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ABCA resources avail able from Human KineticsPlay the field error-freeThe ABCA’s top defensive minds have compiled Gold Glove Baseball, providing an all-encompassing resource to help turn your team into a stellar defensive unit. The all-star lineup of coaches provide in-depth instruction, special insights, and practice drills on every aspect of defensive play. The book’s scope ranges from fundamentals to advanced tactics. Coaches at all levels and serious players will find great tips and new techniques for executing specific fielding maneuvers and complex plays involving several players. 2007 • 264 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-6263-3 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

Pick from 198 drills for skill improvement Seventeen of the game’s top collegiate coaches have teamed up with the ABCA to bring you the most comprehensive assortment of practice activities. The Baseball Drill Book features 198 drills proven to improve individual and team performance. Dozens of coaching greats, including Bob Bennett, Ed Cheff, Gordie Gillespie, Gene Stephenson, and Ray Tanner, cover all the bases from conditioning and warm-ups to hitting, pitching, baserunning, fielding, and more. 2004 • 320 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-5083-8 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN e-Book: ISBN 978-0-7360-8491-8 • $17.95 U.S. • $20.95 CDN

Learn the game inside the gameSome books teach coaches and players what to do; Baseball Strategies also explains why. Featuring an all-star cast of 18 of the game’s top strategists selected by the ABCA, you’ll learn how to meet every decision-making challenge: from setting the most effective lineup at the plate and in the field to deciding what play to call and when to call it in tight game situations and from position-specific responsibilities and situation-specific options to adjusting to the level of competition. 2003 • 360 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-4218-5 • $24.95 U.S. • $28.95 CDN

Learn from championship-winning coachesEndorsed by the ABCA, The Baseball Coaching Bible presents the invaluable insight of 27 of the greatest to have ever coached the sport. Much more than a book on skills, strategies, or drills, every facet of coaching is covered, with each coach addressing the subject he knows best. And the book’s varied and vast amount of information allows you to pick and choose what you implement in your program in any particular season. 2000 • 384 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-0161-8 • $23.95 U.S. • $27.95 CDN

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ABCA resources avail able from Human KineticsTake the guesswork out of practiceIn Practice Perfect Baseball, the game’s premier collegiate coaches share their approaches, experiences, and philosophies on every facet of practice. This authoritative guide goes beyond the stretches and drills straight to the heart of winning—effort and attitude. From structuring sessions to evaluating practice performance, the vast information allows you to choose what you wish to implement in your program. You’ll find unique insights and invaluable advice from the all-star roster of contributors:

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Ed CheffPete Dunn Dan HartlebSteve Jaksa Tim JamiesonMark JohnsonKeith Madison

Sean McNallyDave PernoGary PullinsTerry RooneyDave SerranoGary WardBob Warn

This book will help you identify and establish a practice ethic, learn to assess team strengths, and develop players’ skills in the field, on the mound, or at the plate. You’ll also learn to make the most of indoor practices, incorporate technology to perfect skills and evaluate performance, and prepare your team for upcoming opponents. 256 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-8713-1 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN e-Book: ISBN 978-0-7360-8964-7 • $17.95 U.S. • $20.95 CDN

The ultimate skill-building package

Developed by three of baseball’s top collegiate coaches in their respective areas of expertise and endorsed by the ABCA, the highly detailed text of the Baseball Skills & Drills book, combined with the dynamic visual presentation of the companion DVD, present the best skills and drills for improving performance at every stage of the game—catching, pitching, hitting, baserunning, and fielding.

Special Package Price When you order the book and DVD2005 • 240 pages /120-minute DVD ISBN 978-0-7360-6411-8 • $64.95 U.S. • $76.95 CDN

Also available separately240 page book • ISBN 978-0-7360-3738-9 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN 120-min. DVD • ISBN 978-0-7360-6026-4 • $49.95 U.S. • $58.95 CDN

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Coach your team the Ripken way In Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way, Cal and Bill Ripken share their approach to coaching and development. Included are over 50 drills covering defense, hitting, pitching, and baserunning; age-specific practice plans for players aged 4 to 15; methods for creating a positive and fun environment; and more. Whether you’re teaching your children at home, managing the Little League team, or working with high school players, this book provides resources for use on and off the field. 2007 • 264 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-6782-9 • $16.95 U.S. • $19.95 CDN e-Book: ISBN 978-0-7360-8085-9 • $14.95 U.S. • $17.95 CDN

Conduct fun and productive practices Develop players’ understanding, skills, and love for the game with Youth Baseball Drills. This book features a variety of both tried-and-true and innovative drills that build on and reinforce your technique and tactic instruction of 7- to 12-year-olds. Drills are easily located by topic and progress in difficulty so that you can choose the most appropriate ones for your players’ abilities in each facet of the game. 2005 • 208 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-5632-8 • $15.95 U.S. • $18.95 CDN e-Book: ISBN 978-0-7360-8496-3 • $12.95 U.S. • $14.95 CDN

Become a better teacher of the game Coaching Baseball Technical and Tactical Skills covers technical skills—hitting, throwing, and fielding—and tactical skills—hit-and-run, double-steal, and double-play defenses. Nearly 180 photos and illustrations bring the basic to intermediate technical skills to life, while sample season and practice plans will help you in your preparation.

