Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Softball

Name: Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Softball
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ISBN: 9780071368254

ISBN-10: 0071368256

ISBN-13: 9780071368254

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jacquie Joseph

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This text is written for the unprepared parent who has been thrust into the role of coaching the youth softball team. It provides the fundamentals a new coach needs to control, motivate, encourage and run a softball team.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 3/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Preface: Play Ball!


Introduction: So You Said You'd Be the Coach, Huh?


How to Use This Book


A Word on Coaching



Coaching 101: The Coach's Start-Up Kit



Creating an Atmosphere of Good Habits


Establish Your Identity as Coach


Maintain Routines


Positive Peer Pressure Is Effective


Be Patient and Positive


Drills to Promote Teamwork


Questions and Answers



Before Hitting the Field: Softball in a Nutshell


Basic Rules and Positioning


The Ball Is in Play


Basic Safety Measures



Setting Up the Season


Create the Practice and Game Schedule


Meet with Parents


Finding an Assistant


Appropriate Numbers of Players on the Team


Equipment


Questions and Answers



Essential Skills--and How to Teach Them


Catching


Throwing


Infield Defense


Outfield Defense


Team Defense


Playing Catcher


Pitching


Batting


Bunting


Baserunning


Sliding



The Practice


Preparation Is Key


Practice Format


Other Considerations


Questions and Answers



Sample Practices


Basic Beginning Practice


Intermediate Practice


Advanced Practice


Pitching Practices



Game Time


The Mental Aspect


Be Prepared


Coaching the Game


Taking Stock


Questions and Answers



Dealing with Parents and Gender Issues


The Role of the Parents


Gender Issues


Questions and Answers



Drills: The Foundation for Development, Success, Happiness, and a Coach's Peace of Mind



Warm-Up: Throwing, Fielding, and Baserunning Drills and Drills for Pitchers and Catchers


Throwing Drills


Fielding Drills


Baserunning Drills


Drills for Pitchers


Drills for Catchers



Defensive Fundamentals: Infield Play, Outfield Play, and Team Defense


Infield Drills


Outfield Drills


Team Defense Drills



Batting Practice


Batting Drills


Bunting Drills


Appendix


Umpire Signals


Sample Scorebook


Glossary


Resources


Associations and Organizations


Websites and Electronic Newsletters


Index


Acknowledgments


About the Author