Baseball Coach's Survival Guide: Practical Techniques and Materials for Building an Effective Program and a Winning Team - Couverture souple

Weinstein, Jerry; Alston, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0133249484 ISBN 13 : 9780133249484

Editeur : Prentice Hall Direct, 1998

Synopsis

Voici une ressource complète et pratique qui facilite considérablement la construction d'un programme de baseball réussi pour les nouveaux et les entraîneurs expérimentés. Des techniques éprouvées et des matériaux prêts à l'emploi sont inclus pour pratiquement tous les aspects du travail de l'entraîneur, du recrutement à la formation de talents pour chaque poste.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Here is a comprehensive, practical resource that makes building a successful baseball program considerably easier for both the new and the experienced coach. Included are proven techniques and ready–to–use materials for virtually every aspect of the coach?s job, from recruiting to training talent for each position.

For easy use, the Guide is printed in a handy spiral–bound format that folds flat and is organized into 15 sections focusing on 15 different coaching concerns:

1. Getting Started
2. Recruiting and Tryouts
3. Game Control From Start to Finish
4. Pitching
5. The Pitches
6. Catching
7. General Infield Play
8. Outfield Play
9. Defensive Strategy and Positioning
10. Team Defense
11. Hitting
12. The Short Game
13. Base Running
14. Offensive Strategy and Techniques
15. Scholarships and Professional Baseball

Each section is packed with inside tips, drills for skill development, and winning strategies for a variety of game situations and for dealing effectively with a wide range of problems. Here are just a few examples of the ready–to–use help you?ll find:

• Guidelines for setting team goals, establishing standards, and marinating positive relationships with players and parents
• Pitching mechanics and skills including the pitching sequence form starting position to landing, special issues with right and left handers, and insights into various pitches
• Tested ways to prevent and treat arm soreness
• 39 defensive play diagrams for cutoffs and relays, bunt defense, first and third defense, and more
• Techniques and drills to help players improve their hitting in all situations
• Guidelines for stealing against left– and right–handed pitchers
• Tips for helping outfielders establish the proper psyche, state of readiness, and way to react to the ball

And that?s not all! Baseball Coach?s Survival Guide includes nearly 140 photos showing stance, position, and technique ... plus 85 reproducible forms, checklists, and charts for recording progress and performance that can be photocopied for immediate use to help even the most veteran coach save time!

Biographie de l'auteur

Jerry Weinstein has won 15 league championships or co–championships in 19 years at Sacramento City college (CA) with 232 drafted players and 119 pro signers, 15 of those in the Big leagues. He also serves as assistant coach for the USA Baseball Teams in 1996 and 192 and as a scout for several pro ball teams.

Tom Alston is a successful high school varsity and JV coach with extensive youth league experience as a coach and as clinic director for Babe Ruth, Pony, Little League, and Bambino. He is the author of Winning Pitch, a regular column in Collegiate Baseball, and his articles have appeared in various publications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall Direct
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0133249484
• ISBN 13: 9780133249484
• Reliure: Couverture à spirales
• Nombre de pages: 350
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible