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The Baseball Drill Book | 
 enlarge | Creators: American Baseball Coaches Association, Bob Bennett
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $12.04
You Save: $7.91 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 53126
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0736050833
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3572
EAN: 9780736050838
ASIN: 0736050833
Publication Date: December 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Non-Smoking home, fast shipping, delivery confirmation included
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Product Description
Get more out of each practice! The Baseball Drill Book presents 198 activities to sharpen every aspect of player and team performance. The American Baseball Coaches Association enlisted 17 top baseball coaches to create the best and most complete collection of baseball drills in print. Bob Bennett, Ed Cheff, Gordie Gillespie, Gene Stephenson, Ray Tanner, and a dozen more coaching greats cover all the bases: Conditioning and warm-up
Throwing and catching
Base running and sliding
Hitting and bunting
Pitching
Fielding
Offensive and defensive tactics Additional chapters explain how to incorporate drills in practice sessions and simulate game situations. The Baseball Drill Book provides the essential links between initial skill learning, mastery, and winning performance on the diamond.
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 Great Book February 29, 2008
This is a great tool for coaches looking to add variety to their practices. This book has helpful illustrations to facilitate each drill. Also the nice thing about this book is the detailed explanation of what each drill is looking to achieve, and gives variations of most drills to make them more challenging.
I coach HS Freshman baseball and use many of these drills to teach the foundation of the high school game. I would recommend this book to coaches of all levels.
 Not so great for younger players November 11, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this hoping for practice and drill ideas for my 7-year-old baseball nut son. While I'm sure it will be great in future years (high school), it has very little of use for younger players such as Little Leaguers. That's not a flaw with the book exactly, just a shortcoming of the marketing info at the time of sale.
transaction October 11, 2005
1 out of 28 found this review helpful
Very prompt and seamless transaction. Fast mail delivery. Would recommend this seller to anyone
Times have changed June 10, 2005
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Kids are playing baseball at a much higher skill level these days, and are playing less sandlot baseball like I did when I was a kid. As a result, Little League practices need to be more than just BP and infield practice for the players to develop to their full potential.
This book has drills that range from fundamentals, to more complex workouts for the entire team. There are some drills appropriate for kids as young as T-Ball (and I have used them with players as young as 5) - but all of the drills are good for players as old as High School/Big League age.
This book would be particularly useful for Coaches returing to the game. The developments in the study of body mechanics have changed the way that a lot of basic skills are taught now, and this book includes up-to-date drills to reflect these changes.
For example, batters are taught a much more compact and quick swing than I learned when I was a kid.
This book is a good investment for the beginning OR experienced coach, or the parent who wants to see their kids excel in baseball - America's National Passtime.
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