Coaching baseball for dummies

If you are a baseball fan, then coaching youth baseball is one the most enjoyable and rewarding activities you'll experience. But what if you've never coached before? Or you haven't played the game in a while and have forgot some key points to the sport? No worries! Coaching Baseball for Dummies gui...

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Main Author: Bach, Greg
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2011.
Series:Dummies.
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Summary:If you are a baseball fan, then coaching youth baseball is one the most enjoyable and rewarding activities you'll experience. But what if you've never coached before? Or you haven't played the game in a while and have forgot some key points to the sport? No worries! Coaching Baseball for Dummies guides you through the rules of the game, explaining all the essential skills and the best ways to teach them to your players. Covering different age groups and great practice routines, this guide is all you need to have a fun-filled season. You'll discover how to: Fulfill the role of being a coach and parentDevelop a coaching philosophyUnderstand how your league worksEvaluate your teamTeach your players fundamentalsUnderstand all kinds of childrenCreate your practice planPrepare for game dayOvercome challenges and... The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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ISBN:9780470165812
9781118068168
Author Notes:The National Alliance For Youth Sports has been America's leading advocate for positive and safe sports for children for the past 25 years. It serves volunteer coaches, parents with children involved in organized sports, game officials, youth sports administrators, league directors, and the youngsters who participate in organized sports. The Alliance's programs are utilized in more than 3,000 communities nationwide by parks and recreation departments, Boys & Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues, YMCAs/YWCAs, and various independent youth service groups, as well as on military installations worldwide.

Greg Bach is the communications director for the National Alliance For Youth Sports, a position he has held since 1993. Before joining NAYS, he worked as the sports editor of the Huron Daily Tribune in Bad Axe, Michigan, where he captured numerous writing awards from the Associated Press, Michigan Press Association, and the Hearst Corporation. He has a journalism degree from Michigan State University, which he earned in 1989, and spends a lot of his free time during football and basketball season cheering for his beloved Spartans. He's also the author of Coaching Soccer For Dummies and Coaching Football For Dummies .