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Little League Guide to Tee Ball: Helping Beginning Players Develop Coordination and Confidence (Little League Baseball Guides Series) » (Revised Edition)

Book cover image of Little League Guide to Tee Ball: Helping Beginning Players Develop Coordination and Confidence (Little League Baseball Guides Series) by Ned McIntosh

Authors: Ned McIntosh, Rich Cropper, Rich Cropper
ISBN-13: 9780071410786, ISBN-10: 0071410783
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: Revised Edition

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Author Biography: Ned McIntosh

Ned McIntosh has coached Little League baseball for twenty-plus years. A resident of Berlin, Maryland, he is the author of Managing Little League® Baseball and Little League® Drills and Strategies.

Rich Cropper has coached Little League baseball for seven years. He lives in Bishopville, Maryland.

Book Synopsis

All you need to know about Tee Ball from the leading name in children's sports

Endorsed by Little League Baseball®, The Little League® Guide to Tee Ball covers all the bases for parents as well as coaches. Authors Ned McIntosh and Rich Cropper, who have nearly thirty years of coaching experience between them, show you how to keep the game fun for the kids while you teach them baseball fundamentals.

In this informative and easy-to-read book, you will learn how to help your rookies develop the coordination and confidence they will need throughout their Little League careers—and beyond. Topics include:

  • Choosing the right equipment
  • Teaching kids to hit, throw, catch, and run bases
  • Teaching the rules and positions of the game
  • Keeping practice fun and maintaining proper perspective
  • Deciding to register your child in Tee Ball rather than softball
  • And more

From breaking in a new glove to developing a natural swing, The Little League® Guide to Tee Ball gives you the advice and know-how to teach the next generation of baseball players.

Table of Contents

Introductionvii
Part 1Starting Out
1What Is Little League?3
2Is Youth Baseball/Softball for Your Child?9
Part 2Teaching the Basics
3Choosing the Right Equipment19
4Throwing and Catching29
5Batting41
6Baserunning57
7Fielding Ground Balls and Liners69
8Catching Fly Balls81
9The Fundamental Rules of the Game89
Part 3Keeping a Good Perspective
10Making Practices Fun103
11Being an Objective Parent117
Index131

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