Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way by Cal, Jr. Ripken, Bill Ripken, Scott Lowe
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Book Reviews of Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way
Book Review: Ripken = Baseball
Summary: 5 Stars
When you want to know about baseball in its most fundamental and basic form... Ripken is the name you turn to. Easy to read and understand. Every Dad struggling to instruct a child or team can feel safe to turn to Cal Ripken Jr. This book coupled with his previous book are perfect source documents to increase your baseball IQ. I highly recommend this book.Book Review: A must read for coaches who want to succeed!
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellant book for new and experienced coaches. Full of great drills, practice plans, and advice on how to motivate your players. There is even a section on dealing with parents, a very useful section if you want to enjoy coaching for a number of years.
The drills and practice sections are broken down by age group, not many books do this. The Ripkens stress teaching the fundamentals which is missing in todays high profile sports. They cover it all: hitting, pitching (Cal used to be a pitcher), fielding, time management, game situations, etc...
A must read for coaches who want to succeed!
Book Review: Excellent Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book to help with specific tips for coaching my daughter's softball team. Although softball pitching is not covered (after all, this is a bok on coaching baseball) the book provides a multitude of teaching points for teaching kids of all age groups. Although there is some overlap, I would strongly suggest purchasing Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals also. That title breaks down the necessary skills by age groups and provides a series of drills that can be brought right to the diamond. Both of these books seek to instill the Ripken Way - a philosophy of how to approach youth sports (with obvious emphasis on baseball) with a focus on making the game fun for the kids, while teaching the fundamentals. Book Review: Fundamentally Sound coaching book
Summary: 5 Stars
Very well written book on coaching baseball for all ages. I read this book to get more informed on how to coach 5-6 year old T-Ball. This book provided a very good framework for this age group. Many well timed photographs used to describe practice drills.
Table of contents
Part 1
1 Responsibilities of Coaching
2 Realities of Coaching
3 Reasonable Expectations
4 Baseball Practice Basics
Part 2
5 Hitting and Baserunning Drills
6 Throwing and Pitching Drills
7 Fielding drills
Part 3
Practice Planner
8 Practice Particulars for Ages 4 to 6
9 Practice Particulars for Ages 7 to 9
10 Practice Particulars for Ages 10 to 12
11 Practice particulars for Ages 13 to 14
12 Practice Particulars for Ages 15+
Favorite parts of the book:
Page 6
As coaches, we need to be able to cater to the needs of the kid who can't catch one ball and still make baseball fun and exciting for the kid who can. It's a difficult balance but one that's important to understand at all levels.