Coaching the Little League® Hitter

Batter up! Teach your players the art of precision hitting with Coaching the Little League® Hitter.As the legendary Ted Williams once said, hitting is "the most difficult feat in all sports." But with practice, practice, practice and the help of Coaching the Little League® Hitter, you can guide your Little League players toward hitting hard line drives every at-bat!You don't become a .300 hitter without good fundamentals, correct mechanics, strike-zone discipline, and a lot of repetition. Coaching the Little League® Hitter provides a ten-step approach for mastering the art and science of hitting. By following the step-by-step approach laid out in this book, your players will learn the proper techniques of hitting.Featuring advice and insight in every chapter from minor league batting instructor Steve Braun, Coaching the Little League® Hitter presents the ten most important and fundamental concepts that hitters should master, including:Ways to incorporate the proper hitting fundamentals with your players' own distinct batting stylesWays to eliminate "happy feet" inside the boxTips for loading up and increasing bat-head speedHow to make the stealth stride and stay under controlHow to maintain balance while generating powerTips for taking a positive mental approachFully approved by Little League® Baseball Inc., the definitive name in youth league baseball, and illustrated throughout with more than 100 photographs, Coaching the Little League® Hitter is guaranteed to help young baseball players learn how to hit to the best of their abilities.

First sentence: Charley Lau, the legendary hitting instructor, said in his book, The Art of Hitting .300, that the grip is an important part of the baseball swing.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Editions

3

Pages

144

ISBN

9780071417914

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