The Baseball Coaching Bible - Expert Tips & Strategies for Winning Teams | Improve Skills, Drills & Game Plans | Perfect for Coaches, Players & Parents

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Rarely is a book so collaborative in its inception, authoritative in itsinformation, useful in its application, and wide in its scope that it serves asboth the gospel and guide on a subject. The Baseball Coaching Biblelearns that special status by presenting the knowledge of many of the greatestto have ever coached the game and covering a full spectrum of topics on leadinga team to become champions.The 27 contributing coaches share their keys to winning baseball-somethingthey know well, having won 50 national titles and nearly 25,000 games. Thebook's varied and vast amount of information allows you to pick and choosewhat you wish to implement in your program, but you will gain knowledge andbe entertained by it all. The wit and wisdom of baseball's sharpest mindsshine through in their memorable stories and valuable insights. Thecontributing coaches Bob BennettSkip BertmanBobo BraytonEd CheffRod DedeauxRon FraserGordon GillespieCharlie GreeneCliff GustafsonTom HouseItch JonesDave KeilitzJerry KindallDanny LitwhilerAndy LopezMark MarquessRon PolkGary PullinsKen SchreiberJohn ScolinosHal SmeltzlyBob SmithJack StallingsGlen TuckettGary WardJohn WinkinBobby WinklesEvery facet of coaching is covered, with each coachaddressing the subject he knows best. From Bobby Winkles' chapter on instillinghustle and Ron Polk's chapter on organizing a winning program to Ed Cheff'schapter on innovative practices and Rod Dedeaux's chapter on establishing prideand tradition, The Baseball Coaching Bibletranscends the Xs and Os.Endorsed by the American Baseball CoachesAssociation, The Baseball Coaching Bibleis essential reading for anyone serious about coaching the sport. Readand refer to it often to keep your team on the winning path.About the AuthorJerry Kindall coached 24 years and posted a 860-580 record at the Universityof Arizona, where he was the winningest coach in the university's history.He led the Wildcats to three NCAA Division I National Championship titles(1976, '80, and '86), and was named National Coach of the Year after each ofthose seasons. He was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1991. Kindallis currently USA Baseball's Senior Advisor to the National Team. Kindallplayed eight years in the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs, ClevelandIndians, and Minnesota Twins.John Winkin coached for 42 years in Maine, first atColby College (1954-1974) and then at the University of Maine (1974-1996). Heamassed a 943-670 career record and appeared in 12 NCAA Regional Tournaments and6 College World Series. Winkin received the College Division Coach of the Yearaward in 1965 and the prestigious Lefty Gomez award in 1986. He is a member ofthe ABCA Coaching Hall of Fame, Maine Baseball Hall of Fame, and the MaineSports Hall of Fame. He currently has a fellowship in sports leadership atHusson College.