Little League's Official How-To-Play Baseball Book: Based on the bestselling video by MasterVision®. More than 125 illustrations! Plus the Official Little League playing rules [Paperback]

Peter Kreutzer (Author), Ted Kerley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

For more than sixty years youngsters have looked to Little League for a wholesome, friendly field on which to play baseball. This newly revised and updated edition of Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book provides baseball instruction the Little League way, written especially for eight- to fourteen-year-olds.

Special tips, informative quizzes and scores of illustrations complement easy-to-follow instruction in all the skills beginning players need to master the game—how to throw, hit, and field all the positions—while promoting good sportsmanship. Based on the bestselling MasterVision® video, Little League’s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book is informative enough to help even the brightest young stars shine brighter.

This comprehensive introduction to America's favorite pastime includes:

Hitting and Pitching
Baserunning and Sliding
Playing All the Defensive Positions
Fitness and Warm-Ups
Offensive and Defensive Strategy
The Complete Official 2003 Little League Rules
And much more

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For more than sixty years youngsters have looked to Little League for a wholesome, friendly field on which to play baseball. This newly revised and updated edition of Little League?s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book provides baseball instruction the Little League way, written especially for eight- to fourteen-year-olds.

Special tips, informative quizzes and scores of illustrations complement easy-to-follow instruction in all the skills beginning players need to master the game?how to throw, hit, and field all the positions?while promoting good sportsmanship. Based on the bestselling MasterVision® video, Little League?s Official How-to-Play Baseball Book is informative enough to help even the brightest young stars shine brighter.

This comprehensive introduction to America's favorite pastime includes:

Hitting and Pitching
Baserunning and Sliding
Playing All the Defensive Positions
Fitness and Warm-Ups
Offensive and Defensive Strategy
The Complete Official 2003 Little League Rules
And much more

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Broadway; Rev Upd edition (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767914155
• ISBN-13: 978-0767914154
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,360,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for the basics, November 1, 2007

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This review is from: Little League's Official How-To-Play Baseball Book: Based on the bestselling video by MasterVision®. More than 125 illustrations! Plus the Official Little League playing rules (Paperback)

I purchased this book to pick-up a few more pointers. The book was good but all the graphics/forms are drawn. Would be better with actual photographs.