This manual is a compilation of UNPUBLISHED articles about the Soviet Union National Hockey Team! The Soviets were one of the most dominant teams of all time in international play. The team won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The names Tretyak, Fetisov, Kharlamov, and Makarov once struck fear in the hearts of opponents, and the methods involved in the training and coaching of these men and their teammates are detailed in this outstanding manual. Here are the articles contained within: An Excellent System - V. Pashinin, Penetrating the Zone - Valery Kharlamov, A Center Breakaway - Vladimir Shadrin, A Penetrating Raid - Vladimir Lutchenko, A Fake Pass, On a Fast Break, A Training Aid for Developing Speed Strength in Young Hockey Players - G.N. Kozlovsky, The Summer Period - Valery Kharlamov, On The Edge of Greatness - Veniamin Bystrov, Tenacity of a Forward, Goaltending Seminar - Vladislav Tretyak, Hockey Training During the Preparatory Period - V.M. Koluzganov, New Data on the Phasic Structure of Speed Skating - O.P. Krause, Movement Energetics of Ice Skaters In Relation To Push-Off Technique and Speed Fluctuation Throughout the Distance - A.B. Handelsman, N.V. Zabello Lenin, Functioning of Shin and Foot Muscles in Speed Skaters - F.L. Dolenko, l.V. Bulanova, Radiotelemetric Examination of the Work Capacity of Cyclists and Ice Skaters - G.V. Mellenber, A.V. Sedov, M.U. Hvan, On-Ice Training of Speed Skaters During the Preparatory Period - V. V, Voronin.
