This version of Go Coach Baseball-Kindle Fire Edition has been designed for Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets.
Get your players from the dugout into practice activities and game situations quickly with Go Coach Baseball. Developed by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) and endorsed by Babe Ruth League, Inc., Go Coach Baseball offers 32 video clips and 11 animations demonstrating 34 skills and 26 drills to organize and run your practices. The app’s slow-motion video allows you to view every detail of the skills and drills being performed. The Favorites feature allows you to save skills, drills, and video clips in one central folder-a great tool for planning and organizing activities for your next practice. Supplemental coaching tips and advice, safety guidelines and checklists, and guidance on season and practice plans will help you manage team activities beyond the Xs and Os. Drawing content from ASEP’s Coaching Youth Baseball book, Go Coach Baseball is the authoritative app for any on-the-go coach.
Skills
- 34 skills for hitting, bunting, base running, throwing, fielding, pitching, and catching
- Instant access to step-by-step instructions
- Video clips and photos demonstrating proper player positioning and skill execution
Drills
- 26 practice drills and small-sided games for hitting, bunting, base running, throwing, fielding, pitching, and catching
- Modifications based on age group and ability
- Animations visually demonstrating player and ball movement
Advice
- Sample season and practice plans for ages 6 to 9, 10 to 11, and 12 to 14
- Checklist for game preparation
- Guidelines for running the team during the game
- Tips for addressing the team after the game
Rules
- Information on age modifications and field markings
- Descriptions of player positions
- Photos depicting umpiring signals
- Explanations of challenging calls
First aid instruction
- Develop an emergency action plan
- Treat sprains and strains using the PRICE method
- Prevent, recognize, and treat heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke
Team management tips
- Foster good sportsmanship
- Create a fun atmosphere
- Teach correct technique using the IDEA method
- Identify behaviors that are inappropriate and unsportsmanlike
- Classify what’s deserving of disciplinary action and how to administer it
- Build teamwork and accountability
The primary audience is youth baseball coaches, especially those less
experienced and first-time coaches, seeking advice on teaching key
baseball skills and organizing practices. More experienced coaches will
also find the app valuable—especially the drill section—as will parents
of players wanting to assist their kids in practicing skills.
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The American Sport Education Program (ASEP), a division of Human
Kinetics, is the leading provider of youth, high school, and elite-level
sport education programs in the United States. Rooted in the philosophy
of “Athletes first, winning second,” ASEP has educated more than 1.5
million coaches, officials, sport administrators, parents, and athletes.
For 30 years, local, state, and national sport organizations have
partnered with ASEP to lead the way in making sport a safe, successful,
and enjoyable experience for all involved. For more information on ASEP
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Babe Ruth League, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization
dedicated to developing better citizens by providing properly supervised
baseball and softball competition for players ages 4 to 18. Established
in 1951, Babe Ruth League now has more than 9,000 leagues and 56,000
teams representing more than one million players in the United States
and Canada. It is the fundamental belief of Babe Ruth League that every
child with a desire to play baseball or softball be afforded that
opportunity.