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30 Life Lessons My Boys Learned from Baseball

Author : Andy Norwood
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 158980869X
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book 30 Life Lessons My Boys Learned from Baseball written by Andy Norwood and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using America's favorite pastime as an analogy, this collection of essays teaches children how to apply the lessons learned in baseball to everyday situations. This guide, filled with invaluable advice, enables adolescents to grow into adults while providing perspective on the sport and the complexities of life. The essays are derived from common themes in baseball but relate to dilemmas experienced off the field. The chapter "Some Days You're the Bat, Some Days You're the Ball" is an allusion to good days versus bad and reminds children that some rules have reasons, although they will probably question them. The sage guidance offers ways to control your emotions by channeling them into better efforts and tips to summon courage whether you are standing at the bat, undergoing surgery, or delivering a speech. The importance of paying attention to detail and respect for authority, along with advice on how to deal with adversity, is included in this indispensable compilation. Andy Norwood underscores the significance of teamwork, self-sacrifice, and the humility experienced after a loss. Each lesson is preceded by a quote from such celebrities as Jay Leno, Maya Angelou, and Albert Einstein. The work incorporates anecdotes from Major League Baseball and significant moments in the sport's history, making this book an enjoyable read for adults and their children.

9 in 9

Author : Justin Toole
Publisher : Booklocker.com
ISBN 13 : 9781626466906
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book 9 in 9 written by Justin Toole and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine innings, nine different positions, nine life lessons.

Forged of a Hotter Fire

Author : Bob Wheeler
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595290779
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Forged of a Hotter Fire written by Bob Wheeler and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-09-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From building fences to scoring touchdowns to making sales calls, the author shows you how everything in your life is a chance to show what you're made of, and these Texas tales of little league lessons and corporate challenges will show you how to excel the Lone Star way, with pride and determination. Reads like a backyard chat with that neighbor you always go to for advice, and is a must for any coach, teacher, parent, or employer. Wheeler spins yarns about everything from trips with Grandpa to boardroom fracases that will inspire you to win the game on the field, in the classroom, or in the courthouse, and you just might have enough fun reading it that you won't realize you're learning until you're done.

Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball

Author : Daniel Keller
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492583162
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball written by Daniel Keller and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You volunteered to coach the local baseball team, but are you ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball has the answers. In Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball, longtime coach Dan Keller shares his experiences and provides advice you can rely on from the first practice to the final game. From evaluating players’ skills and establishing realistic goals to using in-game coaching tips, it’s all here—the drills, the strategies, and most important, the fun! Develop your team’s fielding, catching, throwing, pitching, and hitting skills with the Survival Guide’s collection of the game’s best youth drills that young players can actually use. Best of all, you’ll be able to get the most out of every practice by following the ready-to-use practice plans. Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Baseball has everything you need for a rewarding and productive season.

The Matheny Manifesto

Author : Mike Matheny
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0553446711
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book The Matheny Manifesto written by Mike Matheny and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny's New York Times bestselling manifesto about what parents, coaches, and athletes get wrong about sports; what we can do better; and how sports can teach eight keys to success in sports and life. Mike Matheny was just forty-one, without professional managerial experience and looking for a next step after a successful career as a Major League catcher, when he succeeded the legendary Tony La Russa as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012. While Matheny has enjoyed immediate success, leading the Cards to the postseason four times in his first four years−a Major League record−people have noticed something else about his life, something not measured in day-to-day results. Instead, it’s based on a frankly worded letter he wrote to the parents of a Little League team he coached, a cry for change that became an Internet sensation and eventually a “manifesto.” The tough-love philosophy Matheny expressed in the letter contained his throwback beliefs that authority should be respected, discipline and hard work rewarded, spiritual faith cultivated, family made a priority, and humility considered a virtue. In The Matheny Manifesto, he builds on his original letter by first diagnosing the problem at the heart of youth sports−it starts with parents and coaches−and then by offering a hopeful path forward. Along the way, he uses stories from his small-town childhood as well as his career as a player, coach, and manager to explore eight keys to success: leadership, confidence, teamwork, faith, class, character, toughness, and humility. From “The Coach Is Always Right, Even When He’s Wrong” to “Let Your Catcher Call the Game,” Matheny’s old-school advice might not always be popular or politically correct, but it works. His entertaining and deeply inspirational book will not only resonate with parents, coaches, and athletes, it will also be a powerful reminder, from one of the most successful new managers in the game, of what sports can teach us all about winning on the field and in life.

Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up

Author : Joan Cronan
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1621902129
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up written by Joan Cronan and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up, Joan Cronan offers a refreshing and innovative perspective on strengthening performance and achieving success in both the business world and everyday life. During her twenty-eight years as Women’s Athletics Director for the University of Tennessee, Cronan built one of the most prominent and respected women’s athletics programs in the nation, resulting in ten NCAA titles and twenty-four SEC Tournament Championships for the Lady Vols during her tenure. She reveals in her book what happened behind the scenes in constructing a successful, nationally renowned women’s athletics program—and it turns out that game days were only part of the story. Cronan’s lighthearted stories and succinct business tips will draw you in until you feel like you are present for every victory she describes on the court and in the workplace. Cronan’s business acumen and passionate approach to positive change will arm you with the outlook and the tools you need to revolutionize the professional and personal spheres in your life.

The Double-Goal Coach

Author : Jim Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060505311
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Double-Goal Coach written by Jim Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-08-12 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Double-Goal Coach is filled with powerful coaching tools based on Jim Thompson's Positive Coaching Alliance. These strategies reflect the "best-practices" of elite coaches and the latest research in sports psychology.Hundreds of workshops have shaped these tools for maximum effectiveness and ease of use. The lessons and activities can be used in the very next practice to make sports fun and to get the best from players. The Double-Goal Coach provides the framework for coaches and parents to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth -- allowing young athletes to enjoy sports while learning valuable life lessons.

Changing the Game

Author : John O'Sullivan
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614486468
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Changing the Game written by John O'Sullivan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Life Lessons Learned in the Backseat of a Ford

Author : D. Scott McIntosh
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1607914131
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Life Lessons Learned in the Backseat of a Ford written by D. Scott McIntosh and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... the story of a boy turned teen turned anti-establishmentarian turned Christ-follower. It is one person's story, but it is the story of many who choose to search for life in self-destruction and self-pity. The answer is the same answer it has been for over 2000 years--a relationship with a God who actually cares ..."--Back cover

Character Driven

Author : Derek Fisher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439149151
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Character Driven written by Derek Fisher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Three Time NBA Champion and starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers shares his Christian faith and inspirational values for success and happiness. Since his inaugural season with the NBA in 1996, Derek Fisher has had a dramatic impact on the great success of the Lakers. Playing alongside legendary players like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and Lamar Odom, Fisher has held his position at point guard, participating in some of the most dramatic post-season games and moments in recent memory. In 2007 Derek Fisher and his wife Candace’s lives were upturned by news that their eleven-month-old daughter, Tatum, had been diagnosed with a degenerative and rare form of eye cancer called retinoblastoma. Although his team, the Utah Jazz, was in the midst of a heated playoff series, Fisher immediately put his family first to be with his daughter at the time of her required emergency surgery and chemotherapy. Nominated the best moment in the 2007 ESPY Awards, Derek was able to make a dramatic late entrance and performance in the fourth quarter of game 2 to help the Jazz to an emotional victory. Following the season, Fisher asked the Jazz to release him of his contract so he could devote his energies to fighting his daughter’s retinoblastoma without knowing if he would ever play basketball again. Fisher officially rejoined the Lakers, resuming his role as point guard, and provided a veteran influence alongside Kobe Bryant to a relatively young Lakers squad. In his compelling new book, Fisher shares the Christian values that have guided him on the court and off. With anecdotes from his personal and professional life, Fisher offers lessons learned along the way. Drawing on the power of faith, he shows how anyone can play for a successful team: whether that team is family, community, or just happens to be one in the NBA.

Lost in the Ivy

Author : Randy Richardson
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781413777505
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (775 download)

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Download or read book Lost in the Ivy written by Randy Richardson and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporter Charley Hubbs has left almost everything of his former life behindaeven part of his memory. Now Charley has the story that any reporter would kill for. Problem is, he might have done just thataand his name has moved from the bylines to the headlines. As the dead bodies pile up around him, Charley sets out to prove to himself that heas not the homicidal maniac the press has made him out to be. Enlisting the aid of seductive, whip-smart bartender Elizabeth aLizzya Zapler, he makes a daring courthouse escape. From that point on, itas a race against time for the truth. Along the way, Charley discovers that he can run, but not hide, from his past. Against the backdrop of Chicagoas storied Wrigley Field, a baseball shrine cursed by a billy goat, Charley is caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that plays out in two seasonsaone of futility and the other of hope. Only by unlocking the mysteries of his past and opening his heart again will he be able to find if hope truly does spring eternal.

Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way

Author : Cal Ripken, Jr.
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492582174
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way written by Cal Ripken, Jr. and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching young players, developing their skills, and cultivating a love for the sport may be the most rewarding experience baseball can offer. Cal and Bill Ripken understand this like few others. From their father, Cal Sr., a legend in the Baltimore Orioles organization for 37 years, they learned to play the game the right way. Those lessons, paired with their combined 33 years of big league experience, helped develop the Ripken Way, a method of teaching the game through simple instruction, solid explanations, encouragement, and a positive atmosphere. In Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way, Cal and Bill share this approach to coaching and development. Whether you're teaching your children at home, managing the local travel team, or working with high school-level players, Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way will help you make a difference both on and off the field, with these features: More than 50 drills covering defense, hitting, pitching, and baserunning Age-specific practice plans for players ranging from 4 to 15+ Strategies for setting goals and reasonable expectations for your players and team Advice on communicating with parents, players, and staff Methods for creating a positive and fun environment in which kids can learn the skills and strategies of the game Bill Ripken was once voted by his peers as one of the big league players most likely to become a manager. Cal Ripken, Jr., known as baseball's Iron Man, is a member of the game's All-Century Team and a future Hall of Famer. Together, they are proof positive that the Ripken Way is the right way to teach the game of baseball.

Determined Look

Author : Three Year Letterman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781724926227
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Determined Look written by Three Year Letterman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Determined Look: Stories of a Youth Football Coaching Legend" is written by Three Year Letterman, a thirty-nine-year old college dropout who lives in a Northeast Georgia. He is the coach of a youth football dynasty. Unlike many youth sports coaches, Coach Letterman angrily rejects the notion that the purpose of youth sports is to have fun. He instead adopts a win-at-all-costs approach. This sometimes involves him intentionally trying to make players quit, recruiting players that he knows are too old for the league, and "altering" residency papers. Coach Letterman is also very proud of the fact that he "rakes in $29.35 an hour plus bennies and a cell phone" and "lives in an apartment complex with a pool and computer lab." He lettered for three years in high school football at wide receiver. He still wears his letter jacket to this day and stands in the student section when he watches high school football games. He's also a rabid University of Georgia football fan who takes takes pride in the fact that he barks at opposing fans. This book includes twenty-eight chapters of Coach Letterman offering youth coaching tips and opining on a variety of topics. Topics include "How to Attend a High School Football Game and Post-Game Field Party in Style," "Turning the Local School System from Adversary to Co-Conspirator," and "How to Dominate a Deposition."

Until It Hurts

Author : Mark Hyman
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 080709756X
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Until It Hurts written by Mark Hyman and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “hair-raising look at everything that is wrong with youth sports today”—its perils, its history, its key drivers—is a powerful call for positive change (Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights) Over the last seventy-five years, adults have staged a hostile takeover of kids’ sports. In one year alone, more than 3.5 million children under age fifteen required medical treatment for sports injuries—nearly half of which were the result of simple overuse. The quest to turn children into tomorrow's superstar athletes has often led adults to push them beyond physical and emotional limits. In Until It Hurts, journalist, coach, and sports dad Mark Hyman explores how youth sports reached this problematic state. His investigation takes him from the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania to a prestigious Chicago soccer club, from adolescent golf and tennis superstars in Atlanta to California volleyball players. He interviews dozens of children, parents, coaches, psychologists, surgeons, sports medicine specialists, and former professional athletes. He speaks at length with Whitney Phelps, Michael's older sister; retraces the story of A Very Young Gymnast, and its subject, Torrance York; and tells the saga of the Castle High School girls’ basketball team of Evansville, Indiana, which lost three-fifths of its lineup to ACL injuries in 2005. Along the way, Hyman hears numerous stories: about a mother who left her fifteen-year-old daughter at an interstate exit after a heated exchange over her performance during a soccer game, about a coach who ordered preteens to swim laps in three-hour shifts for twenty-four hours. Hyman’s exploration leads him to examine the history of youth sports in our country and how it has evolved, particularly with the increasing involvement of girls and much more proactive participation of parents. With its unique multiple perspective—of history, of reporting, and of personal experience—Until It Hurts delves into the complicated issue of sports for children, opening up a much-needed discussion about the perils of youth sports culture and offering insight into how positive change can be made.

Life Lessons from Little League

Author : Vincent Fortanasce
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 9780385475914
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Life Lessons from Little League written by Vincent Fortanasce and published by Image. This book was released on 1995 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice for parents and coaches on how to help children get the most out of Little League, including learning about right and wrong, perseverance, and sportsmanship

Play Ball!

Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781484413937
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Play Ball! written by Matt Christopher and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World

Life's Lessons from MOM

Author : Patrick Flaherty
Publisher : Teckni-Corp., Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 0972417885
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Life's Lessons from MOM written by Patrick Flaherty and published by Teckni-Corp., Ltd.. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Patrick Flaherty and his brothers honor their mother by sharing stories and life's lessons learned from her during their childhood. Doris Flaherty was typical of the millions of moms raising families in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. Much of what these moms did on a daily basis for teaching and disciplining their children can easily be used by today's mothers. Many stories are humurous anecdotes of how common situations were handled through the wisdom of motherhood.