Free Downloads Coaching Tee Ball : The Baffled Parent's Guide
Each spring, Tee-ball introduces millions of boys and girls to "America's pastime" --and introduces their parents to the joys (and nightmares) of coaching first-time players. Filled with expert advice and tips on creating order from chaos, Coaching Tee-Ball is the solution to every baffled parent's predicament, offering the new coach a total approach to keeping kids involved, motivated, and having fun.
Series: Baffled Parent's Guides
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (January 28, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071387382
ISBN-13: 978-0071387385
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.2 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #258,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #17 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Softball #49 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Coaching > Baseball #197 in Books > Reference > Encyclopedias & Subject Guides > Sports
This was one of the books I chose for my inaugural season as a T-ball coach. In my search for reference material I've found that for as many books as there are out there for all manner of sports, books on T-ball are in short supply... good ones anyway. This book runs through coaching T-ball from beginning to end. Not just on the field stuff but pre-season, pre-game, post-game, parent relations, etc. I doubt just one book will contain all the information that a new coach needs but this one comes pretty close. If your a new coach I'm sure you will find alot in this book that will help to prepare you for the upcoming season. The reason for only 4 stars though is that I would like to see the drills and exercise section enlarged (surely the author, who is the co-founder and president of the T-ball USA association, can come up with more drills or ideas for creative learning than what is presented in this book). Overall... probably the best choice for T-ball reference I could recommend at this time.
I am a first timer T-Ball coach. I volunteered to be the assistant coach and they were short on individuals so I had to step up and be full blown coach. I knew nothing. This book has helped out tremendously with everything from drills to running a game. I would definitely recommend this book to anybody. Of course, there are some things you're going to have to learn on your own and some things that you will be able to explain better to children (for instance, on how to hold the ball they explain it by keeping the thumb and pinky low and the other three fingers on top holding the ball on the pads of the fingers. Instead of telling 4, 5, and 6 year olds this it's easier to tell them to make a "tiger claw" and that's how they hold the ball) but overall this book will get you to where you need to be!
My favorite part of this book was the Introduction: So You Said You'd Be the Coach, Huh? Because that is EXACTLY what happened to my husband and I.And we were most definitely "Baffled Parents". Especially me. I love baseball but this was a whole new ballpark to me. These kids were young and I had no idea where to start. I downloaded this book about a week before our first practice and by Practice Day, I was definitely tons more confident.Awesome! We completely recommend this book to anyone who finds themselves as coaches.
I enjoyed reading this and getting prepared for the first year of t-ball. I feel my son's coach could have benefited from reading it as well. I know we are trying to keep many 5 year olds entertained but our practices are not the most organized.Each section of the book is laid out very well and it was a very easy read. I have referred back to the content on more than one occasion.
I am giving this book five stars because the information goes right with the title. I signed up to be an assistant coach this season. I was asked to step up and be a head coach instead. I was excited, but this would be my first season. This book gives so much insight a first time coach. The drills to run during practice make sense and the author explains why they work. There is also a ton of information about things you wouldn't think about, such as how to work with parents. If you are coaching or assistant coaching, this is the book for you!
It helped get things together for me. I've coached older girls for several seasons, but never tee ball. This book helps with strategies to keep the little ones interested, learning, and not playing in the dirt (well they still find the dirt awefully attractive)
I bought this and 3 other products to help me starting out coaching tball for pre-K kids. This was the best hands down. Covers the aspics of what first time coaches need to know and has a great outline to follow.
This book gave me a lot of great ideas for my second year of coaching t-ball. It is a great reference and also gave me backing for why I was allowing the kids to play different positions, etc. The only issue you can run into is that the rules or how to play in the book are likely different than your league so you need to be very aware of how your league differs. Some of the drills are much too old for the age of the kids in my t-ball league (3-6 year olds) but would be good for older kids or kids with more experience.
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