Winning Secrets Book

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS-That's what will be on your trophy after you read Winning Secrets. Written by Brian Gotta, Founder and President of CoachDeck. In addition to seven years as a full-time professional coach for players ages 8-15, Brian has coached over 50 teams in Little League, travel ball and all-stars, winning championships at every level. The experience he's accumulated coaching thousands of youth baseball games is available to you in Winning Secrets. Just some of what you'll learn: What to do at your season's first practices while other teams are throwing BP Things opposing coaches do that give you a huge advantage and how to not make the same mistakes Why practices are not just for players, but coaches too The reasons coaching on smaller fields is so different than “Big Boy Baseball.” How you can win games, even if you don't have the best team. Chock-full of great drills that will improve your team rapidly and dramatically The most thorough, comprehensive and easy-reading book available to youth league coaches If you're coaching a youth recreation or travel-ball team and you want to win, Winning Secrets is a must-read. You'll learn offensive and defensive strategies that will leave opponents bewildered and base running techniques that will make your team the most feared in the league. You'll know how to lay the foundation at the very first practice that will have your players performing at the highest level all season...right into your league's championship game! Reading Winning Secrets is like getting a Ph.D in coaching youth baseball! Get to your League Championship Game...and win it! BOOK CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 1 DRAFTING YOUR TEAM.........6 2 SETTING THE STAGE..........12 3 BASE RUNNING..........28 4 MORE BASE RUNNING..........40 5 PRESEASON PRACTICES..........74 6 OFFENSIVE PLAYS AND STRATEGIES..........108 7 DEFENSIVE PLAYS AND THEIR OFFENSIVE COUNTERS..........136 8 OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES FOR RUNNERS ON FIRST AND THIRD..........151 9 DEFENSIVE PLAYS AND STRATEGIES..........165 10 MID-SEASON PRACTICES..........206 11 INTANGIBLES..........214 12 GAME DAY MANAGEMENT..........229 13 LEAD OFFS AND PICK-OFFS..........249 CONCLUSION..........278