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Guide for Young Pitchers

Name: Guide for Young Pitchers
Author: Don Oster
ISBN: 9781592280902

by Don Oster, Bill McMillan

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Overview

Physically and mentally, pitching is the most demanding job in baseball, and the strains are even greater on the young player, who, in the middle of such pressure, is still maturing in his body and in his mind.

In THE GUIDE FOR YOUNG PITCHERS, veteran Little League coach Don Oster imparts decades of knowledge on forming young pitchers. In his clear, knowledgeable tone, he dissects the mechanics of the perfect delivery, and stresses the foundations of form over flashy pitches.

Chapters include:

Getting in Shape - The Mechanics of Pitching - The Pitches - Practicing Pitching - What it Takes to Be a Good Pitcher - Pitching to Win - Defensive Play - Mopping Up

Concise and authoritative, THE GUIDE FOR YOUNG PITCHERS is as indispensable as cleats and a glove.

Synopsis

Valuable advice on mastering the hardest position in baseball.

About the Author, Don Oster

DON OSTER has been coaching youth baseball at the highest level for decades. In 1985, as manager of a team from East Tonka, Minnesota, he went to the Little League World Series. From 1987 to 1991, his Babe Ruth League team, for which he was the pitching coach, appeared in four consecutive World Series. He is also the author of Largemouth Bass and is the coauthor of Hunting Today's Whitetail. He lives in southern Indiana.

Bill McMillan has twenty years' experience coaching youth baseball as a manager and a pitching coach. His teams have won nine league championships and a Minnesota State Little League championship. He has served as a pitching coach for youth aged nine to sixteen. He has been a public school teacher and a university professor. He holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology and has worked extensively at the state and national levels on various educational programs.