Coach's Guide to Game-Winning Softball Drills: Developing the Essential Skills in Every Player

This book is FULL of great information. The author does a great job of explaining techniques and the reason behind safety some things. Then it gives multiple drills from beginner to advanced players. Definitely recommend this book for any softball player on any skill level. Great sections for pitching and catching as well.

As an avid fastpitch coach, I purchased this book to obtain new ideas and progressions on drills I was already implementing in my practices. I would recommend this book to any softball coach that is getting started. Michele Smith and Jennie Finch, have been documented to have one of the safer pitching motions of the house hold name, team USA, pitchers. While it is hard to look at still pictures and have them represent movement (most specifically related to pitching) it is a good book. I open it several times a week before I plan my next practice and even seasoned coaches that have attended clinics and such can reinforce what they have learned. I gave the book 4 stars because of the too few pictures used in motion sequences. More photos or video weblinks would have earned a 5 out of 5.

This is perhaps the best guide of its kind on the market today. My husband is an assistant coach on our daughter's softball team, and the information and drills he's learned from this book are just phenomenal. I strongly recommend it to would-be coaches, experienced coaches and especially parents who want to give their girls some added practice at home. Fantastic job by author Michele Smith.

As a high school softball coach for the past 18 years, I have found that coming up with challenging, productive drills that improve skills, challenge, AND entertain players can be daunting, day after day. This book is clearly one of the best I have encountered, if not the best, for quality, productive drills. The explanations and illustrations are clear. I particularly like the legend on each page that indicates the time needed for the drill, the skill level, and the cardio-level required. This feature, in particular, helps me provide a great variety of drills during a practice to maximize learning and conditioning at the same time. Brilliant. Do yourself a favor . . . buy this book! (Also, check out Kathy Veroni's book for great tips for all aspects of coaching.)

VERY PLEASED WITH BOOK. WAS BOUGHT AS A GIFT. THE COACH HAS FOUND IT TO BE VERY HELPFUL

Translates well to any age group, as you can subtract non useful player movements to adapt drill to younger age group.

Great information and varying degrees of drills for all ages. Not only drills for coaches but also ones parents can do I hope. Absolutely overwhelmed and excited about all the drills to utilize at practice. I highly recommend this book if you want to liven up some dull practice schedules! :)

I like the variety of drills and how it's targeted to beginner, intermediate levels but will also throw in an extra step to make it advanced if needed. So far, so good. The practice plan examples are great too. I've been assistant coach for about 3 years, now this is my second season of head coaching. This little book has really helped me out with ideas so far. Highly recommend for young/newbie coaches that need some direction!

Dieses Buch ist ein Lehrbuch für Softball. Hier werden die einzelnen Positionen sehr gut beschrieben. Zu der richtigen Technik gibt es zu jeder Position auch die zugehörigen Drills um die Technik richtig zu erlernen. Für Anfänger ebenso geeignet als auch für Fortgeschrittene oder Coaches. Anfänger müssen sich anfangs vielleicht noch mit unbekannten Ausdrücken beschäftigen und tun sich mit den Beschreibungen natürlich nicht so leicht wie Fortgeschrittene. Ich selbst spiele seit mehr als 25 Jahren Baseball und Softball und coache nun eine neu gegründete Softball Mannschaft. Als Coach kann ich so einiges aus dem Buch übernehmen und mit meinen Erfahrungen ergänzen.

Great reference material. Plenty of useful information!