This book/CD-Rom combination addresses the fundamentals of managing a team of young baseball players. With its comprehensive coverage, it equips you, as a volunteer coach, to handle the day-to-day management of your team. The author's method is a combination of business management and basic teaching skills.
The CD-ROM that accompanies this book provides administrative aids and various tools that can help make your coaching experience more enjoyable. The CD-ROM includes two types of files: "templates" and "examples." A roster template is organized to allow you to insert information about your team and use that information in various ways to create worksheets that can assist you in managing your team. A scrapbook template is included to give you a framework upon which to build a keepsake-like scrapbook for your players and supporters. 2009. 109 pages. CATEGORY: Coaching & Parenting / LEVELS: Beginner to Intermediate / TYPES: Books & CD-Rom
Approved by Little League Baseball. Interactive CD-ROM that teaches baseball basics by helping them visualize the right play. Narrated by a 12-year-old player. Kids use their computers to click and discover baseball principles. Using simple graphics, the software shows a baseball diamond and players, and lays out various situations, allowing users to answer questions for each. Deals with covering bases, throwing to the correct base, cutoff throws and backing up plays. Works on Windows 98 or greater, or Macintosh System 8.6 or greater. For kids ages 6-12.