The highly interactive course, suitable for high school, serious club and advanced coaches at the youth level; and undergraduate students, will help teach the skills, detect and correct errors in player performance, and prepare season and practice plans. 2006 • 272 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-4703-6 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN e-Book: ISBN 978-0-7360-8532-8 • $17.95 U.S. • $20.95 CDN Course: ISBN 978-0-7360-4422-6 • $49.95 U.S. • $58.95 CDN

Build a winning program on and off the fieldMike Curran, one of the nation’s top high school coaches, shares his expertise and the approach that has made his program a perennial powerhouse on the national scene in Coaching Baseball Successfully. With dozens of drills, practice plans, and Curran’s advice, this book covers it all, from off-season planning and motivating your team to defensive and offensive skills and strategies. 2007 • 208 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-6520-7 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

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Ensure players come out for the team year after yearCoaching Youth Baseball provides the know-how you need to go from planning to practices to games. You’ll find field-tested, age-specific coaching information on communicating with players, officials, parents, and other coaches; teaching fundamentals using a combination of drills and activities; planning and conducting practices, and more.

The online course, designed for coaches of athletes ages 14 and under, provides tools to manage your team, prepare for the season, plan for practices, teach skills and tactics, offer basic first aid, and deliver the best possible experience for your athletes.Book: 2007 • 192 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-6526-9 • $16.95 U.S. • $19.95 CDN Course: ISBN 978-0-7360-6453-8 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

Use competition to improve skills and execution“Amateur baseball has been waiting for a book like Play Ball. Tom O’Connell has done a magnificent job in laying out the practice-to-game concept for the readers.”Ron PolkAssistant Baseball Coach University of Alabama at Birmingham

Play Ball: 100 Baseball Practice Games is the best way to develop players’ skills, execution, and on-field team play!

With more than 100 skill-building competitions, Play Ball: 100 Baseball Practice Games covers everything from the fundamentals of fielding, pitching, catching, and hitting to special situations such as rundowns, base stealing, and bunting. You’ll even learn how to incorporate the games into team practices to perfect execution and prepare for opponents.

Renowned coach and American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame member Tom O’Connell includes games for individual players as well as group competitions for infielders, outfielders, and pitchers and catchers. Coaching tips and variations also allow the developmental games to be used with beginning, intermediate, and advanced players and teams alike.

From outfielder to catcher, from player to coach, this is your guide to more productive and engaging practices, focused play, and on-the-field excellence.

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A complete guide for more power and speedComplete Conditioning for Baseball features a comprehensive training approach that builds players’ physical abilities as well as the baseball-specific skills their positions require. Steve Tamborra, strength and conditioning coach for 60 AP Collegiate All-Americans, 16 first-round draft picks, and more than 100 athletes drafted by professional sports teams, provides exercises, drills, and programs designed to improve the essential elements of the sport—strength, power, speed, agility, and quickness. His programs will help you generate more power at the plate, strengthen and protect your pitching arm, increase the velocity of throws, expand your range in the field, and improve quickness on the base paths.2008 • 272 pages with 45-min. DVD • ISBN 978-0-7360-6243-5 • $24.95 U.S. • $28.95 CDN

Build a staff that shuts down opponentsFrom mental attitude to managing a bullpen, Coaching Pitchers offers complete details on every aspect of the pitching position in every level of the game. Spanky McFarland, one of the college game’s best pitching coaches, provides detailed instruction on the pitching motion and other essential skills complete with 240 detailed illustrations. 2003 • 208 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-4509-4 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

Prepare for every situationThe Baseball Handbook is your one-stop source for expert nuts-and-bolts advice on each facet of baseball coaching, including evaluating players, conducting productive practices, developing players physically and mentally, and preparing for top performance in every game. This quick guide is packed full of photos, diagrams, and advanced tactics to show you the way to greater success on and off the field. 2002 • 256 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-3985-7 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

Make the most out of each at batHitting a hard-thrown baseball is one of the most difficult skills. The Hitting Edge simplifies the task by focusing on key features common in every successful hitter’s swing: dynamic balance, sequential rotation, axis of rotation, and bat lag. Author Tom Robson identifies these hitting “absolutes” and confirms the importance of each through extensive video analysis and research. 2003 • 192 pages • ISBN 978-0-7360-3336-7 • $19.95 U.S. • $23.95 CDN

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