Coaching Baseball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies) -The National Alliance For Youth Sports

Coaching Baseball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
by: The National Alliance For Youth Sports

If you are a baseball fan, then coaching youth baseball is one the most enjoyable and rewarding activities you'll experience. But what if you've never coached before? Or you haven't played the game in a while and have forgot some key points to the sport?

No worries! Coaching Baseball for Dummies guides you through the rules of the game, explaining all the essential skills and the best ways to teach them to your players. Covering different age groups and great practice routines, this guide is all you need to have a fun-filled season. You'll discover how to:

* Fulfill the role of being a coach and parent

* Develop a coaching philosophy

* Understand how your league works

* Evaluate your team

* Teach your players fundamentals

* Understand all kinds of children

* Create your practice plan

* Prepare for game day

* Overcome challenges and problems

This plain-English guide also shows you how to run all kinds of drills, from hitting and pitching to fielding and base running. And when your team is tense or low on morale, it shows you how to relax your players and keep them focused on the game. There are also suggestions for making your season, and theirs, a memorable one. Coaching Baseball for Dummies shows you how much fun it can be to train kids to be athletes, have good sportsmanship, and work together as a team.

size: 5.50 MB

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Coaching Basketball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies) -The National Alliance For Youth Sports

Coaching Basketball For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
by: The National Alliance For Youth Sports

So you're thinking about volunteering to coach youth basketball? Great! You're in for a fun, rewarding experience. Whether you're new to the sport and looking for some guidance or you're a seasoned coach hunting for some fresh tips, Coaching Basketball For Dummies will help you command the court with confidence.

Each friendly chapter is packed with expert advice on teaching the basics of basketball'from dribbling and shooting to rebounding and defending”and guiding your kids to a fun-filled, stress-free season. You get a crash course in the rules and regulations of the game, as well as clear explanations of what all those lines, circles, and half-circle markings mean on the court. You'll assign team positions, run great practices, and work with both beginning and intermediate players of different age groups. You'll also see how to ramp up your players’ skills and lead your team effectively during a game. This book will also help you discover how to:

* Develop your coaching philosophy

* Understand your league’s rules

* Conduct a preseason parents’ meeting—crucial for opening the lines of communication

* Teach offensive and defensive strategies

* Keep your kids healthy and injury-free

* Encourage good sportsmanship

* Make critical half-time adjustments during a game

* Help struggling players

* Address discipline problems and handle difficult parents

* Coach an All-Star or Travel team

Complete with numerous offensive and defensive drills and tips for helping your kids relax before a game, Coaching Basketball For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get the score on this worthwhile endeavor!

size: 5.86 MB

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Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies) - National Alliance for Youth Sports

Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
by: National Alliance for Youth Sports

Thinking about volunteering as a lacrosse coach? Even if you’ve never done it before, you can lead your team to a safe and exciting season. Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to get the score on coaching youth lacrosse with loads of tips and plenty of offensive and defensive drills.

This friendly guide helps you grasp the basics and take charge on the field. You’ll get lots of expert advice on teaching essential skills to different age groups, determining positions for each player, promoting teamwork, keeping kids healthy and injury-free, helping struggling players improve their skills and encouraging your best players to make the most of their talents, and leading your team effectively during a game. Discover how to:

* Recognize your behind-the-scenes responsibilities

* Get a handle on rules and terms

* Plan and execute practices

* Teach basic lacrosse skills

* Identify players’ strengths and weaknesses

* Juggle the dual roles of coach and parent

* Develop a lacrosse coaching philosophy

* Motivate all of your players

* Make practice and skill-building fun

* Understand the league your coaching

* Make sure your team has all the right equipment

* Take different approaches to coaching girls and boys

* Assign players to positions

* Motivate players on game day

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Make yourself the perfect somebody with a little help from Coaching Lacrosse For Dummies.

size: 6.12 MB

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Carra: My Autobiography - Jamie Carragher

Carra: My Autobiography
by: Jamie Carragher

For the Anfield faithful, Jamie Carragher represents everything that is great about Liverpool Football Club, prompting the Kop to sing ‘we all dream of a team of Carraghers’. The club’s vice-captain, longest-serving player and one of a select band of players to have made more than 500 appearances for the Reds, Carra never gives less than 100 per cent for the cause. He is the embodiment of old-fashioned football values – a rarity in the modern game – honest and uncompromising.In Carra: My Autobiography, the Liverpool defender takes us deep into the heart of Anfield, into the club’s past glories and its uncertain future. In his typically down-to-earth style, Carra reveals what made him discard his blue Evertonian roots to become a fully fledged Red, how he mended his wild ways to become a true professional and a multiple trophy-winner, and the truth about a succession of managers – Evans, Houllier, Benítez – in the hottest seat in football. A Scouser through and through, Carra also has some forthright views on the England team, and tells why he rejected calls to return to the international fold.Full of sensational stories and controversial opinions, of glory and heartbreak on and off the pitch, Carra: My Autobiography is a football book unlike any other. The authentic voice of Anfield, Carra is one of the Bootroom Boys in true Liverpool tradition, and is as committed on the page as in every game he has played.

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For the Anfield faithful, Jamie Carragher represents everything that is great about Liverpool Football Club, prompting the Kop to sing 'we all dream of a team of Carraghers'. The club's vice captain, longest-serving player and one of a select band of players to have made more than 500 appearances for the Reds, Carra never gives less than 100 per cent for the cause. Never was this more true than in Liverpool's stunning Champions League triumph in Istanbul in 2005. He is the embodiment of old-fashioned football values– a rarity in the modern game – honest and uncompromising. In Carra: My Autobiography, the Liverpool defender takes us deep into the heart of Anfield, into the club's past glories and its uncertain future. In his typically down-to-earth style, Carra reveals what made him discard his blue Evertonian roots to become a fully fledged Red, how he mended his wild ways to become a true professional and a multiple trophy-winner, and the truth about a succession of managers – Evans, Houllier, Benitez – in the hottest seat in football. A scouser through and through, Carra also has some forthright views on the England team, and tells why he rejected calls from both Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello to return to the international fold. Full of sensational stories and controversial opinions, of glory and heartbreak on and off the pitch, Carra: My Autobiography is a football book unlike any other. The authentic voice of Anfield, Carra is one of the Bootroom Boys in true Liverpool tradition, and is as committed on the page as in every game he has ever played.

size: 0.30 MB

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