The first guide to help you get to the next level of baseball play
To continue advancing up the ladder of competition, you need to master the game's advanced skills and techniques, those exciting plays that surface at crucial moments in competition and bring victory--the game-breaker plays and skills. The Louisville Slugger® Book of Game-Breaker Baseball moves beyond the basics. It features step-by-step instructions supplemented by major-league players explaining their styles in making the same plays.
This book:
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<li>Teaches you 30 key skills illustrated with 150 high-quality photographs</li>
<li>Offers you a complete blueprint if you want to play at the game's higher skill levels</li>
<li>Provides approximate ages to master the skills and how long it should take to learn them</li>
</ul>

The Louisville Slugger® Book of Game-Breaker Baseball: How to Master 30 of the Game's Most Difficult Plays

Sports & Outdoors

Monteleone, John

Gola,Mark

Baseball

McGraw=Hill

The 400 Best Things Ever Said About How to Play Baseball Randy Voorhees and Mark Gola The first book of baseball quotations to focus exclusively on how to play the game, As Koufax Said . . . brings together 400 of the best, most helpful and entertaining quotes about the game of baseball for players, coaches, and diehard followers. The result is a collection that offers intelligent, useful, and accurate advice to any fan of the national pastime.

As Koufax Said... : The 400 Greatest Things Ever Said About Baseball

Voorhees,Randy

INTRODUCING THE LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST-SELLING LITTLE LEAGUE GUIDES The only youth baseball conditioning guide available, this book gives parents and coaches the tools they need to prepare their players and keep them in good shape all season long. Inside, readers will find: <ul>
<li>A detailed preseason program • Pregame warm-ups and exercises </li>
<li>Conditioning drills </li>
<li>Safety tips </li>
<li>And more </li>
</ul>

The Little League® Guide to Conditioning and Training

Good fielding is essential for winning, and every player must play the field. Coaching the Little League® Fielder is filled with drills, sidebars, and special tips to help coaches and parents teach their Little Leaguers all the basic defending skills. Whether they're in the outfield or infield, players will learn how to field ground balls, shag flies, pitch defensively, and even strategize team defense.

Coaching the Little League Fielder (Little League Baseball Guides)

The Little League Hitter's Journal is a fun and interactive way for parents and players to record--and learn from--every swing. A convenient, spiral-bound organizer, it is filled with tips on how to enhance batting skills and provides plenty of room to create a personal scouting report. By recording each performance at the plate, young players will discover their strengths and weaknesses. A unique keepsake, this journal will be treasured by families for years to come.

The Little League Hitter's Journal (Little League Baseball Guides)

Gallagher,Dave

Children's Books

Take your game from bush league to big time with these proven techniques Baseball scouts and coaches at every level want players with the knowledge and ability to do it all. They're looking for someone who can dominate a game and showcase talent in each of baseball's five essential skills: hitting for average, hitting for power, fielding, arm strength, and speed. What they hope to find is The Five-Tool Player. In The Five-Tool Player, you'll get all the drills, step-by-step photos, and guidance you need to master the five tools. You'll learn how to: <ul>
<li>Hit for high average by understanding pitch patterns and expanding your hitting zone </li>
<li>Develop power at the plate with proper technique, an aggressive attitude, and strength training </li>
<li>Diversify your defensive skills by learning the nuances of each position </li>
<li>Increase your arm strength with proper throwing form and conditioning </li>
<li>Improve your base running with speed training</li>
</ul>

The Five-Tool Player: Become the Total Package that Pro and College Baseball Scouts Want

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Put your game into overdrive with this complete guide to harnessing your athletic instincts. In baseball, a five-tool player possesses the five most important skills: hitting for power, hitting for average, defense, arm strength, and speed. But there is one essential skill that brings it all together: the sixth tool. It's that extra something, an X-factor that can make a good player great. In this fully illustrated, information-packed guide, coach Mark Gola shows you how to use your smarts to channel your instincts, psych out your opponents, deal with pressure, and much more. Whether you're in Little League or heading for the majors, Baseball's Sixth Tool will teach you how to: <ul>
<li>Fire up your baserunning without increasing speed </li>
<li>Step up your defensive play using keen observation and communication </li>
<li>Master pitching with super-smart strategies </li>
<li>Perfect your swing by getting prepared before you step to the plate </li>
<li>Become the all-around all-star player that every coach wants</li>
</ul>

Baseball's Sixth Tool

Reveals the collected wisdom of the legends of the game, from Ty Cobb to Tony Gwynn, from Babe Ruth to Barry Bonds, and helps parents, coaches, and players at all levels sort through the advice to find the hitting style that's just right for them.

The Louisville Slugger Ultimate Book of Hitting

Holt Paperbacks

There is no one way to throw a baseball; for this simple reason the pitcher has one of the most intriguing positions in baseball. Short or tall, gawky or athletic, lefty or righty, hard thrower or crafty nibbler, anyone who can find a way to get batters out can be a good pitcher. The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching analyzes the methods of stars such as Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, and Tom Seaver. In addition, this book reveals what all prospective pitchers--regardless of style or stuff--need to do in order to be successful. Among the topics covered are: 
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<li>Building proper mechanics, from stride and delivery to release point and follow-through </li>
<li>Throwing fastballs with varying velocity and movement around the plate </li>
<li>Moving hitters in and out and forward and back in the box with an effective change-up </li>
<li>Responding to key game situations and defensive responsibilities </li>
<li>Building strength and flexibility in the arm as well as the legs and torso through customized conditioning plans </li>
<li>Scouting opposition before game day, analyzing field conditions, and being your own coach on the mound when your stuff isn't working </li>
<li>Developing the mental game necessary to control emotions and deal with adversity </li>
</ul>
The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching is more than just instruction. Its unique treatment includes historical sidebars and anecdotes from players that will delight baseball fans, making it the ultimate reference for pitchers, pitching coaces, and others who enjoy the thrill and magic of fooling the hitter. Doug Myers is the author of Essential Cubs and the forthcoming Louisville Slugger Presents Batting Around. Mark Gola is a sportswriter who also works as the assistant coach for the Rider University baseball team.

Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Pitching

Myers,Doug

McGraw–Hill Education

Winning Soccer for Girls (Winning Sports for Girls)

Features all aspects of the game of soccer, including an updated history, rules of the game, equipment, training, and strategies and tactics for winning the game.

Teen & Young Adult

Crisfield, Deborah

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