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Overview:
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Coaching Youth Baseball, Fourth Edition,
stresses fun, safety, and effective
instruction, helping you create
an environment that promotes
learning, encourages a love of
the game, and motivates your
athletes to come out year after year.
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Numerous coaching books present
the skills and drills of baseball.
But here’s a book that teaches
you how to convey these skills
to your athletes in an engaging
and positive manner. Coaching
Youth Baseball’s focus on teaching
offensive and defensive skills
through gamelike drills sets it
apart from the current lineup
of baseball coaching books.
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Sporting a reorganized format
geared for sequential learning
and quick reference, the fourth
edition features a line-up of 11
new drills and 40 age-specific
coaching tips that are sure to
jump-start your planning and
practices. The expertise of Coach
Tom O’Connell and essential coaching
skills--communicating with
parents and officials, motivating
players, and preparing for games and
practices--make this book a
must-read as you prepare to meet
the challenges and enjoy the
rewards of coaching young athletes.
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Table of Contents:
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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 Offense
8. Coaching Defense
9. Coaching on Game Day
10. Developing Season and Practice Plans
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About the author:
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Coaching Youth Baseball, Fourth Edition,
was written by the American Sport
Education Program (ASEP) with the
assistance of Tom O’Connell, a 30-year
veteran coach, 2004 American Baseball
Coaches Association (ABCA) Coach of
the Year, and 2007 ABCA Hall
of Fame inductee.
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ASEP has been developing and
delivering coaching education
courses since 1981. As the nation’s
leading coaching education program,
ASEP works with national, state,
and local youth sport organizations
to develop educational programs
for coaches, officials, administrators,
and parents. These programs incorporate
ASEP’s philosophy of “Athletes First,
Winning Second.
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Book
192 pp
Paperback
0736065261