Overview
Fun, safety, and effective instruction are the focus of the fourth edition of Coaching Youth Softball, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, cultivates a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out for the team year after year.
Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of softball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Endorsed by Babe Ruth Softball, Coaching Youth Softball is focused on teaching offensive and defensive skills through gamelike drills, which sets it apart from the current lineup of softball coaching books.
The fourth edition includes 12 new drills and 37 age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices, all in a reorganized format geared for sequential learning and quick reference.
Coaching Youth Softball's double play of softball fundamentals and essential coaching skills, like communicating with parents and officials, motivating players, and preparing for games and practices, makes this book a must-read as you prepare to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of coaching young athletes.
Synopsis
Coaching Youth Softball is an excellent introduction to youth coaching and teaching young softball players valuable skills. It provides all the information you need to coach effectively and help 8- to 14-year-old athletes learn and enjoy the game.
The third edition of this valuable resource features the games approach instructional method, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach. Also included are chapters on communicating with athletes and parents, planning and conducting practice, and coaching during games. Developed by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), the nation's number one coaching education program, Coaching Youth Soft ball provides volunteer coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on how to fulfill that role. For more information about ASEP resources and programs, look inside this book or visit the ASEP Web site at www.asep.com.About the Author
The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the most widely used and respected sport education program in the United States. More than 30 states now require ASEP courses for their high school coaches, and more than 200 universities use ASEP courses and resources. Over one million people-coaches, parents, and directors alike-have used ASEP products since the program began in 1981. The ASEP headquarters are located in Champaign, Illinois.