Coaching Youth Softball: A Baffled Parent's Guide |  | Author: Jacquie Joseph
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 25844
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 128
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0071368256
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3578
UPC: 639785801559
EAN: 9780071368254
ASIN: 0071368256
Publication Date: February 26, 2001
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Product Description
Coaching Youth Softball is written especially for the unprepared parent thrust into the role of coaching his or her 8- to 12-year-old child's softball team. Upbeat and inspirational, it schools new coaches in the fundamentals of controlling, motivating, and encouraging a disparate group of kids in the art and science of softball. Parents learn the logistics of running a youth team and the specifics of coaching softball. They learn how to match drills to a player's skills and motivation level and gain a wealth of detailed instructions on such specifics as how to run a successful practice and manage during a game. - Takes a drill-based approach to teaching basic skills
- Reviews softball fundamentals for inexperienced parents
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 Excellent Coaching Book for New Coaches April 27, 2001
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am not a parent but nonetheless, this book is excellent! This book gets right down to the heart of coaching. It tells you step by step how to teach someone how to throw, catch, pitch, hit and play every position. It also tells you what type of girl would be good for positions of pitchers and catchers which is important since most girls at this age have no experience in many positions. The drills have diagrams and there is glossary in the back to help with the terminology. There are not that many good softball coaching books (believe me I've looked), so grab this one!
Excellent for beginner or experienced coach May 10, 2002
Toby Ward (Kalamazoo, MI)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an AMAZING book! Even if you have never coached, played, or even heard of softball, it helps you out. It breaks every aspect of the game down and puts it in simple terms so you can explain it to your team. It gives you practice advice and schedules as well as drills you can use for team members to improve, or establish, softball skills. It also gives you advice on how to become the best coach, dealing with gender issues and how to handle difficult parents. This book is a MUST for EVERY coach!
good book for beginning coaches June 22, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have yet to coach a girls' softball team, but I am really interested in doing it. This book has some great advice on how to handle beginner players and their parents. The thing about this book that I found great was that it told you some characteristics to look for when selecting a pitcher, something that I would not have had a clue about doing. Highly recommended.
Great Book! April 21, 2005
Paula Burris (Illinois, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is another great in the series of A Baffled Parent's Guide. These books are thorough and complete - a coach's bible, especially a new coach. The book covers everything from basics of the game to working with the children and dealing with the parents. I highly recommend books from this series.
Great book for coaches December 12, 2008
J. Harris (LV, NV)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book when I agreed to coach my daughter's 10u softball team--and then panicked! I played softball for years but it is a lot different now. This book was my coaching Bible. It helped me with fundamentals and beginning to intermediate drills. I highly recommended it to any coaches or parents want to learn the basics of softball.
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