Coaching Baseball: Skills and Drills (American Coaching Effectiveness Program Series) (Paperback)

by Bragg A. Stockton (Author) "Hitting, without a doubt, is the most difficult baseball skill to learn..." (more)
Key Phrases: quick crossover step, pitching exercise, regular steal, Same Same Same Same, Short Hop Drill, Rhythm Drill (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (Trade) (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093125065X
• ISBN-13: 978-0931250651
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #233,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading for little league coaches!, April 1, 2001

By	William S. Sciortino (Wilmette, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This book is one of the best on the topic. Every individual skill is broken down in detail with easy-to-understand stick figure diagrams showing proper position and step-by-step motion. Sections on strategy and charts showing decision making hierarchy (example: less than 2 outs, 1 run lead or tied, runners on 1st and 3rd: what does 3rd baseman do on a ground ball? the 2nd baseman? the pitcher? etc.) are truly valuable. I'm trying to buy more copies for my assistant coaches so that we all teach the same methods.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best coaching guide available, November 2, 2000

By	Joe Fontana (Redwood City, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I saw this gentleman at a clinic ten years ago and bought his book. He is one of the best teachers I have ever seen. He has broken the game of baseball down in such a manner that the rookie coach to the "old school" coach will benefit greatly. I use his book for the coaches in my high school program to develop a consistency of jargon and concepts. Buy three!

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for all coaches, April 19, 2009

By	T. Hastings (Addison, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Coaching Baseball: Skills and Drills: The Ultimate Baseball Training Guide (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

Outstanding book on the great game. As a youth baseball coach I have used this book as a reference for many years. Every detail of the game is covered, I mean every detail. The author knows the game very well and the book is easy to follow. Any baseball coach or even fathers of baseball players should have this book in their library.