Top 25 baseball skills, tips, and tricks

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Title:

Top 25 baseball skills, tips, and tricks

Alternate title:

Top twentyfive baseball skills, tips, and tricks

Author:

Aretha, David, author.

Series:

Top 25 sports skills, tips, and tricks.

Summary:

"Discusses baseball skills, including the basic techniques for batting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning, and provides tips, drills, and fun tricks for young players to practice their skills"--Provided by publisher.

General Note:

Includes index.

Physical Description:

48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject Term:

Baseball -- Training -- Juvenile literature.

Baseball -- Juvenile literature.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers, Inc.,

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780766038592

Publication Information:

Berkeley Heights, N.J. : Enslow Publishers, Inc., c2012.

Call Number:

J 796.357 ARETHA

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There's no better feeling for a baseball player than crushing a ball over the outfield fence for a homerun, or blowing a fastball by the batter for a strikeout. Would your readers like to hit like a pro and pitch like an all-star? Do they want to be a slick-fielding shortstop? From the basics of pitching to more advanced tips that will give readers a winning swing, this book has many important baseball skills, including fun tips and tricks from the pros.

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Gr 4-6-This series covers techniques needed to become successful in each featured sport. It's assumed that readers are familiar with the games as rules and regulations are not emphasized. The tips flow naturally from one to 25. For example, Baseball begins by covering equipment and the proper batting stance and ends with the advice to "keep your head in the game" and "Be alert." Gymnastics, Basketball, and Football start with introductory pages, while Baseball, Hockey, and Soccer have only a couple of sentences and feel more abrupt in style. Text is intermixed with action photographs that often decorate rather than elucidate the precision moves that are necessary. This set will have difficulty competing with the plethora of sports skills titles, such as those in the "Skills in Motion" series (Rosen Central), which emphasize techniques using slow-motion photographs. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Knock the Cover off the Ball	p. 5
1 Batter Up!	p. 5
2 Dig in Like a Pro	p. 6
3 Let er Rip!	p. 8
4 Re a Smart Hitter	p. 10
5 Batting Drills	p. 12
Zoom Around the Bases	p. 14
6 Getting on and Getting a Lead	p. 14
7 The Art of Stealing	p. 16
8 The Perfect Slide	p. 17
9 What Do You Do If	p. 18
10 Baserunning Drills	p. 20
Blow It by Em	p. 22
11 Let's Start With the Rules	p. 22
12 And Here's the Pitch	p. 24
13 Prepare for the Challenge	p. 26
14 Fielding Your Position	p. 28
15 Pitching Drills	p. 29
The Art of Defense	p. 30
16 Scooping up Grounders	p. 30
17 I've Got It!	p. 32
18 He's Going!	p. 34
19 Taking Charge Behind the Plate	p. 36
20 Fielding Drills	p. 38
How the Big-Leaguers Do It	p. 40
21 Hall of Fame Wisdom	p. 40
22 The Big-League Bag of Tricks	p. 42
23 My, How the Game Has Changed!	p. 43
24 Hey, Whatever Works	p. 44
25 Be Smart and Stay Alert	p. 45
Glossary	p. 46
Further Reading (Books and Internet Addresses)	p. 47
Index	p. 48

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