Tee League to Teen Age (A Parent's Guide to Baseball)

Tee League To Teen Age is must reading for anyone that spends time at the ball park. Baseball is the great American past-time, and more youngsters participate than in any other organized sport. Parents with first-time players will find this book especially useful as they are exposed to the world of little league baseball or softball. Basic information on the game itself is covered, as are useful tips to help your child adjust to team sports. Rules and regulations, parental expectations, coaches conduct, equipment, practice drills and more are included in this valuable tool for interested parents. Tee League To Teen Age includes a handy glossary that features familiar and some not so familiar terms. Words like suicide, spitter, boot, pepper, and many others are common in our everyday language, but have a completely different meaning when heard at the ball park. Those and hundreds of other words inherent to baseball are defined. When a coach yells to a player, "You're in the hole!", Mom can look it up before overreacting, and will learn the language of the sport. It has been said that baseball is life, and many familiar sayings originated in the game of baseball. Phrases like "I'm in a pickle," or "playing hardball" are just two of the many that are explained in the book. A section is included on what to do when you feel the coach is unfair, and ways to support your child when things aren't going well. From practice drills to purchasing the proper equipment, Tee League To Teen Age is an invaluable tool for parents of baseball and softball players. Tee-ball and youth league parents will find the book indispensable, but even fans that watch baseball on television will appreciate the easy to read definitions and explanations. It has been said that the fans that yell the loudest are the ones that know the least. With Tee League To Teen Age, fans can become better versed on the game, making it more enjoyable for themselves and their children.