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The Baseball Drill Book
from: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3572
EAN: 9780736050838
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0736050833
Label: Human Kinetics Publishers
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2003-12
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Editorial Review:
Get more out of each practice! The Baseball Drill Book presents 198 activities to sharpen every aspect of player and team performance.
The American Baseball Coaches Association enlisted 17 top baseball coaches to create the best and most complete collection of baseball drills in print. Bob Bennett, Ed Cheff, Gordie Gillespie, Gene Stephenson, Ray Tanner, and a dozen more coaching greats cover all the bases:
· Conditioning and warm-up
· Throwing and catching
· Base running and sliding
· Hitting and bunting
· Pitching
· Fielding
· Offensive and defensive tactics
Additional chapters explain how to incorporate drills in practice sessions and simulate game situations. The Baseball Drill Book provides the essential links between initial skill learning, mastery, and winning performance on the diamond.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Book
This is a great tool for coaches looking to add variety to their practices. This book has helpful illustrations to facilitate each drill. Also the nice thing about this book is the detailed explanation of what each drill is looking to achieve, and gives variations of most drills to make them more challenging.
I coach HS Freshman baseball and use many of these drills to teach the foundation of the high school game. I would recommend this book to coaches of all levels.
Rating:  - Not so great for younger players
I bought this hoping for practice and drill ideas for my 7-year-old baseball nut son. While I'm sure it will be great in future years (high school), it has very little of use for younger players such as Little Leaguers. That's not a flaw with the book exactly, just a shortcoming of the marketing info at the time of sale.
Rating: - transaction
Very prompt and seamless transaction. Fast mail delivery. Would recommend this seller to anyone
Rating: - Times have changed
Kids are playing baseball at a much higher skill level these days, and are playing less sandlot baseball like I did when I was a kid. As a result, Little League practices need to be more than just BP and infield practice for the players to develop to their full potential.
This book has drills that range from fundamentals, to more complex workouts for the entire team. There are some drills appropriate for kids as young as T-Ball (and I have used them with players as young as 5) - but ... Read More
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