Coaching Youth Softball - 4th Edtion
Fun, safety, and effective instruction are the focus of the fourth edition of Coaching Youth Softball, helping you create an environment that promotes learning, cultivates a love of the game, and motivates your athletes to come out for the team year after year.\ Numerous coaching books present the skills and drills of softball. But here's a book that teaches you how to convey those skills to your athletes in an engaging and positive manner. Endorsed by Babe Ruth Softball, Coaching Youth...
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Coaching Youth Softball is an excellent introduction to youth coaching and teaching young softball players valuable skills. It provides all the information you need to coach effectively and help 8- to 14-year-old athletes learn and enjoy the game. The third edition of this valuable resource features the games approach instructional method, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach. Also included are chapters on communicating with athletes and parents, planning and conducting practice, and coaching during games. Developed by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), the nation's number one coaching education program, Coaching Youth Soft ball provides volunteer coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on how to fulfill that role. For more information about ASEP resources and programs, look inside this book or visit the ASEP Web site at www.asep.com. About the Author The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the most widely used and respected sport education program in the United States. More than 30 states now require ASEP courses for their high school coaches, and more than 200 universities use ASEP courses and resources. Over one million people-coaches, parents, and directors alike-have used ASEP products since the program began in 1981. The ASEP headquarters are located in Champaign, Illinois.
Welcome to Coaching! Chapter 1. Stepping Into Coaching How to meet your responsibilities as a coach, how to coach when your child is on your team, and how to be aware of the five tools of an effective coach. Chapter 2. Communicating As a Coach How to send effective verbal and nonverbal messages to communicate better with players, parents, fans, umpires, and opposing coaches. Chapter 3. Providing for Players' Safety How to provide for safety and respond to players' injuries when they do occur. Chapter 4. The Games Approach to Coaching Softball How to use the most effective method for teaching tactics and skills. Chapter 5. Teaching and Shaping Skills Learn the four steps of teaching skills effectively and learn how to shape skills, correct errors, and deal with misbehavior. Chapter 6. Game-Day Coaching How to prepare for the game, coach during the game, and keep winning and losing in perspective. Chapter 7. Softball Rules and Equipment Understand rules, player equipment, game procedures, positions, and umpiring signals. Chapter 8. Softball Tactics and Skills Know the offensive and defensive tactics and skills to teach your players. Chapter 9. Season Plans Organize your practices throughout the season with sample plans for players 8 to 9, 10 to 11, and 12 to 14. Appendix A. Injury Report Appendix B. Emergency Information Card Appendix C. Emergency Response Card
