Collective Coaching Wisdom for Youth Baseball : Ideas and Inspiration from America's Community Coaches to You

This unique handbook for coaches captures "word-of-mouth" tips, advice, and ideas from America's most extraordinary community youth coaches. Advice is provided on how to quickly create an atmosphere of pride, fun, excitement, and teamwork while continuing to teach kids the mechanical aspects of baseball and promoting excellence on the field. Lessons learned by coaches are passed along through organized sections of coaches' tips, coaches' favorite drills, and classic anecdotes of the trials and triumphs of leading groups of young players. A "tips & advice" section offers proven strategies for organizing a team, holding preseason parent meetings, conducting fun and effective practices, coaching and motivating players during games, managing parents, working with umpires, and making it all fun.

David A. Ham has been involved with baseball for 37 years as a player and a coach. He lives in Ellicott City, Maryland. Janice B. Sibley is an instructional writer and baseball parent. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.