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The Baseball Starter: A Handbook for Coaching Children and Teens
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780786438587
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Dec 14 2009
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players. More than 80 photos demonstrate the proper techniques for hitting, fielding, and pitching, and appendices of games and drills reinforce the lessons in ways that youths will enjoy. Taking into account the differing needs of players by age, the authors provide separate discussions for young children and adolescents.
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