Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully - 2nd Edition (Coaching Successfully Series) [Paperback]

Kathy Veroni (Author), Roanna Brazier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2005 | Series: Coaching Successfully Series

Field a winning fastpitch softball team year after year with the knowledge and insights of a coaching legend! Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully provides the guidance and technical expertise you need in order to build and maintain a competitive team, covering every facet of leading a squad on the field and developing a program off of it.

Hall of Fame coach Kathy Veroni, who has won more than 1,250 fastpitch games in her career, and pitching expert Roanna Brazier share their insights and experiences in this authoritative, comprehensive guide to coaching fastpitch softball. From developing a coaching philosophy and planning for the season to teaching the skills and tactics of the game, you will find proven formulas for success within these pages.

With practice and conditioning plans, administrative forms, sample scouting charts, tactics for dozens of game situations, and more than 130 drills, Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully is the most complete resource available for aspiring and experienced coaches alike. Take advantage of the authors' expertise to gain a winning edge over your competition.

Editorial Reviews

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""""If you are a youth coach just starting out or an accomplished collegiate coach, this book will help you improve every facet of your game. It provides excellent practice templates, breakdowns of technical positions, game strategies, conditioning programs, mental preparedness, and goal-setting strategies to assist you in building your program. It is by far the best softball book on the market!"""
Sue Enquist
Head coach of the UCLA Bruins, 11-time national champions
""""Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully "provides an excellent blueprint for building a successful program. It covers coaching philosophies, training of individual skills, offensive and defensive strategies, and ongoing evaluation and assessment. Kathy Veroni's expertise as one of the greatest coaches in NCAA Division I softball, combined with Roanna Brazier's talent, yield this must-have resource for any dedicated coach."""
Gayle Blevins
University of Iowa softball coach
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Review

"If you are a youth coach just starting out or an accomplished collegiate coach, this book will help you improve every facet of your game. It provides excellent practice templates, breakdowns of technical positions, game strategies, conditioning programs, mental preparedness, and goal-setting strategies to assist you in building your program. It is by far the best softball book on the market!"

Sue Enquist -- Head coach of the UCLA Bruins, 11-time national champions

"Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully provides an excellent blueprint for building a successful program. It covers coaching philosophies, training of individual skills, offensive and defensive strategies, and ongoing evaluation and assessment. Kathy Veroni's expertise as one of the greatest coaches in NCAA Division I softball, combined with Roanna Brazier's talent, yield this must-have resource for any dedicated coach."

Gayle Blevins -- University of Iowa softball coach

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (December 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736060103
• ISBN-13: 978-0736060103
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Softball
  • #69 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Baseball

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best softball book, December 16, 1999

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This review is from: Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully (Coaching Successfully) (Paperback)

I've read most of the fast-pitch softball books on the market and this is by far the best. It is thorough, yet concise. It is equally useful for beginning coaches and advanced coaches. I especially like the Defensive Strategies chapter that details many game situations and defenses for those situations. This book also covers the gamut of coaching softball, from philosophy to organization to the game itself to post-season considerations.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Softball Book For Coaches of 12 & U and Up., September 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully (Coaching Successfully) (Paperback)

The book is a little more advanced than what I needed right now coaching 8 & U coach pitch softball, but it does a great job of showing you the direction your coaching should be going as the kids get older. That in turn has influenced how I teach these young girls. Many of the fine drills in this book are too advancd for my age group, but I was able to simplify them a little to make them easier for 7-8 year olds. If your coaching 6-10 year old kids and can only buy one book, this may not be the one. But it is a great book to have in your coaching library. The best I have seen, my kids just are not quite ready for it yet.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great source for any level coach., July 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully (Coaching Successfully) (Paperback)

I just recently purchased Kathy Veroni's book to help instruct my 10 year old in fastpitch. I was never taught the proper way to play myself, so I needed a guide. After just getting into it, I have decided to coach her team next year! Ms. Veroni cites some of her own experiences to "drive home" some of her points. She reviews coaching skills for different situations and has many drills and trouble shooting strategies for all age levels. There are photos to help define drills. The book is written very well and is easy to follow. If you need drills, this is the book to have! Our current coaches have bought it and loved it too.