Coaching Girls Ponytail Softball

About the Book

This book was written expressly for you who are coaching children in softball. We stress how to teach children this fun game and to have fun doing it. The book covers all facets of the game from “how to” throw a ball to strategies and tactics. When coaching children it should be a fun experience for everyone, for you, for the parents, and for the children. As a coach, we cover the teaching attitude and methods. We always keep in mind that the game is for the children and not for the adults. Winning isn't everything, but learning to play well and wanting to win is.

We take the children from kindergarten through the eighth grades and break them into four categories. In each category we discuss the players needs and abilities, what they are capable of in both the physical and emotional sense, and their limitations. We have also defined the coach’s role, the parent’s role and the player’s role.

About the Author

An engineer, writer and author. Life long sports fan and for more than thirty years a volunteer coach in sports. During this period of time I have also shown new coaches how to plan, schedule and rotate their players during games. Teaching how to coax the best from players without pushing the player.