Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully (Coaching Successfully) [Paperback]

Kathy J. Veroni (Author), Mindy Dessert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998 | ISBN-10: 0880115467 | ISBN-13: 978-0880115469

This guide for fastpitch softball coaches explains how to develop a philosophy, motivate players, and plan for the season. The author explains how to teach and improve player's performance in hitting, fielding, baserunning, pitching and offensive and defensive strategies.

Editorial Reviews

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
" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (Trade) (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880115467
• ISBN-13: 978-0880115469
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Softball

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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.