The Baseball Starter: A Handbook for Coaching Children and Teens

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

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786457120
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	01/13/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Sol Gittleman     
Preface     
Introduction     

Part One: Teaching Baseball Mechanics     
1. Offense: Hitting, Bunting and Baserunning     
2. Playing the Field: Throwing, Catching and Fielding     
3. Pitching     

Part Two: Managing Practices and Games     
4. Managing Practices     
5. Managing Games     

Part Three: Additional Essentials     
6. Character and Team Culture     

Conclusion: Children and the Game of Baseball     

Part Four: Appendices     
One: Drills     
Two: Practice Games     
Three: Resources     
Index     

What People are Saying About This

John Casey

'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)

Bob Bigelow

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)

Editorial Reviews

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”—ARBA; “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.

From the Publisher

"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!"

author of Just Let the Kids Play; international youth sports reformer, activist and lecturer - Bob Bigelow

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.

Head Baseball Coach, Tufts University - John Casey

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

ARBA