Coaching Youth Baseball

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• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781450453400
• eBook ISBN: 9781492589303
• Edition: 1

Congratulations on your commitment to coach youth baseball. If you’re new to coaching, you’ll find Coaching Youth Baseball invaluable in making your first season a success. If you have previous coaching experience, you’re sure to discover tips and strategies that will help you improve on last year.

Coaching Youth Baseball will help you manage your team with confidence. This age-specific and field-tested coaching guide will prepare you to

• handle your responsibilities and establish proper priorities as a coach;
• communicate with players, officials, other coaches, and parents;
• teach baseball skills and strategies using a combination of more than 30 drills and 40 coaching tips;
• minimize the risk of injury, establish a safe playing environment, and administer basic first aid;
• plan and conduct efficient practices;
• manage your team on game day; and
• keep it all fun.

Written for coaches of players ages 18 and under, this book is a valuable component of the Coaching Youth Baseball the Babe Ruth League Way online course, the official certification course of Babe Ruth League, the premier amateur baseball program in the world. With this book, you will create and nurture an athlete-centered environment that promotes player development, enjoyment, motivation, safety, and sportsmanship—an environment that inspires players to perform at their best and come out for the team year after year.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Drill Finder
• Key to Diagrams
• 1. Stepping Into Coaching
• 2. Communicating As a Coach
• 3. Understanding Rules and Equipment
• 4. Providing for Players’ Safety
• 5. Making Practices Fun and Practical
• 6. Teaching and Shaping Skills
• 7. Coaching Pitchers and Catchers
• 8. Coaching Defense
• 9. Coaching Offense
• 10. Coaching on Game Day
• 11. Developing Season and Practice Plans
• Glossary
• About Babe Ruth League