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Coaching the Little League Pitcher $16.95 The authoritative sourcebooks for parents, players, and coaches. Baseball is a complicated game to learn, particularly for a 9- to 12-year-old's attention span. Bewildered managers, coaches, and parents of the more than 2.5 million Little League Baseball® players need all the help they can get. Filled with fun and easy-to-follow instructions and advice on teaching the fundamentals of baseball, the bestselling Little League Baseball® series is sure to score with coaches and kids alike. COACHING THE LITTLE LEAGUE® PITCHER. This book provides Little League coaches and parents with valuable information on how to help their pitchers improve, covering everything from the kinds of pitches and the strategic aspects of pitching to tips for keeping players healthy and fit.

Coaching the Little League« Hitter $20.95 INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST-SELLING LITTLE LEAGUE GUIDES Packed with valuable information on how to help their players improve at the plate, this guide ...

Coaching the Little League Hitter $12.65 INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST-SELLING LITTLE LEAGUE GUIDESPacked with valuable information on how to help their players improve at the plate, this guide takes coaches and parents step by step through:Correct techniques of hitting Developmen

Coaching The Little League Fielder $18.53 This book is in Used condition

How To Coach Little League Baseball $18.95 This book instructs coaches on the duties and responsibilities of coaching Little League baseball, including maximizing practice efficiency, teaching the basics of the game, and effectively ...

Coaching the Little League® Hitter by Monteleone, John Edition ILL, 1 $19.99 INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST-SELLING LITTLE LEAGUE GUIDESPacked with valuable information on how to help their players improve at the plate, this guide takes coaches and parents step by step through:Correct techniques of hittingDevelopmental practice drillsSkills kids need to bat .300And how to have fun along the way

InSideOut Coaching $10.99 Joe Ehrmann, the coach profiled in the national bestseller Season of Life, explains how coaches at every level, from Little League to high school to NCAA Division I and even the professional leagues, can use sports to transform lives. Coaches have a tremendous platform, says Joe Ehrmann, a former Syracuse University All-American and NFL star. Perhaps second only to parents, coaches can impact young people as no one else can. But most coaches fail to do the teaching, mentoring, even life-saving intervention that their platform provides. Too many are transactional coaches; they focus solely on winning and meeting their personal needs. They see sports as a simple exchange: the athlete performs to a coach’s demands and in return gets something, usually praise or a position in the starting lineup. Some coaches, however, use their platform. They teach the Xs and Os, but also teach the Ys of life. They help young people grow into responsible adults; they leave a lasting legacy. These are the transformational coaches. These coaches change lives, and they also change society by helping to develop healthy men and women. Sports have become a secular religion, according to Ehrmann. Tens of millions of children play sports, and millions of coaches have the potential to influence the lives of these children—and through them to touch their parents’ lives as well. Children can be diminished and discouraged by their sports experiences, or they can be strengthened, uplifted, even in some cases redeemed. Sports can be a life-changing experience if coaches understand why they are coaching and redefine their measurement of success. InSideOut Coaching explains how to become a trans-formational coach. Coaches first have to “go inside” and articulate their reasons for coaching. Only those who have taken the InSideOut journey can become transformational. Joe Ehrmann provides examples of coaches in his life who took this journey and taught him how to find something bigger than himself in sports.He describes his own InSideOut experience, starting with the death of his beloved brother, which helped him understand how sports could transcend the play-ing field. He gives coaches the information and the tools they need to become transformational. Joe Ehrmann has taken his message about the extraordinary power of sports all over the country. It has been warmly endorsed by NFL head coaches, athletic directors at major universities, high school head coaches, even business groups and community organizations. Now any parent-coach or school or community coach can read Ehrmann’s message and learn how to make sports a life-changing experience.

Coach Dave's 300 Pitch Count - Softball Coaching Accessories $19.99 Handheld, battery operated, Electronic Pitch Counter displays total pitches thrown, total balls and total strikes thrown. Tracks two pitchers and clears each separately. Alarms at Little League specified pitch counts , , , . Licensed and approved by Little League Baseball.Softball Coaching Accessories - Softball Coaching Accessories

Little League Heroes $11.93 Little League Heroes

Little League Confidential $16.72 Little League Confidential

Big Ego, Little League $16.5 Big Ego, Little League

Surviving Little League $15.95 Surviving Little League

Little Big League $7.99 Little Big League

Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies $19.99 Thinking about volunteering as a lacrosse coach? Even if you’ve never done it before, you can lead your team to a safe and exciting season. Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to get the score on coaching youth lacrosse with loads of tips and plenty of offensive and defensive drills. This friendly guide helps you grasp the basics and take charge on the field. You’ll get lots of expert advice on teaching essential skills to different age groups, determining positions for each player, promoting teamwork, keeping kids healthy and injury-free, helping struggling players improve their skills and encouraging your best players to make the most of their talents, and leading your team effectively during a game. Discover how to::; Recognize your behind-the-scenes responsibilities; Get a handle on rules and terms; Plan and execute practices; Teach basic lacrosse skills; Identify players’ strengths and weaknesses; Juggle the dual roles of coach and parent; Develop a lacrosse coaching philosophy; Motivate all of your players; Make practice and skill-building fun; Understand the league your coaching; Make sure your team has all the right equipment; Take different approaches to coaching girls and boys; Assign players to positions; Motivate players on game day. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Make yourself the perfect somebody with a little help from Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies.

