communication, Playing principles · 53 min · 26 MB
• Centre — PositionsCentre, Conversation · 38 min · 19 MBCentre, Playing principles · 51 min · 26 MB
• Winger — PositionsWinger, Conversation · 48 min · 24 MBWinger, Playing principles · 52 min · 26 MB
• Defender — PositionsDefender, Conversation · 40 min · 20 MBDefender, Playing principles · 61 min · 31 MB
• Goaltender — PositionsGoaltender, Conversation · 33 min · 17 MBGoaltender, Playing principles · 58 min · 29 MB
• Switching Positions — PositionsSwitching Positions, Conversation · 22 min · 11 MBSwitching Positions, Playing principles · 50 min · 25 MB
• Breakouts — Systems and SituationsBreakouts, Conversation · 50 min · 25 MBBreakouts, Playing principles · 48 min · 24 MB
• Zone Entries — Systems and SituationsZone Entries, Conversation · 31 min · 16 MBZone Entries, Playing principles · 53 min · 27 MB
• Offensive Zone Play — Systems and SituationsOffensive Zone Play, Conversation · 39 min · 20 MBOffensive Zone Play, Playing principles · 60 min · 30 MB
• Forechecking Systems — Systems and SituationsForechecking Systems, Conversation · 35 min · 17 MBForechecking Systems, Playing principles · 60 min · 30 MB
• Neutral Zone Systems — Systems and SituationsNeutral Zone Systems, Conversation · 59 min · 30 MBNeutral Zone Systems, Playing principles · 51 min · 25 MB
• Defensive Zone Coverage — Systems and SituationsDefensive Zone Coverage, Conversation · 36 min · 18 MBDefensive Zone Coverage, Playing principles · 53 min · 27 MB
• Defending the Rush — Systems and SituationsDefending the Rush, Conversation · 48 min · 24 MBDefending the Rush, Playing principles · 50 min · 25 MB
• Special Teams — Systems and SituationsSpecial Teams, Conversation · 42 min · 21 MBSpecial Teams, Playing principles · 61 min · 30 MB
• Faceoffs — Systems and SituationsFaceoffs, Conversation · 36 min · 18 MBFaceoffs, Playing principles · 47 min · 24 MB
• Game Management — Systems and SituationsGame Management, Conversation · 43 min · 22 MBGame Management, Playing principles · 50 min · 25 MB
• Skating — TechniqueSkating, Conversation · 65 min · 33 MBSkating, Playing principles · 45 min · 22 MB
• Puck Handling — TechniquePuck Handling, Conversation · 35 min · 17 MBPuck Handling, Playing principles · 47 min · 23 MB
• Passing and Receiving — TechniquePassing and Receiving, Conversation · 44 min · 22 MBPassing and Receiving, Playing principles · 50 min · 25 MB
• Shooting — TechniqueShooting, Conversation · 54 min · 27 MBShooting, Playing principles · 45 min · 22 MB
• Body Contact and Battles — TechniqueBody Contact and Battles, Conversation · 35 min · 18 MBBody Contact and Battles, Playing principles · 64 min · 32 MB
• Puck Support and Spacing — Hockey IQPuck Support and Spacing, Conversation · 47 min · 24 MBPuck Support and Spacing, Playing principles · 45 min · 23 MB
• Time and Space — Hockey IQTime and Space, Conversation · 60 min · 30 MBTime and Space, Playing principles · 56 min · 28 MB
• Scanning and Anticipation — Hockey IQScanning and Anticipation, Conversation · 53 min · 27 MBScanning and Anticipation, Playing principles · 47 min · 24 MB
• Risk Management and Decision-Making — Hockey IQRisk Management and Decision-Making, Conversation · 50 min · 25 MBRisk Management and Decision-Making, Playing principles · 53 min · 27 MB
• Playing Without the Puck — Hockey IQPlaying Without the Puck, Conversation · 34 min · 17 MBPlaying Without the Puck, Playing principles · 44 min · 22 MB
• Equipment — Off the IceEquipment, Conversation · 40 min · 20 MBEquipment, Playing principles · 42 min · 21 MB
• Conditioning and Recovery — Off the IceConditioning and Recovery, Conversation · 44 min · 22 MBConditioning and Recovery, Playing principles · 58 min · 29 MB
• Practice and Development — Off the IcePractice and Development, Conversation · 55 min · 28 MBPractice and Development, Playing principles · 57 min · 29 MB
• Finding More Ice — Off the IceFinding More Ice, Conversation · 36 min · 18 MBFinding More Ice, Playing principles · 21 min · 11 MB
• The Mental Game — Off the IceThe Mental Game, Conversation · 52 min · 26 MBThe Mental Game, Playing principles · 63 min · 32 MB
• Team Play and Culture — Off the IceTeam Play and Culture, Conversation · 46 min · 23 MBTeam Play and Culture, Playing principles · 53 min · 27 MB
• How to Watch Hockey — Off the IceHow to Watch Hockey, Conversation · 53 min · 27 MBHow to Watch Hockey, Playing principles · 62 min · 31 MB

The Basics

• The Basics, How a game works · 13 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Your gear and staying safe · 13 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Skating · 15 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Carrying the puck · 14 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Passing and catching the puck · 17 min · 8 MB
• The Basics, Shooting, and going to the net · 12 min · 6 MB
• The Basics, Playing without the puck · 15 min · 8 MB
• The Basics, Defending · 11 min · 6 MB
• The Basics, Playing centre · 15 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Playing wing · 13 min · 6 MB
• The Basics, Playing defence · 15 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Playing goal · 13 min · 7 MB
• The Basics, Talking, teamwork and bouncing back · 13 min · 6 MB

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