One-on-one baseball : fundamentals made simple for players and coaches

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    • Scala, Dom
    • Cain, James

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One-on-one baseball : fundamentals made simple for players and coaches

Dom Scala ; with James Cain

McGraw-Hill, c2009

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Coach your kids the Dom Scala way From his days playing in the majors to his years as bullpen coach with the New York Yankees through his NCAA victories with Adelphi University and his success as director of New York's number-one baseball camp, Dom Scala has a lot to teach you about coaching. And in this all-in-one illustrated guide to coaching fundamental baseball he throws it to you easy, right down the middle.Sticking to the basics and keeping it simple, Dom brings together his 30 years of experience combined with special advice from baseball all-stars and hall-of-famers including Lee Mazzilli, John Franco, and Goose Gossage. Inside he'll teach you how to: Help young pitchers excel on the moundTurn any player into a powerful hitterImpart the secrets of running, sliding, and stealingWork your fielders at the college levelManage equipment and schedulesDeal with umpires and parentsAnd understand what makes your kids tick at every age

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Rules of the Game 2. Building a Program 3. The Fundamentals-Keeping it Simple 4. Perfect Practice Makes Perfect 5. Drills for Skills 6. The Natural vs. The Average Player 7. Strategy and the Game 8. Mental Preparation and Readiness in the Game and Life 9. My Mentor, My Coach 10. What are You Doing the Rest of your Life

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