The Giants Coaching Teddy Bear $29.99 Coaching little kids is his game! This cuddly coach makes learning how to dress, count and say your ABCs easy and fun with his adorable style. Introducing an interactive San Francisco Giants™ teddy bear ready to take your child on a winning educational journey. Cover all the bases of developmental learning with this San Francisco Giants™ bear, officially licensed by Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and available from The Bradford Exchange Heirloom Toys. Teaching 10 fundamental tips, just squeeze the San Francisco Giants™ toy bear's soft paws to hear him recite the alphabet or his 1,2,3s, and when he's ready for the big game, play "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." Your child will learn to snap, buckle, button, zipper and tie with this Giants™ bear's interactive uniform, complete with a removable Velcro ball. For educational baseball fun every day, discover one totally huggable bear who certainly dresses for success. Not available in stores. Order now!

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Coach Dave's 400 Pitch Count - Softball Coaching Accessories $39.99 Handheld, battery operated, Electronic Pitch Counter Stop Watch Displays total pitches thrown, total balls and total strikes Displays percentage of strikes thrown Tracks two pitchers, clears each pitcher separately Alarms at Little League Specified pitch counts , , , Alarm can be turned on or off. Licensed and approved by Little League Baseball.Softball Coaching Accessories - Softball Coaching Accessories

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Little League

I've been a baseball fan for most of my life. It seems like I played it nonstop in my youth, and marveled at the major leagues in the early 1960's with the Yankees and watched the Big Red Machine roll on to victory in the 1970's. I still have a pretty impressive baseball card collection which I hope to pass on to a grandchild some day.

When my children came of age, I was glad to see them express an interest and join the local Little League. Because of this, I got involved with the local program and served it for ten years in a variety of capacities: as coach for both boys baseball and girls softball, as umpire, and as a member of the board of directors. I got involved because I saw it as a rare opportunity to be actively involved in the lives of my children, especially in something we all enjoyed.

As coach, I had modest success. Unlike a lot of my contemporaries, I never suffered under the illusion that we played in a World Series every weekend or that any of my kids would someday reach the Hall of Fame. Instead, I taught teamwork, the fundamentals of the game, and hopefully an appreciation for it. Frankly, we had a blast. I never made my kids run laps after a defeat, and we often had ice cream after a victory. But my signature as a manager was to line the kids up before the game and give the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Since baseball is truly America's game, I thought this was important. Interestingly, there were a lot of coaches who thought this was plain silly and refused to join us in the pledge of allegiance. I thought this was particularly strange.

The one thing I objected to as a coach was how parents tended to treat us as baby-sitters. They weren't so much interested in whether their child learned anything, as much as they saw this as an opportunity to occupy the kid's time. This never did set well with me.

As an umpire, I learned the importance of managing the game, being fair, and good sportsmanship. I only had one instance where I had to eject a manager for being a loudmouth. I guess I did such a good job at this that nobody dared challenge me thereafter. The lessons I learned as umpire followed me into my professional career, as well as my participation in other nonprofit organizations.

As a member of the Board of Directors, I produced the club's first web page, cleaned up the governing docs, and straightened out their finances. When I started on the finances, I was given nothing more than a shoe box with receipts and nothing else. This made me suspicious of how finances were being handled prior to my term.

More than anything, what I learned from my Little League experience was that it is run by well meaning people with some time on their hands, but haven't got a clue as to how to run a business. Little League is essentially no different than any other nonprofit organization in this regards, complete with politics, a lack or organization, and some power hungry fool trying to run everything. The scope of an organization like Little League is such that it is virtually impossible to try to micromanage everything, but that doesn't stop people from trying to do so. Consequently, they do nothing but alienate the volunteers and discourage people from participating. Instead, they should be empowering people and hold them responsible for their actions. As I like to say, you should "manage more, and supervise less."

Little League is nothing more than a forum for kids to get some organized physical activity, learn some fundamental lessons about teamwork and sportsmanship, and an appreciation for the game. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet there are those parents who go beyond this and teach cutthroat tactics and to win at all costs; If this includes cheating, so be it. Actually, its a shame parents have to get involved with something like Little League; the kids would probably have a better time without them.

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