Coaching Tee Ball : The Baffled Parent's Guide

Recommended for parents/coaches of 4-6 year old tee ball. Good tips, drills, organization for head coaches and assistants. Read on kindle.

I got this in the mail today - and the season starts tomorrow! Trying to get ready to be assistant coach to my bonus son's team, the Seattle Mariners! And this book is exceptionally laid out for the beginning coach, or assistant coach, as is my case! Very through, and very well organized! I jumped right to the section about Practice, and breathed a huge sigh of relief! The "Practice Session Worksheet" on page 52 might have saved my bacon all on it's own! Thanks Bing Broido! I hope tomorrow goes well!

Great book for those parents looking to get out on the field to coach for the first time. Great drills and skills to get practice moving while keeping the young one's attention.

I am a first timer T-Ball coach. I volunteered to be the assistant coach and they were short on individuals so I had to step up and be full blown coach. I knew nothing. This book has helped out tremendously with everything from drills to running a game. I would definitely recommend this book to anybody. Of course, there are some things you're going to have to learn on your own and some things that you will be able to explain better to children (for instance, on how to hold the ball they explain it by keeping the thumb and pinky low and the other three fingers on top holding the ball on the pads of the fingers. Instead of telling 4, 5, and 6 year olds this it's easier to tell them to make a "tiger claw" and that's how they hold the ball) but overall this book will get you to where you need to be!

It helped get things together for me. I've coached older girls for several seasons, but never tee ball. This book helps with strategies to keep the little ones interested, learning, and not playing in the dirt (well they still find the dirt awefully attractive)

This book gave me a lot of great ideas for my second year of coaching t-ball. It is a great reference and also gave me backing for why I was allowing the kids to play different positions, etc. The only issue you can run into is that the rules or how to play in the book are likely different than your league so you need to be very aware of how your league differs. Some of the drills are much too old for the age of the kids in my t-ball league (3-6 year olds) but would be good for older kids or kids with more experience.

I am giving this book five stars because the information goes right with the title. I signed up to be an assistant coach this season. I was asked to step up and be a head coach instead. I was excited, but this would be my first season. This book gives so much insight a first time coach. The drills to run during practice make sense and the author explains why they work. There is also a ton of information about things you wouldn't think about, such as how to work with parents. If you are coaching or assistant coaching, this is the book for you!

My favorite part of this book was the Introduction: So You Said You'd Be the Coach, Huh? Because that is EXACTLY what happened to my husband and I.And we were most definitely "Baffled Parents". Especially me. I love baseball but this was a whole new ballpark to me. These kids were young and I had no idea where to start. I downloaded this book about a week before our first practice and by Practice Day, I was definitely tons more confident.Awesome! We completely recommend this book to anyone who finds themselves as coaches.