Lloyd Percival

Lloyd Percival (June 3, 1913 – July 23, 1974) was a Canadian sports coach, author, and fitness guru. Percival wrote The Hockey Handbook, a work which was said to have inspired the development of hockey in the Soviet Union and other nations. He is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Biography Percival was born in Toronto. In his youth, he participated in multiple sports, including boxing, cricket, and tennis. In 1936, he participated in a Canadian cricket tour of England.

Percival then became a coach for the Toronto Native Sons, a junior ice hockey team, during the 1939–40 season. Sandra Bezic, George Chuvalo and Kathy Kreiner are among the other athletes trained by Percival. having founded the North Toronto Red Devils club in 1946.

An athletic complex designed by Percival called the Fitness Institute opened in 1963. It featured facilities to train athletes in several sports as well as computerized equipment. Members of the complex were each given individualized programs to aid their progress. By the early 1970s, Percival began to receive greater recognition; the Canadian Olympic Association hired him as a consultant.