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Little Leagues Drills & Strategies
Contributor(s): McIntosh, Ned (Author)
ISBN: 0071548017     ISBN-13: 9780071548014
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
OUR PRICE:   $22.80  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: Teach your youth baseball team through expert drills

"Little League Drills and Strategies" is built around three easy-to-follow rules: teach the basics, make it fun, and practice, practice, practice. Inside you will find imaginative drills that polish young players' skills such as baserunning, fielding, hitting, and pitching. In this new edition, Little League coach Ned McIntosh pays special attention to the changes to the rules about pitchers and how to turn them into an advantage. The author also provide strategies for dealing with parents, umpires, and other managers and coaches.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Baseball
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General
Dewey: 796.357
LCCN: 2007039721
Series: Little League Baseball Guide
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.4" W x 9.2" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Expert advice and innovative drills to propel your team to success

Endorsed by Little League Baseball(R) and a favorite among coaches and parents, Little League Drills and Strategies is built around three easy-to-follow rules: (1) teach the basics, (2) keep it fun, and (3) practice, practice, practice. Following these simple yet successful tenets, author Ned McIntosh has packed this book with imaginative drills that you can use to help your players strengthen their baseball skills.

These innovative exercises and minigames will keep practice fun for your players while they sharpen their abilities on the field. Accompanied by engaging instructional photographs, this authoritative resource features drills that will teach all of the fundamentals:

  • Hitting
  • Pitching
  • Fielding
  • Baserunning
  • And more

McIntosh also pays special attention to the latest rule changes, including everything you need to know about pitch counts and how to use them to your team's advantage. Also included is a special troubleshooting section with strategies on how to correct players' technique.


Contributor Bio(s): McIntosh, Ned: -

Ned McIntosh has coached Little League baseball for twenty-plus years. A resident of Berlin, Maryland, he is the author of Managing Little League Baseball and The Little League Guide to Tee Ball.