Let's Do It: A Fundamental Guide to Slow-Pitch Softball (Spiral-bound)

~ Richard Aligo (Author)
Key Phrases: relay position, right fielder

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Product Description

An indispensable resource for anyone who wants to play competitive slow-pitch softball. Includes- How to form a team, Evaluating players, How to play each position, Batting fundamentals, Practice drills, Scouting reports, Game bookkeeping, 10 to 20 Team Double Elimination Tournament Charts

Illustrations include warm-up exercise drills, practice drills and situation charts. Used by many schools for instruction at all levels. Text pages are 60# library quality acid-free bond. Full C.I.P. data is included. 8-l/2" X 11", Plasti-Koil bound (or perfect bound), 166 pages. Four Color Cover, Thoroughly Illustrated.

About the Author

Richard James (Richie) Aligo is a native of Hoboken, New Jersey. Upon graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1973 with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture he settled in Houston, Texas where he is an architect.

He played baseball in high school and for the Hoboken Babe Ruth League where he as twice selected as an All-Star catcher. In Houston, he coached for three years in 'C and 'B' Class women's slow-pitch softball city and independent leagues. In those years his team complied a 59-22-1 win/loss record. (.719) and placed 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st (twice) in tournament play. It was through this coaching experience that he began to link the fundamentals he learned while playing baseball to the concepts of slow-pitch softball.

From this foundation he has developed a process for educating and developing athletes, combining basic fielding and hitting skills and requirements into a workable, structured and organized plan for playing slow-pitch softball.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 156 pages
• Publisher: Nel-Mar Publishing (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961576073
• ISBN-13: 978-0961576073
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,387,635 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if it fits your specific need., December 28, 1999

By A Customer

This book is geared towards someone organizing and leading a team. The table of contents looks quite complete, but many of the subjects received only cursory treatment. For example, the section on batting is hardly worth the paper consumed. The real meat of the book is its illustrations for fielding drills. The fielding drills are very hardcore. For example, many of the drills state that the initial fielder should have their back to the batter. The fielder reacts to the sound of the ball hitting the bat and develops a (survival) instinct. After the ball is fielded, it is rapidly thrown to everyone in the infield following some prescribed pattern. These may be great for the super competitive team in an elite league. The players on a typical adult team are likely to mutiny if these drills are proposed. Players in the non-hardcore leagues still want to get better and win, but they won't take on hardcore training regimens. Since recreational leagues far out number the elite leagues, drills geared to the enthusiastic participation of the adult recreational player would be a useful addition to the book.

1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soup to nuts. This book has got it all!!, September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This book took me from beginning end for organizing and putting together a competitive softball team.