Coaching Youth Baseball Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition

First line

Discipline and organization are as important to a coach as they are to a parent or a teacher: a team needs a leader to direct the players and to get things done.

From the rear cover

Coach Thurston is a teacher of proper baseball skills and fundamentals. Youth coaches and players will benefit from the individual skill instruction and drills."--Dan Duquette, General Manager, Boston Red Sox

Coach. You thought you were just going to sign up your child for the youth league. But here you are, a newly appointed coach. You didn't ask for it, but it happened anyway. Now you need help.

Don't despair. This complete guidebook will not only get you through it but will help you become the coach you'd like to be--the coach who can give those kids the sports experience they deserve. You've already taken a big step: you said "yes" to this important commitment. Congratulations. You'll have a great time, and Bill Thurston is here to help.

• Survive your first practice and game
Win over problem players and parents
• Know what to do in a game situation
Reach all your players
• Work with girls and boys
• Match your drills and strategies to age and ability
Make it fun and rewarding
• Be the coach you never had
Generate enthusiasm
• Improve your players and your team

Coaching Youth Baseball also helps novice coaches determine:

• How to get uniforms and arrange for practice time
What drills are best to teach basic skills like catching, throwing, and batting
• Some of the safety concerns specific to baseball
The 5 tips to being a good coach
• And much more!

"This book is a great source of information for youth coaches and players."--John Cerutti, former major league pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays

"Essential reading."--Jim Sheldon, Executive Director, National Soccer Association of America, on Coaching Youth Soccer

"An excellent guide to teaching kids about the game."--Larry Bird, basketball legend, on Coaching Youth Basketball

"A tool I would recommend to all youth coaches."--Jill Kearney, recreation director, on Coaching Youth Basketball

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Citations

• Beyond the Cover Author Interv, 04/01/2000, Page 5