Cover -- Contents -- Drill Finder -- Preface -- Key to Diagrams -- 1 Help! Where Do I Start? -- 2 Organizing Your Team -- 3 Developing Fielding Skills With 5 Simple Drills -- 4 Developing Outfield Skills With 5 Simple Drills -- 5 Developing Throwing Skills With 5 Simple Drills -- 6 Developing Pitching Skills With 5 Simple Drills -- 7 Developing Hitting Skills With 5 Simple Drills -- 8 On-Field Execution -- 9 Game Day! What's My Role Again? -- Summary -- About the Author.

You volunteered to coach the local baseball team, but are you ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball has the answers.In Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball, longtime coach Dan Keller shares his experiences and provides advice you can rely on from the first practice to the final game. From evaluating players' skills and establishing realistic goals to using in-game coaching tips, it's all here-the drills, the strategies, and most important, the fun!Develop your team's fielding, catching, throwing, pitching, and hitting skills with the Survival Guide's collection of the game's best youth drills that young players can actually use. Best of all, you'll be able to get the most out of every practice by following the ready-to-use practice plans.Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball has everything you need for a rewarding and productive season.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.