This title covers all you need to know about Tee Ball from the leading name in children's sports. Endorsed by Little League Baseball[registered], "The Little League[registered] Guide to Tee Ball" covers all the bases for parents as well as coaches. Authors Ned McIntosh and Rich Cropper, who have nearly thirty years of coaching experience between ...
This guide for fastpitch softball coaches explains how to develop a philosophy, motivate players, and plan for the season. The author explains how to teach and improve player's performance in hitting, fielding, baserunning, pitching and offensive and defensive strategies.
The definitive instructional book on the fastest-growing women's sport in the country sheds light on some of the fine and more subtle points of the game, from scouting opponents to detecting a pitcher's pitch pattern. 250 illustrations.
This is a big collection of fast-pitch softball drills from one of the game's biggest stars, two-time Olympic Gold medalist and Hall-of-Famer Michele Smith. Softball might look like baseball, but it's a whole different ballgame, and this "Coach's Guide to Game-Winning Softball Drills" gives you all the basics you need to teach it well. Straight ...
Softball: Steps to Success is excellent as either a course text or a self-instruction guide. Either way, this unique progression of skills will help players get started quickly, make steady progress, and proceed at their own pace. In this book, 25 steps (chapters) explain why each concept or skill is important, identify keys to correct technique, ...
Aimed at softball players and coaches, 28 of the world's top coaches share their principles, insights, strategies, methods and experiences in this guide. They cover all the bases, from recruiting players to teaching offensive and defensive skills, from selling goals to attracting fans.
This is an introduction to coaching philosophy and how to teach softball skills. The book shows techniques for teaching fundamental softball skills step-by-step, what to teach and how to teach it. The text covers the coach's major responsibilities, how to be an effective coach, how to communictae with young athletes, how to plan and teach sport ...
'The Windmill Pitcher is the most comprehensive book on fastpitch pitching that I have read. It is an excellent reference for both coaches and pitchers' - Ernie Parker, world-renowned pitching coach. 'I now have a comprehensive reference book to offer the people who contact me about pitching. The chapter on increasing ball speed is outstanding. ...
A guide to the essential skills and tactics of softball, written by a coach with over 30 years' experience. It covers hitting, baserunning, fielding, throwing, pitching and catching, and features photographs, illustrations and drills of the techniques. A companion video series is available.
When Dot Richardson hit the winning home run that delivered the Olympic Gold Medal for Women's Softball to the U.S. in Atlanta last year, she was instantly catapulted to national superstardom. However, 34-year-old Richardson is not only the "Babe Ruth of Women's Softball", she is also an orthopedic surgeon and a much-sought-after inspirational ...
Coach Girls for Success on and off the Field Coaching girls' softball can be a wonderful experience. Witness the intensity of a batter connecting with a ball, a runner digging for home, or a fielder making a great catch, and you can't help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on players' faces are great rewards for parents and the ...
Written for high school and college players and their coaches, "Between the Lines" is an introduction to the mental game and its effect on confidence and success in hitting in the sport of softball. Much of the player experience contained in this book was obtained through interviews with top 20 NCAA collegiate players.
This guide presents 74 proven fastpitch softball drills for learning and mastering skills at each position, as well as for moulding the team into a defensive unit. The drills are accompanied by coaching points and illustrations. Tips and sample plans for better practice sessions are included.
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date softball-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes world-wide. This book features year-round softball-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to ...
This guide explains: how to play softball; what gear is needed; vocabulary of the game; how it all started as "indoor baseball" and its development; its superstars and their records; and its impact on American life.
Relive the glory of America's surprise Dream Team! The first Olympians' story is retold in this lavishly illustrated tribute to womens' softball. Including a history of the sport, "Etched in Gold" recounts the journey to the Olympics, particularly the selection, training and competition of the gold medal-winning team. Color photos.
Designed to help improve individual and team performance, this book includes information on team warm-ups, position-specific drills and equipment selection. A complete guide for players and coaches.
According to the Amateur Softball Association, approximately 1.2 million girls play softball, and it has become the fourth most popular high school sport for girls in America. Winning Softball for Girls provides players and coaches with chapter-by-chapter coverage of the key elements of the game - from hitting and pitching to baserunning and ...
This practical resource offers comprehensive instruction on applying the rules and umpiring mechanics of softball. It covers officiating procedures, responsibilities and rules applicable to real-life game situations.
Softball is one of America's most popular amateur sport. The ASA now has over 275,000 registered softball teams and thousands more unregistered teams play across the country. The fan base is growing as well; millions watched the American women win the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics. Updated completely for 1997, this book includes rulings on: ...
These exciting and empowering looks at competitive sports for girls are filled with awesome photos and great information about the hottest sports around. Readers will learn about the best path to success, while seeing the commitment and will it takes to make it to the top. So get ready and bring your best game, because these girls came to play!
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Baseball Before We Knew It: A Search for the Roots of the Game
