Coaching Youth Softball (Baffled Parent's Guides) (Paperback)

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Coaching Youth Softball (Baffled Parent's Guides) (Paperback)

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Coaching Youth Softball is written especially for the unprepared parent thrust into the role of coaching his or her 8- to 12-year-old child's softball team. Upbeat and inspirational, it schools new coaches in the fundamentals of controlling, motivating, and encouraging a disparate group of kids in the art and science of softball.

Parents learn the logistics of running a youth team and the specifics of coaching softball. They learn how to match drills to a player's skills and motivation level and gain a wealth of detailed instructions on such specifics as how to run a successful practice and manage during a game.

  • Takes a drill-based approach to teaching basic skills
  • Reviews softball fundamentals for inexperienced parents
Jacquie Joseph is head coach of the Michigan State University softball team. She has coached at the national level as an assistant to the gold medal U.S. team in the Pan American Games qualifier in 1997 and as head coach for the West Team in the U.S. National team trials.
Product Details ISBN: 9780071368254
ISBN-10: 0071368256
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
Publication Date: March 19th, 2001
Pages: 128
Language: English
Series: Baffled Parent's Guides