The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Baseball Drills - Softcover

Garland, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071384073 ISBN 13: 9780071384070

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2002

Synopsis

"An in-depth tool for instructing youngsters to improve their fundamental skills in the great game of baseball." - Bill Hunter, manager, Texas Rangers, former shortstop, New York Yankees. "A must-read for inexperienced and experienced coaches. As a former professional player, my toughest job when I started coaching Little League was transferring my knowledge to the kids so they could develop their skills and a love for the game. This book allows coaches to do just that." - Gene Hiser, Chicago Cubs, 1970-76. Did we say "drills?" Sorry, we meant games. That's right. Games your young players will love. Games that teach them more effectively than the tedious drills you endured as a kid."Great Baseball Drills" includes 125 step-by-step illustrated games that will keep your players moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun. The basic skills of throwing, fielding, hitting, and pitching are covered in a way that enhances team communication and decision-making skills. Other games focus on bunting, baserunning, fielding by position, and practice games. You'll even learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement the goal of your season rather than winning or losing. You can: use Garland's Ten Commandments of Practices to improve your players and team; find answers to common problems in the Q&A sections; pinpoint weaknesses using the Troubleshooting Chart; create a positive attitude, team spirit, and good parental communications; make practices fun and rewarding; and match drills to age and ability."Coach Garland has done a great job designing a way for kids to learn basic skills while having fun." - Mike Edge, clinician, Motion Concepts Sports Camps.

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"An in-depth tool for instructing youngsters to improve their fundamental skills in the great game of baseball."--Bill Hunter, manager, Texas Rangers, former shortstop, New York Yankees

"A must-read for inexperienced AND experienced coaches. As a former professional player, my toughest job when I started coaching Little League was transferring my knowledge to the kids so they could develop their skills and a love for the game. This book allows coaches to do just that."--Gene Hiser, Chicago Cubs, 1970 - 76

Did we say "drills?" Sorry, we meant games. That's right. Games your young players will love. Games that teach them more effectively than the tedious drills you endured as a kid.

Great Baseball Drills includes 125 step-by-step illustrated games that will keep your players moving, motivated, and most of all, having fun. The basic skills of throwing, fielding, hitting, and pitching are covered in a way that enhances team communication and decision-making skills. Other games focus on bunting, baserunning, fielding by position, and practice games. You'll even learn a thing or two about coaching style, and how to make improvement the goal of your season rather than winning or losing.

Use Garland's Ten Commandments of Practices to improve your players and team

Find answers to common problems in the Q&A sections

Pinpoint weaknesses using the Troubleshooting Chart

Create a positive attitude, team spirit, and good parental communications

Make practices fun and rewarding

Match drills to age and ability

"Coach Garland has done a great job designing a way for kids to learn basic skills while having fun."--Mike Edge, clinician, Motion Concepts Sports Camps

Edition details

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071384073
• ISBN 13: 9780071384070
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160