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Rod Delmonico (Author)
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February 16, 1996


Help your team score more runs! In Offensive Baseball Drills, Rod Delmonico, Baseball America's 1995 NCAA Division I College Coach of the Year, shows you 68 offensive drills he uses to take his teams to the top.

These drills help players develop important offensive skills, like maintaining proper body and bat control, hitting to the opposite field with a runner on first, deciding when to take the extra base, and many more.

The book includes drills that coaches can use in practice and athletes can use to practice on their own, including:

- 35 hitting drills,
- 20 baserunning drills, and
- 13 team drills.

Each drill features a full-page explanation of the drill's purpose, equipment needs, and proper procedures as well as coaching points. And the facing page has either a photo that shows the key skill in the drill being performed correctly or a diagram of the field that shows how to set up and conduct the drill.

In the last section are the five keys to using drills effectively and information on how to incorporate them into practice. The section also includes sample practice plans for youth, intermediate, and advanced players.

Offensive Baseball Drills will help your team develop solid hitting, bunting, stealing, and running skills and score more runs in every game.


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"""Rod is a great coach. The book reflects his great ethics, team-building skills, and teaching talents. A must-read for all coaches."""
Skip Bertman
Head Coach, 1996 U.S. Baseball Olympic Team, Head Baseball Coach, Louisiana State University
"""Coach Delmonico's drills have been a big part of my success as a major leaguer. His expertise helped me to improve my game each year and he can help you too!"""
Deion Sanders, Only athlete to play in both the World Series and the Super Bowl
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""Rod is a great coach. The book reflects his great ethics, team-building skills, and teaching talents. A must-read for all coaches.""
Skip Bertman
Head Coach, 1996 U.S. Baseball Olympic Team, Head Baseball Coach, Louisiana State University

""Coach Delmonico's drills have been a big part of my success as a major leaguer. His expertise helped me to improve my game each year and he can help you too!""
Deion Sanders, Only athlete to play in both the World Series and the Super Bowl

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics (February 16, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873228650
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873228657
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Some terminology clarification needed, April 2, 1999
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Delmonico does a great job in showing numerous drills to develope the fundamentals of offensive baseball. However, Some terminology clarification needed for the readers who are not familiar with University of Tennesee baseball. Overall, a must read for coaches at the intermediate to advanced levels
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read., May 19, 1999
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Delmonico presents his drills in an easy to understand format that is right to the point. The pictures and diagrams farthur simplify the understanding of these drills. The only thing is that sometimes he does not go into enough detail and leaves elements of the drills questionable in the mind of those that still have a thing or two to learn about the game and its terminology. Overall it should prove to be a great asset and improve any coaches ability to diversify drills and practice.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for K-4 graders practices..., May 23, 2001
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I coach t-ball and little league. This book works great for even the youngsters. I pick and choose the appropriate drills, make copies for hand-outs, and do the drills for practice. They make it more interesting. Great book.
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Pitching is said to be 70 to 90 percent of baseball in terms of who wins and who loses. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feeder flips, batting tunnel, bunting technique, baserunning skills, sample practice plans, hitting drills, batting tee, compact swing, fungo bat, pitching machine, middle infielders, team drills, cage area, outside pitch, normal stance, opposite field
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Equipment Infield, Bat Drill, Equipment Batting, Swing King, Diamond Demon, Equipment Baseball, Tee Drill, Three Stops Drill, Equipment Grassy, First-and-Third Steal Drill, Solar Hitter, Tri-Station Drill, Dirt-Ball Reads, Equipment Cage, Equipment L-shaped, Hit-and-Run Drill, Hit-Stick Drill, Reaction Drill, Soft-Toss Drill
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