"Provides instructional tips on how to improve one's baseball skills, including quotes and advice from professional coaches and athletes"--Provided by publisher.
From age-appropriate drills to motivation strategies, this step-by-step guide to youth baseball offers all the information parents and coaches need to help young players reach their full potential.
What Does it Take to Have a Great Baseball Career? You daydream about one day seeing your face on a baseball card. You live for pressure and the green grass beneath your cleats. But as your career progresses, the game gets harder. You slump and struggle. You get injured and overlooked. Your confidence plummets. Can you keep improving? Are your big dreams still within reach? A Handbook for the Dedicated Player Clean Your Cleats is filled with stories and advice learned the hard way, over a long career on the diamond. Develop better routines and improve your consistency. Handle the ups and downs with confidence and resolve. Strengthen relationships with teammates, parents and coaches. Learn mindset strategies to become the best version of you. Dan Blewett, in this practical guide, helps players understand all the little things in baseball that make a huge difference over a long career. Why clean your cleats? Because every detail matters.
Learn how to hit, steal, and field like an all-star. With instructional photos throughout, easy how-to advice, and drills suitable for everyone, this book cover all the fundamentals.
Mastering the Fundamentals of Baseball for Beginners is a comprehensive guide designed to help new and aspiring baseball players develop a solid foundation in the sport. Whether you're stepping onto the field for the first time or looking to refine your skills, this book offers a clear and accessible approach to mastering the essential aspects of baseball.
Game-winning homeruns. Touchdowns that clinch a team’s victory. How do the pros do it? It takes pro athletes years of hard work to hone the skills of their sport. With clear, professional advice and instructions on key skills from each sport, this set is great for aspiring athletes. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated for Kids.
Baseball players can make their careers look effortless. They lob balls into the stands and sprint around the bases easily. But behind these actions are years and years of practice honing the skills that got them into the major leagues. This high-interest volume is an insider's guide of the path to the big leagues, from Little League to the MLB. Easy-to-follow drills and essential pro tips will interest the beginner and the seasoned ball player. Photographs of famous players as well as amateurs will further interest and enlighten young athletes.
Being a professional baseball player is no walk in the park?it's a physically and mentally demanding job. When you're on the field, millions of people are expecting you to record base hits as a batter or strikeouts as a pitcher. And the work continues beyond game time; you need to practice, work out, and scout your competition. Aches and pains are a given. And on top of everything else, you must perform amidst constant travel, media attention, and high expectations. Baseball has been America's pastime for more than a century. And for those who uphold the tradition in the major leagues today, there's nothing else like it. This book, which was reviewed by 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran and World Series champion Gabe Kapler, offers an authentic look at what life is like as a pro baseball player. You'll learn: ? What kinds of skills it takes to play in the major leagues ? What daily life is like for an MLB player ? How MLB players prevent and treat injuries Go behind the scenes and see what it's really like to be an MLB star!