I got more involved in my local league and was exposed to more knowledgable old veterans from within and without. Recently, I learned how to run a LL tournament from an older guy that came down to watch over things from the District office. I know because he told me as much. In that same type of situation, I wrote a review of Bean's book on the Amazon website. It did, howeveer, give me some things to chew on and I put some new thoughts to use.
New coaches can take it as a how to and more expereinced coaches can take it as a review.
If you read the board regularly, you will also note that Bean and I do not always agree. There is no substitute for experience. I know they all do the same. Now, a lot of coaches in my local area come to me for advice. I have a handfull of coaches who I go to when I need a thought or two or if I need an opinion on an aspect of a kid's playing.