Seventeen of the game's top collegiate coaches have teamed up with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) to bring you the game's most comprehensive assortment of practice activities. The Baseball Drill Book features 198 drills proven to improve individual and team performance. Former Fresno State coach Bob Bennett, Ripon College's ......
Some books teach coaches and players what to do; this also explains why. Developed by an all-star cast of coaches selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball Strategies is the most comprehensive resource ever written on the tactical aspects of the game. Providing the content are 18 of the game's top strategists, including ......
There is more to becoming a great pitcher than sound mechanics, a blazing fastball, and a live arm. A pitcher must know how to pitch-what to throw, when to throw it, and where to locate it. He must have a me-versus-you mind-set, that unique blend of confidence and determination that fuels a passion to set the tone of ......
An instructional resource and learning tool covering the fundamentals of baseball. In 17 chapters, top coaches present techniques for proper execution, coaching points, and insights into quicker learning. Common errors are explained and there are photographs of the techniques.
We've entered a new era of women in coaching. Women coaches across the globe have triumphed, using their expertise, experience, and sustained success to break down barriers and establish new standards of excellence in their coaching roles. Winning Ways of Women Coaches reflects this new era. Some of the most exceptional women coaches in the world ......
In this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and insights from major and minor league players, who at some point discovered the importance of ......
Strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, or other related professionals who supervise and train athletes for baseball; also for baseball coaches with intermediate or advanced understanding of strength and conditioning concepts and applications.
Over 100 Years of Change That Formed America's Favorite Pastime
The Making of Modern Baseball examines the development of Major League Baseball, including the recruitment, entry, and performance of ballplayers from foreign countries; the competitive balance or degree of parity that exists among teams within and between the American and National League.
The pastime from its origins to analytics, now in an updated new edition
Long celebrated as a classic, Baseball returns in a new fourth edition that follows the game from its murky origins to the current era of unprecedented prosperity.
Benjamin G. Rader updates the text with a portrait of ......