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About the Product:

--Coaching young players, developing
their skills, and cultivating a love for
the sport may be the most rewarding experience
baseball can offer. Cal and Bill Ripken understand
this like few others.

--From their father, Cal Sr., a legend in the
Baltimore Orioles organization for 37 years,
they learned to play the game the right way.

--Those lessons, paired with their combined 33
years of big league experience, helped develop
the Ripken Way, a method of teaching the game
through simple instruction, solid explanations,
encouragement, and a positive atmosphere.

--In Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way, Cal
and Bill share this approach to coaching and
development.

--Whether you’re teaching your children at home,
managing the local travel team, or working with
high school-level players, Coaching Youth Baseball
the Ripken Way will help you make a difference
both on and off the field, with these features:

---More than 50 drills covering defense,
hitting, pitching, and baserunning

---Age-specific practice plans for players
ranging from 4 to 15+

---Strategies for setting goals and reasonable
expectations for your players and team

---Advice on communicating with parents, players,
and staff

---Methods for creating a positive and fun environment
in which kids can learn the skills and strategies
of the game

---Bill Ripken was once voted by his peers as
one of the big league players most likely to
become a manager.

---Cal Ripken, Jr., known as baseball’s Iron Man,
is a member of the game’s All-Century Team and
a future Hall of Famer.

---Together, they are proof positive that the
Ripken Way is the right way to teach the game
of baseball.
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Table of Contents:

Part I Coaching the Ripken Way
--Chapter 1. Responsibilities of Coaching
--Chapter 2. Realities of Coaching
--Chapter 3. Reasonable Expectations
--Chapter 4. Baseball Practice Basics

Part II Teaching the Ripken Way
--Chapter 5. Hitting and Baserunning Drills
--Chapter 6. Throwing and Pitching Drills
--Chapter 7. Fielding Drills

Part III Practicing the Ripken Way
Practice Planner
--Chapter 8. Practice Particulars for Ages 4 to 6
--Chapter 9. Practice Particulars for Ages 7 to 9
--Chapter 10. Practice Particulars for Ages 10 to 12
--Chapter 11. Practice Particulars for Ages 13 to 14
--Chapter 12. Practice Particulars for Ages 15+
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Copyright 2007
HK_0736067825_BK
264pp
Paperback