Baseball Drills for Young People

Worcester State University head baseball coach Dirk Baker was an adjunct professor at the university for 15 years. He previously coached at Harvard and Boston University as well as in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Bill “Spaceman” Lee      Preface      CHAPTER 1. RUNNING A BASEBALL CAMP, CLINIC, CLASS OR PRACTICE: TIPS FROM A TO Z      CHAPTER 2. BASERUNNING      The Basics      Team Baserunning Drills      Baserunning Games and Activities      CHAPTER 3. BUNTING      The Basics      Team Bunting Drills      Bunting Games and Activities      CHAPTER 4. CATCHING      The Basics      Team Catching Drills      Catching Games and Activities      CHAPTER 5. FIELDING      The Basics      Team Infield Drills      Team Outfield Drills      Fielding Games and Activities      CHAPTER 6. HITTING      The Basics      Team Hitting Drills      Hitting Games and Activities      CHAPTER 7. THROWING AND PITCHING      The Basics      Team Throwing Drills      Team Pitching Drills (Overhand)      Team Pitching Drills (Underhand)      Throwing and Pitching Games and Activities      CHAPTER 8. CLOSING WORDS      Index of Games and Activities

Reviews of the first edition: “informative...will please its intended audience...recommended”—Library Journal.