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Collective Coaching Wisdom for Youth Baseball: Ideas and Inspiration from America's Community Coaches to You Paperback – April 10, 2008

by David A. Ham (Author), Janice B. Sibley (Author)
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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This unique handbook for coaches captures "word-of-mouth" tips, advice, and ideas from America's most extraordinary community youth coaches. Advice is provided on how to quickly create an atmosphere of pride, fun, excitement, and teamwork while continuing to teach kids the mechanical aspects of baseball and promoting excellence on the field. Lessons learned by coaches are passed along through organized sections of coaches' tips, coaches' favorite drills, and classic anecdotes of the trials and triumphs of leading groups of young players. A "tips & advice" section offers proven strategies for organizing a team, holding preseason parent meetings, conducting fun and effective practices, coaching and motivating players during games, managing parents, working with umpires, and making it all fun.
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  1. Print length
    222 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Crm Pub Llc
  4. Publication date
    April 10, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.75 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    097469200X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0974692005
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"This book covers all the bases for kid coaches...the writing is loose, the topics interesting...the information abundantly resourceful." -- Chicago Parent Magazine

About the Author

David A. Ham has been involved with baseball for 37 years as a player and a coach. He lives in Ellicott City, Maryland. Janice B. Sibley is an instructional writer and baseball parent. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.


David A. Ham has been involved with baseball for more than 37 years — first as a youth player, then as a high school and college player, then as a youth coach for his son's teams. His knowledgeable command of the sport and his genuine love of the game help bring to life the comments of the hometown hero coaches interviewed for this book. Janice Sibley's 20+ years of professional expertise as a developer and writer of instructional materials, along with her firsthand experience as a baseball parent, join to create a well-structured, personality-rich, and easy-to-use road map for coaches everywhere.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crm Pub Llc (April 10, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 097469200X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0974692005
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.75 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Advice
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2013
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Great book. This is like having a circle of coaching friends around you to give you good ideas and advice.
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Todd Phipps
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for teaching young players different drills. Helpful for inexperienced coaches or dads. Basic fundamentals.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013
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I expected more specific info but all and all it was a good book for first time coaches or dads for youth baseball.
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Bill Kinsel
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Starter Book.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
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Great Help. Great for someone starting youth coaching for the 1st time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom Worth Reading
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2004
At my youth baseball team's end of season party, Janice Sibley, whose son Chris was on my team, presented me with a copy of this fine book. I was quite surprised that one of the parents on my team was the co-author of a book on coaching! I was glad she waited until the season was over to let me know, because it would have made me nervous.The first part of the book is about the power of positive coaching. As a youth baseball coach myself, I know that games can sometimes get tense and that negative words and actions from coaches and parents can and do slip out. None of us is perfect, but in the end kids (and adults) respond much better to positive re-enforcement than to negative. The book relies on the experiences of many successful "hometown hero" coaches from across the country, who tell us how they keep the game fun, positive, and low-stress for the kids, the parents, and themselves. The second part of the book contains the favorite drills of the many "hometown hero" coaches. It is not a comprehensive set of drills, just a collection of some standard and some unique drills that you may want to add to your coaching repertoire. I especially liked the one about "water balloon hitting"; it may not teach your kids how to hit, but it will be the drill they (and you) have the most fun with!The last part of the book relates some memorable personal moments from the "hometown hero" coaches. If you're a coach, these stories will touch you because, ultimately, the reward of coaching is in knowing that you have touched the life of a child in some small but positive way.
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