The American Baseball Coaches Association's top defensive minds have compiled Gold Glove Baseball--to give you an all-encompassing resource to help turn your team into a stellar defensive unit. The all-star lineup of coaches provide in-depth instruction, special insights, and practice drills on every aspect of defensive play. For more information, please click here.
The Ripken Way is a method of teaching the game through simple instruction, solid explanations, encouragement, and a positive atmosphere. In Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way, Cal and Bill share this approach to coaching and development. Fore more information, please click here.
Build a winning baseball program both on the field and off! In Coaching Baseball Successfully, one of the nation's top high school coaches, Mike Curran, shares his expertise on all aspects of coaching. From establishing a coaching philosophy to player development to in-game decision making, this is the approach that has made his program a perennial powerhouse on the national scene. For more information, please click here.
Numerous coaching books cover the bases on the skills and drills of baseball. But very few hit on the tactical skills of the game: the situational decisions players and coaches make that often determine the outcome of games. That's where Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills stands out in the lineup of baseball titles available today. For more information please click here.
Not only are modern athletes larger and more muscular than their predecessors, but they also move with a swiftness and power never seen before. Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness is the workout guide and DVD package you need in order to perform a step ahead of the competition. For more information please click here.
Bernie Walter's Baserunning Video provides you with detailed instructions and special tips on this key area of offensive baseball. This video will take you around the bases, from observations in the dugout and on-deck circle to specific guidelines associated with each base and home plate. Bernie Walter, one of America's most successful high school baseball coaches, will teach you everything you need to know to become a successful baserunner. For more information please click here.
Get in better condition for baseball—and watch your game improve! Players are getting bigger, stronger, and faster every season. Their conditioning level is at an all-time high, resulting in more towering home runs and blazing fastballs than ever before. With 52-Week Baseball Training, you can use the same baseball-specific training regimen as the major leaguers to prepare for the demands of today's game. For more information please click here.
For players, Complete Conditioning for Baseball is a year-round conditioning manual that they'll take to the weight room as well as to the practice field. For coaches, it's the ideal team and player training guide that they've wished for years they had. For more information, please click here.
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Coaching Youth Baseball provides inexperienced coaches with the information they need to ensure a successful season. This practical guide helps coaches learn maximize their limited practice time and resources, ensuring a positive learning experience for players, coaches, and parents alike. For more information, please click here.
With the ABCA's new Baseball Skills & Drills Series DVD, you can learn how to organize better practices, gain a better understanding of what drills you need to develop fundamental baseball skills, and improve your chances at a winning season! For more information, please click here.
With the ABCA's new Baseball Skills & Drills video series, you can learn how to organize better practices, gain a better understanding of what drills you need to develop fundamental baseball skills, and improve your chances at a winning season! For more information, please click here. These videos can also be purchased separately. Titles include Hitting & Baserunning, Pitching & Catching, and Fielding.
"Youth Baseball Drills" is a book available from Human Kinetics that will help to develop players' understanding, skills, and love for the game. The activities presented will help you make each practice more educational and fun. This handy coaching tool contains a variety of both tried-and-true and innovative drills that build on and reinforce your technique and tactic instruction of 7- to 12-year-olds. For more information please click here.
"Baseball Skills & Drills" is a book available from Human Kinetics that is regarded as the most comprehensive training book available for coaches and players at all levels. You will learn the best skills and drills for improving overall performance at every stage of the game, thus improving your chances at winning. For more information please click here.
"The Baseball Coaching Bible"is a book available from Human Kinetics that offers much more than a book on skills, strategies, or drills. The 27 contributing coaches share their keys to championship baseball, something they know well, having won 50 national titles and nearly 25,000 games. For more information please click here.
"The Baseball Drill Book" is a book available from Human Kinetics that features 198 drills proven to improve individual and team performance. Former Fresno State coach Bob Bennett, Ripon College's Gordie Gillespie, Lewis-Clark State's Ed Cheff, Wichita State's Gene Stephenson, and South Carolina's Ray Tanner are among the greats who present their best practice drills and insights for improving baseball skills. For more information, please click here.
"Coaching Pitchers" is a book available from Human Kinetics that offers complete details on every aspect of the pitching position. For more information, please click here.
"Baseball Strategies" is a book available from Human Kinetics that not only teaches coaches and players what to do, it also explains why. For more information, please click here.
"The Hitting Edge" is a book available from Human Kinetics that focuses on key features common in every successful hitter's swing. For more information, please click here.
