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Managing Little League | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Category: EBooks
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 48775
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.35762
ASIN: B0013IJKYU
Publication Date: March 7, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
Late on the night of his youngest son's final Little League game, Ned McIntosh found he couldn't sleep. He realized that he'd never again coach one of his children, and he began wondering whether his coaching system, developed over 15 years of coaching (and three sons), would be of use to other parent/coaches. Three years later, Managing Little League Baseball was born. From start to finish, McIntosh stresses the need to make baseball fun for the players, all the while developing the skills players need to win. From choosing players (use your returning players as scouts) to making sure they all play (a Little League rule) to designing effective practices, McIntosh outlines the techniques that have made his teams successful--for 15 straight winning seasons. Chapters outline drills for hitting, base running, defense, and pitching, while a special section focuses on handling overbearing parents. This otherwise fine book is flawed by too few illustrations (a problem remedied by McIntosh's later book, Little League Drills and Strategies), but Managing Little League Baseball is a great resource for coaches old and new. --Sunny Delaney
Product Description
Learn how to manage your youth team to success. With its "teach basics and have fun" approach, Managing Little League Baseball is dedicated to helping you teach baseball fundamentals to boys and girls while emphasizing how to make the experience rewarding for you and your players. Fully approved by Little League Baseball and illustrated with instructive photos and diagrams, this book will give you the tools you need to develop prepared ballplayers. Inside you'll learn: Twenty of the most important and frequently used Little League baseball rules, including the latest change and the new rules regarding pitchers. The fundamentals of hitting, baserunning, defense, and pitching. Tips on motivating players, game strategy, and special challenges such as competitive pressure and demanding parents. An inside look at Little League softball.
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 Great help for a first time coach April 7, 2008
Although I have coached Football before this was my first attempt at ruining kids Baseball experience. :) I really wish that I had read something like this prior to doing any kind of coaching. The chapters on choosing your team and dealing with parents are excellent.
The drills are also helpful but other baseball coaching books are equally good in this aspect.
So far all of the books I've found are designed for coaching 9-12 year olds, this one included. I'm currently working with 6-8 year olds in a pitching machine league. This is the only drawback to this book I can see.
If you are only buying one book to help with coaching a youth Baseball team, this one delivers all the tools needed. Most are simply drill books (which have their purpose). Managing Little League Baseball will help a beginner coach understand everything he needs to get started.
Great help July 21, 2005
Thought this was a great tool for me (coach) and the kids on our team.
Managing Little League Baseball May 27, 2000
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a necessary and inspiring addition to any coaches library. It made me want to send a fan letter to the author.
Great book for any youth baseball program April 27, 2000
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is outstanding and obviously written by someone who knows what he is talking about. My only comment is that it is not only for Little League baseball but any baseball program for youth such as Pony/Colt, Dixie league and others. Other than the rules that are unique to the Little League organization, the rest of the book is applicable to nearly any program. His recent update is even better. As a former Umpire in these programs I was particularly impressed in his comments about that part of the program. Strongly recommend this book to both coaches, parents and players.
Outstanding Book on Coaching Little League Baseball January 26, 1999
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I found this book reinforced some of the more successful things I'd been doing as a coach and gave me many other tips I intend to put into use this season. The author is methodical in his approach and it is easy to see why he never had a losing season in 15 years of coaching Little League. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to do a good job coaching youth baseball.
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