Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame pitcher Michele Smith throws one right down the middle with this big collection of more than 250 skill-building drills developed especially for coaches of fast-pitch recreation league, travel ball, and high school softball players, ages eight to eighteen.

Straight from the Michele Smith Gold Camps and Clinics, these drills are designed to give you all the tools you need to teach the entire range of offensive and defensive softball skills. With Michele's expert guidance and instruction, you'll coach your players to:

Master the mechanics of footwork for fielding with hustle
Swing for the fences and hit the fastest pitches
Catch the ball proactively and throw it quickly and accurately to its target
Defend the infield and outfield with speed and confidence
Run the bases swiftly and strategically
Refine fast-pitch skills so they can windmill like Michele
And much more

About the Authors

Michele Smith has won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. National Softball Team and was inducted into the American Softball Association Hall of Fame. An ESPN commentator for the Little League World Series, she runs popular softball clinics through her company, Michele Smith Inc. (michelesmith.com). She lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Lawrence Hsieh is a writer, an attorney specializing in sports law, and a volunteer youth sports coach.

Lawrence Hseih (pronounce"shay") is a corporate and sports attorney in private practice. His commentary and analysis on the IOC's decision to drop softball as an Olympic sport was published in the New York Law Journal and reprinted by USA Softball, the sport's Olympic organizer in the U.S. Hsieh coaches youth softball for his daughter's team, studies tae kwon do with his son, and participates in many other sports, including swimming, SCUBA, skiing, fencing, baseball, and soccer.

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