Coaching the Little League® Hitter - Softcover

Monteleone, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071417915 ISBN 13: 9780071417914

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2004

Synopsis

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 takes coaches and parents step by step through:

• Correct techniques of hitting
• Developmental practice drills
• Skills kids need to bat .300
• And how to have fun along the way

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Title: Coaching the Little League Hitter

Author: Monteleone

ISBN: 0-07-141791-5

Category: Sports/Baseball

Trim Size: 7 3/8 x 9 1/4

UPC: 639785384984

Price: $14.95

[category] Sports/Baseball

Batter up! Teach your players the art of precision hitting with Coaching the Little League® Hitter

As the legendary Ted Williams once said, hitting is "the most difficult feat in all sports." But with practice, practice, practice and the help of Coaching the Little League® Hitter, you can guide your Little League players toward hitting hard line drives every at-bat!

You don't become a .300 hitter without good fundamentals, correct mechanics, strike-zone discipline, and a lot of repetition. Coaching the Little League® Hitter provides a ten-step approach for mastering the art and science of hitting. By following the step-by-step approach laid out in this book, your players will learn the proper techniques of hitting.

Featuring advice and insight in every chapter from minor league batting instructor Steve Braun, Coaching the Little League® Hitter presents the ten most important and fundamental concepts that hitters should master, including:

• Ways to incorporate the proper hitting fundamentals with your players' own distinct batting styles
• Ways to eliminate "happy feet" inside the box
• Tips for loading up and increasing bat-head speed
• How to make the stealth stride and stay under control
• How to maintain balance while generating power
• Tips for taking a positive mental approach

Fully approved by Little League® Baseball Inc., the definitive name in youth league baseball, and illustrated throughout with more than 100 photographs, Coaching the Little League® Hitter is guaranteed to help young baseball players learn how to hit to the best of their abilities.

John Monteleone is the author and editor of several sports books, including The Little League Guide to Correcting the 25 Most Common Mistakes, The Louisville Slugger Ultimate Book of Hitting, The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes, and A Day in the Life of Major League Baseball Player. Monteleone is a former professional and college player, college coach, and an American Legion baseball coach.

About the Author:

John Monteleone (Princeton, NJ), a former college All-America and professional baseball player, is the author and editor of several sports books.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0071417915
• ISBN 13: 9780071417914
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144