Coaching the Little League Pitcher : Teaching Young Players to Pitch With Skill and Confidence
by Randy Voorhees
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Author: Randy VoorheesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-02-27
ISBN: 0071408061
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Book Review: When you need to know how to teach pitching...
Summary: 5 Stars
When my son turned 9, and was going into kid-pitch for the first time, he thought he wanted to be a pitcher. What did I know about pitching? Not much. Randy Voorhees...if you read this...thank you.
This book let me turn a scrawny kid into not just a pitcher, but a closer. The drills in the book are simple to follow, and backed by intelligent explanations of WHY they work. By breaking the pitching motion down into a series of simple, understandable steps, my son and I worked together to build a delivery that focused on accuracy and control, not brute power and speed.
By the middle of his second season in kid pitch, he knew if he got the nod in the 4th inning, that it was his job to hold the lead...and he never failed. By learning to have control and accuracy, my son never worried about his ability...he simply learned to focus on each pitch, one at a time. He learned that with only modest speed and good movement on his pitches, he could beat 85% of the hitters on strikes, 10% on contact ground balls and pop-ups, and 5% of the kids were going to make good contact NO MATTER WHAT...and that's what fielders are for.
Why so much about my kid? Well, there's no better testimonial about a book than the great results achieved by following the advice therein.
Randy Voorhees...my son and I thank you for two great years in kid pitch, and two "World Series" trophies on my son's wall as proof of your program.
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Summary of Coaching the Little League Pitcher : Teaching Young Players to Pitch With Skill and Confidence
The authoritative sourcebooks for parents, players, and coaches
Baseball is a complicated game to learn, particularly for a 9- to 12-year-old's attention span.
Bewildered managers, coaches, and parents of the more than 2.5 million Little League Baseball® players need all the help they can get. Filled with fun and easy-to-follow instructions and advice on teaching the fundamentals of baseball, the bestselling Little League Baseball® series is sure to score with coaches and kids alike.
COACHING THE LITTLE LEAGUE® PITCHER
This book provides Little League coaches and parents with valuable information on how to help their pitchers improve, covering everything from the kinds of pitches and the strategic aspects of pitching to tips for keeping players healthy and fit.
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