A Young Softball Player's Guide to Hitting, Bunting, And Baserunning

by Don Oster and Jacque Hunter

• ISBN13: 9781592288502
• ISBN10: 1592288502
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

A great reference for players, coaches, and parents, A Young Softball Player's Guide to Hitting, Bunting, and Baserunning sets out everything the young player needs to develop the skills, physical conditioning, and training regimen required for success and satisfaction in the game of softball. In this indispensable volume, veteran youth coaches Don Oster and Bill McMillan impart decades of knowledge on forming young players and helping them to attain their full capacity. With a clear, readily understandable tone, A Young Softball Player's Guide to Hitting, Bunting, and Baserunning dissects the mechanics of the swing and the art of running, while also stressing the foundations of form. The authors also emphasize the value of flexibility, balance, and cross-training in other sports that condition the whole body--sports such as hockey, skiing, basketball, karate, soccer, track, and even ballet--to help get the body into shape. Last, but certainly not least, this volume highlights the importance of a good attitude and the value of having fun while working efficiently toward improvement.

Author Biography

Don Oster has been coaching youth baseball at the highest level for decades. In 1985, as manager of a team from East Tonka, Minnesota, he went to the Little League World Series. From 1987 to 1991, his Babe Ruth League team, for which he was the pitching coach, appeared in four consecutive World Series. He is also the author of Largemouth Bass and is the coauthor of A Guide for Young Pitchers, A Guide for Young Softball Pitchers and Hunting Today's Whitetail. He lives in southern Indiana.

Jacque Hunter has, over the past twenty-eight years, coached youth softball teams at all levels. He was inducted into the Indiana High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003. At the end of the 2004 season, his record stood at 425 wins and 138 losses.