The Five-Tool Player: Become the Total Package that Pro and College Baseball Scouts Want (NTC SPORTS/FITNESS) - Softcover

Gola, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071476210 ISBN 13: 9780071476218

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

Take your game from bush league to big time with these proven techniques

Baseball scouts and coaches at every level want players with the knowledge and ability to do it all. They're looking for someone who can dominate a game and showcase talent in each of baseball's five essential skills: hitting for average, hitting for power, fielding, arm strength, and speed. What they hope to find is The Five-Tool Player.

In The Five-Tool Player, you'll get all the drills, step-by-step photos, and guidance you need to master the five tools. You'll learn how to:

• Hit for high average by understanding pitch patterns and expanding your hitting zone
• Develop power at the plate with proper technique, an aggressive attitude, and strength training
• Diversify your defensive skills by learning the nuances of each position
• Increase your arm strength with proper throwing form and conditioning
• Improve your base running with speed training

About this title

Synopsis:

Get to the next level of your baseball career with this playbook for becoming the complete package. Ask any major league or college baseball scouts what they're ideally looking for in a prospect, and invariably they will answer, "A five-tool player." Author Mark Gola shows you how to become a complete performer who can hit for high average, hit for power, run fast, throw hard, and play excellent defense.

About the Author:

Mark Gola is a full-time baseball instructor at Dave Gallagher's All American Baseball Academy and a freelance baseball clinician.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071476210
• ISBN 13: 9780071476218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224