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ISBN Number: 9780736045094
Written by: Winkelman, Barbara Gaines
Published by: Human Kinetics Publishers
Written by: McFarland, Joe
Location: Champaign, IL
Filed Under: General
Filed Under: Baseball, General
Filed Under: Baseball
Filed Under: Sports medicine
Filed Under: Pitching (Baseball)
Filed Under: Pitching
Filed Under: Coaching, Baseball
Filed Under: Baseball, Coaching
Edition Number: 3
Edition Description: Rev
Series Volume: 107-406
Date of Publication: December 2002
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 208
Book Size: 11.00x8.52x.52 in. 1.30 lbs.
Want to improve the mechanics of your pitching staff? Can your pitchers hold runners and field their position? Do you know the finer points of developing pitcher-catcher chemistry? Coaching Pitchers offers complete details on every aspect of the pitching position. This practical guide on pitching will be a valuable reference you'll turn to again and again.Challenging technical instruction is communicated effectively through plain talk combined with clear illustrations. Practice drills and training aids provide supportive tools to get the job done. From mental attitude to managing a bullpen, Coaching Pitchers is packed with insights you need to help your pitchers shut down even the most formidable opponents.
Coaching Pitchers offers solid, proven advice from one of the college game's best pitching coaches. Currently the head baseball coach at James Madison University, Spanky McFarland has coached 55 players on their way to the big leagues (including Kevin Brown of the Los Angeles Dodgers). Now McFarland delivers in book form the same instruction that took these players to the top.
Synopsis:
Fundamentally sound pitching instruction
Synopsis:
Written by a nationally recognized collegiate coach who has coached three teams to
NCAA playoffs and who has sent 37 pitchers on to play professionally, this book covers the mechanical, physical, and mental aspects of pitching. Coaching psychology and strategy are also discussed in detail to help produce successful pitchers and prepare them for successful careers. 13 illustrations.
