The Baseball Starter: A Handbook for Coaching Children and Teens - Softcover

Scarlett, W. George; Chertok, Gregory; Lipton, Jacob L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786438584 ISBN 13: 9780786438587

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2009

Synopsis

With an emphasis on instilling a love for the game, this handbook instructs parents and coaches on teaching the basics of baseball to young players. More than 80 photos demonstrate the proper techniques for hitting, fielding, and pitching, and appendices of games and drills reinforce the lessons in ways that youths will enjoy. Taking into account the differing needs of players by age, the authors provide separate discussions for young children and adolescents.

About this title

About the Author:

W. George Scarlett is a professor of child development at Tufts University. He is the author of numerous books and articles about children's play and organized youth sports. He lives in Carlisle, Massachusetts.

Gregory Chertok is a sport psychology counselor at the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center in New Jersey. He is a former captain of the Tufts varsity baseball team and is presently co-owner of Pitch by Pitch Baseball, a youth summer baseball academy, in Congers, N.Y. He lives in Bardonia, New York.

Jacob L. Lipton works for a risk management consulting firm. He is a former Tufts baseball player and director of a summer youth sports camp. He lives in New York.

Erik S. Johanson is a strategic planner at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. A former pitcher for the Tufts varsity baseball team, he now lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Review:

"The Baseball Starter steps up to the plate and delivers! This book is a must read for youth coaches who want to teach their players not only great fundamentals but be able to deliver them in a positive and age appropriate way. I found myself reading it as a refresher course in the basic fundamentals of the game after 26 years as a college coach, it is a great foundation to help foster a child's love for the game." --John Casey, Head Baseball Coach, Tufts University

I've known George Scarlett for a long time and he has always had incredibly keen insight into how to make youth baseball more fun and exciting for the players. I am very happy and proud that George has now put all this wisdom into The Baseball Starter. If you are the coach and/or parent of a youth baseball player; please read this book...it's terrific!" --Bob Bigelow, author of Just Let the Kids Play; international youth sports reformer, activist and lecturer

"a great place for one new to coaching to begin...could be a lifesaver to someone who knows baseball but is new to coaching children and young adults" --American Reference Books Annual

"a great place for one new to coaching to begin...could be a lifesaver to someone who knows baseball but is new to coaching children and young adults" --American Reference Books Annual

"a great place for one new to coaching to begin...could be a lifesaver to someone who knows baseball but is new to coaching children and young adults" --American Reference Books Annual

"a great place for one new to coaching to begin...could be a lifesaver to someone who knows baseball but is new to coaching children and young adults" --American Reference Books Annual

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0786438584
• ISBN 13: 9780786438587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160