Dirk Baker

Baseball Drills for Young People

More Than 180 Games and Activities for Preschool to High School Players, 2d ed.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for coaches, this work presents more than 180 baseball games and activities for young children and adolescents, focusing on teaching, improvement of skills and enjoyment. Games emphasizing baserunning, bunting, catching, fielding, hitting, throwing and pitching are covered. Each section reviews fundamentals, introduces creative skills and drills for group practice, and details the age group, objective, equipment and rules for each activity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9780786437252
• ISBN-10: 0786437251
• Artikelnr.: 23402977

Autorenporträt

Worcester State University head baseball coach Dirk Baker was an adjunct professor at the university for 15 years. He previously coached at Harvard and Boston University as well as in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Bill "Spaceman" Lee     
Preface     
CHAPTER 1. RUNNING A BASEBALL CAMP, CLINIC, CLASS OR PRACTICE: TIPS FROM A
TO Z     
CHAPTER 2. BASERUNNING     
The Basics     
Team Baserunning Drills     
Baserunning Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 3. BUNTING     
The Basics     
Team Bunting Drills     
Bunting Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 4. CATCHING     
The Basics     
Team Catching Drills     
Catching Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 5. FIELDING     
The Basics     
Team Infield Drills     
Team Outfield Drills     
Fielding Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 6. HITTING     
The Basics     
Team Hitting Drills     
Hitting Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 7. THROWING AND PITCHING     
The Basics     
Team Throwing Drills     
Team Pitching Drills (Overhand)     
Team Pitching Drills (Underhand)     
Throwing and Pitching Games and Activities     
CHAPTER 8. CLOSING WORDS     
Index of Games and Activities