The Fundamentals of Coaching and Playing Baseball [Paperback]

Donald Landolphi (Author), Joe Russo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 25, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0205261140 | ISBN-13: 978-0205261147 | Edition: 1

The value of a good coach is immeasurable. From youth sports to university level, players look to their coach as a source of leadership, knowledge, and philosophy. Written by authors who know the game at all levels, this book is a wonderful reference for baseball enthusiasts of all levels. Readers are presented with an abundance of techniques and concepts that will aid them in developing their own coaching and playing ideology. The book encompasses a wide variety of useful information- from an in-depth guide to organizing offensive and defensive systems to tips on the semantics of indoor practice, Informative and fun to read, the book also covers the mechanics of hitting, base running, pitching, catching, and fielding. Baseball coaches and enthusiasts.

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The value of a good coach is immeasurable. From youth sports to university level, players look to their coach as a source of leadership, knowledge, and philosophy. Written by authors who know the game at all levels, this book is a wonderful reference for baseball enthusiasts of all levels. Readers are presented with an abundance of techniques and concepts that will aid them in developing their own coaching and playing ideology. The book encompasses a wide variety of useful information- from an in-depth guide to organizing offensive and defensive systems to tips on the semantics of indoor practice, Informative and fun to read, the book also covers the mechanics of hitting, base running, pitching, catching, and fielding. Baseball coaches and enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 1 edition (December 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205261140
• ISBN-13: 978-0205261147
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is GREAT!!, November 5, 2000

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This review is from: The Fundamentals of Coaching and Playing Baseball (Paperback)

Being a physical education major, using this book made it easy to understand the game of baseball. Now teaching baseball is an easy task. When playing baseball, I can execute the techniques I've learned from this book much better than I previously did. Professor Landolphi and Joe Russo clearly acknowledged the fact that not everyone knows exactly how to play baseball and how to execute the simple techniques correctly. This book allows the reader to understand what the most important facts are to concentrate on in order to play, coach and have fun playing baseball.