Author: American Baseball Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: drills, amp, skills, baseball
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-03-06
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736037381
ISBN-13: 9780736037389

Baseball Skills & Drills is both a comprehensive instructional guide and a useful practice tool for coaches and players at all levels. Written by three of baseball’s top teaching coaches-Pat McMahon of Mississippi State University, Mark Johnson of Texas A&M University, and Jack Leggett from Clemson University-and developed in cooperation with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), this is a book that you’ll use as often as your favorite bat. Master all the fundamentals through the book’s expert instruction, numerous photographs, and essential drills. The 17 chapte

Author: American Baseball Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: book, drill, series, baseball
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-11-26
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736050833
ISBN-13: 9780736050838

Get more out of each practice! The Baseball Drill Book presents 198 activities to sharpen every aspect of player and team performance. The American Baseball Coaches Association enlisted 17 top baseball coaches to create the best and most complete collection of baseball drills in print. Bob Bennett, Ed Cheff, Gordie Gillespie, Gene Stephenson, Ray Tanner, and a dozen more coaching greats cover all the bases: · Conditioning and warm-up · Throwing and catching · Base running and sliding · Hitting and bunting · Pitching · Fielding · Offensive and defensive tactics Addi

Author: American Baseball Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: strategies, baseball
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2002-12-23
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0736042180
ISBN-13: 9780736042185

One of baseball’s most appealing features is that it is a thinking game. Athletes of all sizes can excel with sufficient smarts and skills. And managers from Little League to the major leagues can lead teams to titles with proper preparation and effective decision making. Now students of the game who are looking for a mental edge need only turn to one complete tactical resource. Baseball Strategies explains what to do, when to do it, and why in all facets of the game. Part I focuses on the offensive attack, from determining the batting order to sending runners on certain pitches in

Author: American Baseball Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: baseball, perfect, practice
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-12-31
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736087133
ISBN-13: 9780736087131

Successful seasons don’t begin on opening day. They begin long before, in the cages, gym, locker room, and practice field. There, consistency, execution, and teamwork form the foundations of powerhouse programs and championship titles. While most coaches understand the importance of practice, far fewer have perfected it year after year, team after team. In Practice Perfect Baseball, the game’s premier collegiate coaches share their approaches, experiences, and philosophies on every facet of practice. This authoritative guide goes beyond the stretches and drills straight to the hea

Author: American Football Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: strategies, coaching, football
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1995-07-11
List price: $20.95
ISBN-10: 0873228693
ISBN-13: 9780873228695

Football Coaching Strategies is an invaluable source of football wisdom. Inside you’ll find 67 informative articles contributed during the last 25 years by many of the greatest football coaches the game has ever known. The book features 349 detailed diagrams and covers every crucial aspect of the game: • 28 articles on offense; • 19 articles on defense; • 7 articles on special teams; and • 13 articles on philosophy, motivation, and management. Edited by the American Football Coaches Association, this collection of gridiron strategies lets you tap into the creative g

Author: American Football Coaches Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: drills, football, defensive, afca
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1996-07-02
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0880114762
ISBN-13: 9780880114769

Author: The American Volleyball Coaches Association
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: volleyball, coaching
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 1998-05-11
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1570281246
ISBN-13: 9781570281242

The most complete and indispensable collection of volleyball writings available. Coaching Volleyball, a unique reference tool for coaches of one of the world’s fastest growing sports, touches on every aspect of the game. Never before has so much information by so many renowned volleyball authorities been collected in one volume. Includes articles from Terry Liskevych, PhD, former head coach, U.S. women’s national team; Marilyn Nolen, head coach, Saint Louis University and former U.S. women’s national team member; Doug Beal, PhD, head coach, 1984 U.S. men’s Olympic gold