Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way
Coaching young players, developing their skills, and cultivating a love for the sport may be the most rewarding experience baseball can offer. Cal and Bill Ripken understand this like few others.\ From their father, Cal Sr., a legend in the Baltimore Orioles organization for 37 years, they learned to play the game the right way. Those lessons, paired with their combined 33 years of big league experience, helped develop the Ripken Way, a method of teaching the game through simple instruction,...
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With Cal and Bill Ripken leading the way, Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way is the perfect guide to coaching success. This all-inclusive guide stresses simplicity, perfect practice, and fun. In addition to providing more than 50 practice drills, topics include coaching responsibly, goal setting for youth, and effective practice planning.
Foreword viIntroduction: The Ripken Way viiiKey to Diagrams xvCoaching the Ripken WayResponsibilities of Coaching 3Realities of Coaching 13Reasonable Expectations 33Baseball Practice Basics 43Teaching the Ripken WayHitting and Baserunning Drills 61Throwing and Pitching Drills 91Fielding Drills 119Practicing the Ripken WayPractice Planner 167Practice Particulars for Ages 4 to 6 171Practice Particulars for Ages 7 to 9 187Practice Particulars for Ages 10 to 12 195Practice Particulars for Ages 13 to 14 205Practice Particulars for Ages 15+ 213Afterword: Keeping It Simple 221Working Pitchers In 229Additional Ripken Resources 233Index 237About the Authors 241
\ From Barnes & NobleHall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. and his brother Bill grew up imbibing baseball fundamentals from their father, Cal Sr., a longtime major league manager, player, coach, and scout. Between them, the two Ripken sons themselves amassed 33 years of big league experience. Since then, they have coached thousands of young players in camps and clinics throughout the country. All that expertise comes to the field in this well-organized compendium on every aspect of the game. Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way covers hitting, pitching, baserunning, and fielding, offering more 50 drills and detailed age-specific practice plans for players ranging from 4 to 15-plus. Baseball basics taught by the game's all-time "Iron Man."\ \
