Play Better Baseball : Winning Techniques and Strategies for Coaches and Players
by By Cluck, Bob
Category: Sports & Recreation , Baseball , General

This straightforward, easy-to-understand book helps prepare coaches and players to meet the challenges of tough competition. New revised, Play Better Baseball is the state-of-the-art source for baseball fundamentals and mechanics, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and accompanied by helpful new drills. Based on actual team situations drawn from author Bob Cluck's 20-plus years of coaching, this reader-friendly handbook emphasizes the fundamentals that produce winning baseball teams and offers a wealth of advice on:  Coaching baseball at all levels  Developing winning players Using videotape and high-speed film Using practice time efficiently The psychology of coaching   Pitching: the foundation of every team  Pitching mechanics The pitches: Tools to get hitters out Setting up hitters: The game within a game First-pitch strikes, from Little League to the Majors   Playing the infield  Using the right glove Throwing with strength and accuracy The game situation and positioning Fielding mechanics for infielders   The catcher: team leader  The tag at home Blocking pitches in the dirt Pop-ups, bunts, and cutoffs Helping the pitcher get hitters out   Playing the outfield  Backing up plays Throwing from the outfield Balls hit in the gaps Outfield positioning Playing the sun  Baserunning  The steal and the hit-and-run Effective and safe sliding techniques Running the bases  Hitting  Bats and grips Stances Stride and weight transfer Tracking the ball Bunting Situational hitting   The playbook  Defensive assignments Infield pop flies Bunt defenses   The athletic machine  Weight training for baseball players Conditioning for baseball  Bob Cluck is a major league pitching coach and scout and the founder of the San Diego School of Baseball.