DESCRIPTION Take advantage of your half of the inning with Hit and Run Baseball. This insightful guide on baseball offense will help your team manufacture runs without the benefit of big hits. Coach Rod Delmonico--head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee and one of the brightest young college coaches in America--shows you how to make things happen while at bat or on base. He provides you with the basic skills and the advanced insights you need to develop an aggressive baseball offense. As a seasoned presenter at baseball clinics nationwide, Delmonico gives you a coaching clinic in book form. Hit and Run Baseball is heavily illustrated with over 200 sequenced pictures showing positioning, footwork, and technique for * hitting,
* bunting,
* running the bases, and
* sliding.
You'll find valuable coaching points for detecting opponents' weaknesses that can help your team take extra bases. Plus every chapter concludes with mental tips for players and skill-specific drills--25 in all! Hit and Run Baseball details the skills and drills you need to improve your team's offense. AUDIENCE Reference for baseball coaches
CONTENTS Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Hitting_
In General * Bat Selection * Grip * Stance * Ready Position * Bat Position * Location in the Box * Stride * Swing * Hitting Faults and Corrections * Mental Aspects * Hitting Drills Chapter 2. Bunting
Sacrifice Bunt * Bunting Technique * Bunting for a Hit * Fake Bunt * Squeeze Bunts * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 3. Getting to First Base
On-Deck Circle * Batter's Box * Going From Home to First * Going for Two * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 4. Reading the Pitcher for Giveaways
Focal Points With Right-Hand Pitchers * Focal Points With Left-Hand Pitchers * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 5. Aggressive Running From First to Second
Running Against the Clock * Stealing Second Base * Returning to First * Delayed Steal * Fly Balls * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 6. Going From Second to Third
Leads at Second Base * The Sacrifice Bunt * The Bunt and Steal * Tagging Up on Fly Balls * Stealing Third Base * Advancing to Third Base on Ground Balls * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 7. Advancing From Third To Home
Walking Lead * Returning to Base * Ground Ball Situation * Tagging Up on Fly Balls * Squeeze Plays * Stealing Home * Mental Aspects * Drills Chapter 8. Sliding
The Bent-Leg Slide * The Pop-Up Slide With Bent Leg * Hook Slide With Bent Leg * Flip Flop (or Back Door) Slide With Bent Leg * Bent Leg Slide at Home and at First * Breaking Up the Double Play Via the Bent Leg * Headfirst Slides * Mental Aspects * Drills ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rod Delmonico is the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee and one of college baseball's brightest young coaches. In his second year at Tennessee, Delmonico set a school record with a 41-19 record. He also spent 6 years as the head assistant coach with Florida State University, where he helped coach the team to three college world series. Delmonico, who received his master's degree in education from Clemson University in 1983, is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Delmonico has written extensively for Scholastic Coach since 1980 and, in a 10-year period, has published over 40 articles in numerous other magazines. WORDS OF PRAISE "Most teams can't afford to wait for the big inning. Often, it never comes. I encourage you to master the skills and strategies of Hit and Run Baseball. When you do, you'll be on your way not only to playing aggressive baseball--but to winning baseball." Ron Fraser
Head Baseball Coach, University of Miami
"This is a great book that can benefit all baseball coaches. It includes sound fundamentals and practical, effective teaching principles. Rod Delmonico is a great young coach with aggressive ideas about the college game." Mike Martin
Baseball Coach, Florida State University
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