Baseball in Action (Sports in Action) - Softcover

Dann, Sarah; Crossingham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0778701751 ISBN 13: 9780778701750

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co, 1999

Synopsis

Get in the game with Crabtree's exciting series on some of children's favorite sports.

Features:
-- the history of the sport
-- basic rules of play
-- equipment and safety precautions
-- techniques and quick tips for kids on how to improve their skills
-- action-packed photos showing boys and girls demonstrating moves
-- emphasis on the value of fair play and teamwork
-- how the professional leagues work

Take me out to the ball game with Crabtree's book Baseball in Action. Children will learn the rules and skills involved in playing. Lively, full-color photographs help demonstrate such basics as pitching, fouling, and bunting. Necessary equipment and safety precautions are also covered along with:
-- the layout of a baseball diamond and player positions
-- catching and throwing techniques
-- when to run and when to stay put
-- different variations of baseball from slow pitch to cricket

About this title

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Taken from Chapter 7: Take a Swing Learning how and when to swing the bat is the first step in becoming an excellent batter. Everyone dreams of hitting the ball out of the park and scoring a home run, but there are other ways to hit the ball. Hitting the ball hard and straight into the air or smoothly into the ground are also useful for scoring runs. Controlling the direction in which the ball goes is also important because you can aim for a spot that isn't covered by a fielder.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0778701751
• ISBN 13: 9780778701750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32