Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way

Publish date: 2007

Length: 264 pgs.

• More than 50 drills covering defense, hitting, pitching, and baserunning
  
• Age-specific practice plans for players ranging from 4 to 15+
  
• Strategies for setting goals and reasonable expectations for your players and team
  
• Advice on communicating with parents, players, and staff
  
• Methods for creating a positive and fun environment in which kids can learn the skills and strategies of the game

The Language of Baseball

Publish date: 2002

Lead Author: Ryan Gray

Length: 108 pgs.

The Language of Baseball: A Complete Dictionary of Slang Terms, Cliché's and Expressions from the Grand Ole Game. A humorous, informative and entertaining look at the colorful and unique language of the national pastime. Whether you’re a coach, player, umpire or fan, The Language of Baseball will be a book that you'll read through and then reference time and again.

Coaching Baseball: Skills & Drills, 3rd Edition

Publish date: 2002

Lead Author: Bragg Stockton

Length: 264 pgs.

One of the most famous coaches in baseball updates and revises his classic work. Dr. Stockton presents every aspect of baseball, from offensive play, to defensive play, to planning. Large format, 264 pages with many illustrations.

Great Practices, Great Games

Publish date: 1999

Lead Author: Dr. John Mayer

Length: 192 pgs.

An invaluable youth baseball coaching guide for any coach or parent. Forward by Chicago White Sox first baseman, Frank Thomas.

101 Championship Baseball Drills

Publish date: 1999

Lead Authors: Glenn & Raissa Cecchini with Jeff Walker

101 drills for baseball players at all competitive levels covering all aspects of play.

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Roots and Wings

Publish date: 1996

Lead Author: Bob Bennett

Length: 132 pgs.

Offers poems that illustrate the nuances of life, family, and friends by one of the most passionate coaches in baseball.

Words & Rhythms of Baseball

Publish date: 1996

Lead Author: Bob Bennett

Length: 140 pgs.

140 pages of poetry featuring and inspired by baseball from one of it's most passionate coaches.

Youth Baseball: A Coach's and Parent's Guide

Publish date: 1998

Lead Authors: Wendell Kim with Sally Tippett Rains

Length: 94 pgs.

An easy-to-read guide that helps coaches and parents instruct younger athletes to a more successful and more enjoyable baseball experience. Covers equipment, running, hitting, pitching, catching, fielding, baserunning, sliding, signs, game day preparation, scorekeeping, and more.

The Complete Book of Baseball Signs and Plays

Publish date: 1999

Lead Author: Stu Southworth

Length: 274 pgs.

Provides an extensive collection of baseball signs and signals for every situation in a game. The book covers umpires' signals, offensive and defensive gestures and coaching signs that make-up baseball's silent communication system.

Coach Quotes for Baseball

Publish date: 2000

Lead Author: Dave Altopp

Length: 136 pgs.

Over 300 motivational and inspirational quotations for baseball coaches and players. Pocket size.

Rhymes and Reasons

Publish date: 2000

Lead Author: Bob Bennett

Length: 132 pgs.

132 pages of baseball poetry by one of the most renowned baseball coaches in the game, Fresno State's Bob Bennett.

A Passion for the Game

Publish date: 2000

Lead Author: Bob Bennett

Length: 148 pgs.

The latest collection of poems from Fresno State's head coach Bob Bennett.

The Baseball Coaching Bible

Publish date: 2000

Lead Authors: Jerry Kindall, John Winkin

Length: 384 pgs.

Much more than a book on skills, strategies, or drills, The Baseball Coaching Bible represents a landmark work for the sport. Many of the greatest coaches the game has ever known—including Coaches of the Century at the high school, junior college, NAIA, and Division I, II, III levels, as named by Collegiate Baseball—combine to cover all aspects of coaching. The 27 contributing coaches share their keys to championship baseball, something they know well, having won 50 national titles and nearly 25,000 games.

52-Week Baseball Training

Publish date: 2000

Lead Author: A. Eugene Coleman

Length: 272 pgs.

Get in better condition for baseball—and watch your game improve! Players are getting bigger, stronger, and faster every season. Their conditioning level is at an all-time high, resulting in more towering home runs and blazing fastballs than ever before. With 52-Week Baseball Training, you can use the same baseball-specific training regimen as the major leaguers to prepare for the demands of today’s game.

Coaching Youth Baseball - 3rd ed.

Publish date: 2001

Lead Author: American Sport Education Program (ASEP)

Length: 176 pgs.

The spring 2001 release of Coaching Youth Baseball launches a much-improved third generation of the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. This widely respected and highly popular series has established itself as the best collection of sport-specific guides grounded in positive coaching principles.

Baseball Skills and Drills

Publish date: 2001

Lead Author: American Baseball Coaches Association

Length: 240 pgs.

Baseball Skills & Drills is the most comprehensive training book available for coaches and players at all levels. You will learn the best skills and drills for improving overall performance at every stage of the game, thus improving your chances at winning. Baseball Skills & Drills is packed with techniques that accelerate learning and improve execution, as well as tips and insights on how to better organize practices and correct common errors.

The Baseball Handbook

Publish date: 2002

Lead Author: Bernie Walter

Length: 256 pgs.

Arm yourself for every practice, every game, and every situation! This book is your one-stop source for expert nuts-and-bolts advice on every facet of baseball coaching. It’s the all-inclusive, instructionally sound handbook every baseball coach has been waiting for.

Maximizing Baseball Practice

Publish date: 1995

Lead Author: John Winkin, Jay Kemble, Michael Coutts

Length: 144 pgs.

John Winkin has brought consistent success to the University of Maine baseball program, racking up more than 900 wins and 6 College World Series invitations over 40 years. He has seen more than 50 of his players drafted into the professional ranks and been elected to the Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Coaching Baseball Successfully

Publish date: 1995

Lead Author: Andy Lopez, John Kirkgard

Length: 216 pgs.

John Winkin has brought consistent success to the University of Maine baseball program, racking up more than 900 wins and 6 College World Series invitations over 40 years. He has seen more than 50 of his players drafted into the professional ranks and been elected to the Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Complete Conditioning for Baseball

Publish date: 1997

Lead Author: Pat Murphy, Jeff Forney

Length: 208 pgs.

Until now, only the pros and some major college players had access to sport-specific training advice for developing their bodies to excel on the field. Complete Conditioning for Baseball is the first comprehensive training book to show baseball players and coaches at all levels how to get in the best possible shape so they can hit the ball harder, throw it faster, and run with greater agility and speed.

Playing Better Baseball

Publish date: 1997

Lead Author: Rick Wolff

Length: 208 pgs.

Teaching baseball fundamentals is difficult, but not nearly as tough as guiding players beyond a basic performance level. Veteran coach and player Rick Wolff, who worked his way up to the pro ranks on smarts and sweat, now shares insights he gleaned from playing and coaching thousands of games at every level of competition.