Coaching Baseball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) [Paperback]

Mike Curran (Author), Ross Newhan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2007 | Series: Coaching Successfully Series

Build a winning baseball program both on the field and off! In Coaching Baseball Successfully, one of the nation's top high school coaches, Mike Curran, shares his expertise on all aspects of coaching. From establishing a coaching philosophy to player development to in-game decision making, this is the approach that has made his program a perennial powerhouse on the national scene.

Coaching Baseball Successfully covers it all:

- Off-season planning
- Evaluating your players
- Choosing and utilizing your coaching staff
- Motivating your team
- Communicating on and off the field
- Organizing productive practices
- Hitting, pitching, and baserunning skills
- Infield and outfield defensive skills
- Offensive and defensive strategies
- Scouting and game preparation
- In-game decision making

With dozens of drills, practice plans, and advice for handling off-the-field challenges, Coaching Baseball Successfully is the most comprehensive resource available for novice and experienced coaches alike; it's your blueprint for building a championship-caliber baseball team.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"""Coaching Baseball Successfully "is a must-read. One of the top high school coaches in the country provides firsthand experience, insight into the game, coaching strategies, and techniques that any coach can implement into a program.""
Tim Montez
Jacksonville University Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Champions
2006 NCAA Regional Participant
""Having played for Coach Curran, I cannot say enough about his program. With" Coaching Baseball Successfully "he shares his expertise, and he details every aspect of a winning program, both on and off the diamond. This is essential reading for every baseball coach."
Mike Gallego
Colorado Rockies Infield and Third-Base Coach

Review

"Coaching Baseball Successfully is a must-read. One of the top high school coaches in the country provides firsthand experience, insight into the game, coaching strategies, and techniques that any coach can implement into a program."

Tim Montez
Jacksonville University Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Champions
2006 NCAA Regional Participant

"Having played for Coach Curran, I cannot say enough about his program. With Coaching Baseball Successfully he shares his expertise, and he details every aspect of a winning program, both on and off the diamond. This is essential reading for every baseball coach.”

Mike Gallego
Colorado Rockies Infield and Third-Base Coach

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736065202
• ISBN-13: 978-0736065207
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, November 4, 2008

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Jamie M. Curran (San Diego, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching Baseball Successfully (Coaching Successfully Series) (Paperback)

Personally watching and knowing the way in which Mike Curran coaches baseball, I can honestly say this book contains every secret a high school, college or any level baseball coach should know. It gives insight into every aspect of coaching from dealing with parents to establishing a solid, well respected program. Across the country, Mike Curran is well known for his success in building a successful baseball program and he shares his philosophy in this well written book. I recommend it to anyone looking to form a successful baseball program or anyone who simply wants to learn more about the game.