HERE'S TO THE CHAMPS! -- A summary of all the major youth league championships won in 2010. Catch all the action and discover the heroes from divisional titles won in: * AABC * AAU * Babe Ruth * CABA * Cal Ripken * Dixie * Dizzy Dean * Hap Dumont * Little League * NBC * NYBC * PONY * RBI * USSSA
Learn the Play! * The Padres' Adrian Gonzalez: Hitting to All Fields * The Royals' Jason Kendall: How to Handle a Pitching Staff * The Rays' David Price: Playing with Older Teammates * The Key to Pitching? Location, Location, Location * The Frozone: How to Deal with Nervousness on the Field
Love to Play! * When I Was a Kid: The Blue Jays' Brett Cecil * Collector's Corner: Bowman Aflac's All-American Rookie Cards * Fun Food & Fitness
Lead the Play * Coaches Clinic: Teaching Situation Baseball * Choosing the Righ Glove This Holiday
PLUS! * The 2010 Junior Baseball Holiday Gift Guide -- Dozens of great baseball gift ideas to choose from!
THE BASEBALL CAMP GUIDE! * Spotlight: Father-Son Weekend at Bucky Dent's Baseball School * Feature: Invitation-only American Baseball University aims to raise the game * Baseball Camp Listings Across the Nation
PLUS: * The Rays' CARL CRAWFORD: 6 Tips for Basestealing * The Dodgers' CASEY BLAKE: How to Field the Bunt from Third * The Rockies' MATT DALEY: The Value of a Good Education
* The Frozone: The Mechanics of Throwing * TRIPLE A SQUAD: 5 Steps to a Good Throw * ROOKIE CLUB: Shagging Flies * How to Hit the Hight Pitch / How to Hit the Low Pitch
* When I Was a Kid: The Pirates' Zach Duke * Coaches Corner: Coaching 101 - A Primer * Locker Room: Sneak Peek Showcase of 2011 Bats * Collector's Corner: Should You But a Stephen Strasburg Rookie Card? * A Player's Story -- My Night at the MLB Draft
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' Discover what it's like for a teenager to prepare for the MLB Draft
PLUS! * The Astros' MICHAEL BOURN - How to Hit a Triple * The Yankees' MARK TEIXEIRA - Tips for Playing First Base * The Mariners' FELIX HERNANDEZ - How I Prepare for My Next Start
* Introducing THE FROZONE -- Where Power Comes From In Your Swing * A Warm-Up Checklist for Pitchers
JUNIOR BASEBALL GUIDES! * The 2010 Apparel & Shoe Guide * Summer Baseball - Great Ideas to make the game part of your summer vacation
LOVE OF THE GAME * When I Was A Kid - COLBY RASMUS * Coaches Corner - John Perry has dedicated four decades of his life teaching his kids both on and off the field
LEARN TO PLAY * The Marlins’ HANLEY RAMIREZ: Adjusting to a Change in the Batting Order * Triple A Squad: A Doubleheader! Using the Tee and Tips on Aggressive Baserunning * The White Sox’s OMAR VIZQUEL: The Fundamentals of Shortstop * Calling All Leaders – Do You Have What it Takes to Play Catcher? * ROOKIE CLUB: Simple Tricks to Play the Field Better * The Cardinals’ CHRIS CARPENTER: How to Cover First Base from the Mound * 6 Keys to Pitching Success – How to Become Determined, Persistent and Confident
LEAGUE & TEAM PLAY * The 2010 Junior Baseball Tournament Guide – Dozens of tournaments fill the schedule this summer and fall. Which will you enter?
LOVE TO PLAY * When I Was a Kid: The Athletics’ KEVIN KOUZMANOFF * PLAYER’S STORY – Even after learning a great curve ball, Michael had another lesson coming to him…from his dad.
LEAD THE PLAY * Coaches Clinic: Put Your Bench to Work * Coaches Clinic: Make Practices Fun
OFFENSE * The CardinalsÂ’ MATT HOLLIDAY: Tips to Becoming a Power Hitter * Demon on the Basepath: How to Slide Safely
DEFENSE * The AthleticsÂ’ COCO CRISP: 5 Ways to Improve Your Outfield Game * TRIPLE A SQUAD: How to Block Home Plate * ROOKIE CLUB: Keep Your Glove Down!
PITCHING * The PadresÂ’ HEATH BELL: Preparing to Enter the Game * The Mystery of the Knuckle Ball: What Does it Do? How is it Thrown?
STRATEGY * Get a New Pair of Glasses Ump! – Major League Advice on Handling Frustrating Calls from the Umpire
* Ball + Mouse = Tons of Fun – Disney and ESPN Team for an Exciting New Tournament Experience * OFF THE WALL: Meet Teams that Posted Their Profiles on juniorbaseball.com! * PLAYER’S STORY – Reilly Workman faced a jam, coming in to pitch with three balls and no strikes with the bases loaded. Would he succeed?
* When I Was a Kid: The YankeesÂ’ ALEX RODRIGUEZ
* The 2010 Junior Baseball Gear Guide – Play Ball! Opening Day is here and Junior Baseball has all the advice you need on the best gear in the market. Over 65 ideas inside!
* Coaches Clinic: Helping Your Players Choose the Right Shoes
OFFENSE * The BrewersÂ’ CRAIG COUNSELL: How to Succeed at the Hit-and-Run Play * Short & Quick: 3 Steps to a Compact Swing * ROOKIE CLUB: Tips for Baserunning Basics
DEFENSE * The MarlinsÂ’ DAN UGGLA: How to Make the Relay Throw * How Do You Track a Fly Ball? In the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays Made the Ultimate Catch. HowÂ’d He Do That? * ROOKIE CLUB: WhatÂ’s Your Ideal Position?
PITCHING * The Giants’ BARRY ZITO: 5 Tips to a Better Fastball * How to Think Like a Pitcher – Can’t Throw 100 MPH? Here’s a Pitching Plan for the Rest of Us. * TRIPLE A SQUAD: Think Long Toss, Not Weights, During the Off-Season
STRATEGY * Baseball Slang – The Game has a Language of Its Own
* When I Was a Kid - Grady Sizemore
* Coaches Corner: Preventing Burn-out of Your Kids in the Off-Season
* Junior Baseball's Training Aid Guide - Off-season is the perfect time to pick up a new training aid to improve your gameÂ…hereÂ’s more than 40 ideas for you.