BOOK: "COACHING FASTPITCH SOFTBALL SUCCESSFULLY"
2nd EDITION BY KATHY VERONI
Product Description
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Book Overview:
Field a winning fastpitch softball team year after
year with the knowledge and insights of a coaching
legend! Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully
provides the guidance and technical expertise you
need in order to build and maintain a competitive
team, covering every facet of leading a squad on the
field and developing a program off of it.
--------------------
Hall of Fame coach Kathy Veroni, who has won more than
1,250 fastpitch games in her career, and pitching
expert Roanna Brazier share their insights and
experiences in this authoritative, comprehensive
guide to coaching fastpitch softball. From developing
a coaching philosophy and planning for the season to
teaching the skills and tactics of the game, you will
find proven formulas for success within these pages.
--------------------
With practice and conditioning plans, administrative
forms, sample scouting charts, tactics for dozens of
game situations, and more than 130 drills, Coaching
Fastpitch Softball Successfully is the most complete
resource available for aspiring and experienced
coaches alike. Take advantage of the authors’
expertiseto gain a winning edge over your competition.
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About the Author:
Kathy Veroni is one of the most successful coaches in
NCAA softball history, with more than 875 wins to her
credit at Western Illinois University. Including her
time as head coach of a women’s premier fastpitch
team, she won more than 1,250 games in her fastpitch
coaching career. In 34 seasons at WIU, Veroni built
a balanced program that enjoyed academic and athletic
success while providing players with an excellent
experience as collegiate athletes. She served as
president of the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) and has been inducted into the
NFCA Hall of Fame,the Illinois State University
Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Illinois Amateur
Softball Association Hall of Fame. Veroni has been a
speaker at coaching clinics throughout the Midwest and
runs numerous camps and clinics for coaches and youth
in western Illinois.
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Roanna Brazier was head coach at Ohio University for
nine years and an assistant for three years before
signing on as a pitching instructor at Club K, a
softball training facility in Nashville, Tennessee.
During her tenure at Ohio, Brazier’s players earned
all-conference and all-region honors. She also served
as head coach of a USA all-star team in the summer of
2003. From 1987 to 1990, Brazier was an All-Big Eight
Conference performer at the University of Kansas.
While pitching and playing first base, Brazier, a
three-time all-conference selection, set six Jayhawk
season and career records,including innings pitched
and victories. In 1990, she earned All-Midwest Region
accolades after posting a 28-7 record with a 0.93 ERA.
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Table of Contents:
=Part I Coaching Foundation
Chapter 1. Developing a Softball Coaching Philosophy
Chapter 2. Communicating Your Approach
Chapter 3. Motivating Players
Chapter 4. Building a Softball Program
=Part II Coaching Plans
Chapter 5. Planning for the Season
Chapter 6. Preparing for Practices
=Part III Coaching Offense
Chapter 7. Hitting Fundamentals
Chapter 8. Hitting Drills
Chapter 9. Offensive Strategies
=Part IV Coaching Defense
Chapter 10. Defensive Fundamentals
Chapter 11. Defense Drills
Chapter 12. Defensive Strategies
Chapter 13. Pitching Fundamentals
=Part V Coaching Games
Chapter 14. Preparing for Games
Chapter 15. Handling Game Situations
=Part VI Coaching Evaluation
Chapter 16. Evaluating Your Players
Chapter 17. Evaluating Your Program
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Words of Praise:
--------"If you are a youth coach just starting out or
an accomplished collegiate coach, this book will help
you improve every facet of your game. It provides
excellent practice templates, breakdowns of technical
positions, game strategies, conditioning programs,
mental preparedness, and goal-setting strategies to
assist you in building your program.
--------------------
It is by far the best softball book on the market!"
Sue Enquist
Head coach of the UCLA Bruins
11-time national champions
---------"Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully
provides an excellent blueprint for building a
successful program. It covers coaching philosophies,
training of individual skills, offensive and
defensive strategies, and ongoing evaluation and
assessment. Kathy Veroni’s expertise as one of the
greatest coaches in NCAA Division I softball, combined
with Roanna Brazier’s talent, yield this must-have
resource for any dedicated coach."
Gayle Blevins
University of Iowa softball coach
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Kathy J. Veroni, Roanna J. Brazier
Copyright 2006 ISBN: HK_0736060103_BK
232pp
Paperback
Book Overview:
Field a winning fastpitch softball team year after
year with the knowledge and insights of a coaching
legend! Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully
provides the guidance and technical expertise you
need in order to build and maintain a competitive
team, covering every facet of leading a squad on the
field and developing a program off of it.
--------------------
Hall of Fame coach Kathy Veroni, who has won more than
1,250 fastpitch games in her career, and pitching
expert Roanna Brazier share their insights and
experiences in this authoritative, comprehensive
guide to coaching fastpitch softball. From developing
a coaching philosophy and planning for the season to
teaching the skills and tactics of the game, you will
find proven formulas for success within these pages.
--------------------
With practice and conditioning plans, administrative
forms, sample scouting charts, tactics for dozens of
game situations, and more than 130 drills, Coaching
Fastpitch Softball Successfully is the most complete
resource available for aspiring and experienced
coaches alike. Take advantage of the authors’
expertiseto gain a winning edge over your competition.
--------------------
About the Author:
Kathy Veroni is one of the most successful coaches in
NCAA softball history, with more than 875 wins to her
credit at Western Illinois University. Including her
time as head coach of a women’s premier fastpitch
team, she won more than 1,250 games in her fastpitch
coaching career. In 34 seasons at WIU, Veroni built
a balanced program that enjoyed academic and athletic
success while providing players with an excellent
experience as collegiate athletes. She served as
president of the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) and has been inducted into the
NFCA Hall of Fame,the Illinois State University
Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Illinois Amateur
Softball Association Hall of Fame. Veroni has been a
speaker at coaching clinics throughout the Midwest and
runs numerous camps and clinics for coaches and youth
in western Illinois.
--------------------
Roanna Brazier was head coach at Ohio University for
nine years and an assistant for three years before
signing on as a pitching instructor at Club K, a
softball training facility in Nashville, Tennessee.
During her tenure at Ohio, Brazier’s players earned
all-conference and all-region honors. She also served
as head coach of a USA all-star team in the summer of
2003. From 1987 to 1990, Brazier was an All-Big Eight
Conference performer at the University of Kansas.
While pitching and playing first base, Brazier, a
three-time all-conference selection, set six Jayhawk
season and career records,including innings pitched
and victories. In 1990, she earned All-Midwest Region
accolades after posting a 28-7 record with a 0.93 ERA.
--------------------
Table of Contents:
=Part I Coaching Foundation
Chapter 1. Developing a Softball Coaching Philosophy
Chapter 2. Communicating Your Approach
Chapter 3. Motivating Players
Chapter 4. Building a Softball Program
=Part II Coaching Plans
Chapter 5. Planning for the Season
Chapter 6. Preparing for Practices
=Part III Coaching Offense
Chapter 7. Hitting Fundamentals
Chapter 8. Hitting Drills
Chapter 9. Offensive Strategies
=Part IV Coaching Defense
Chapter 10. Defensive Fundamentals
Chapter 11. Defense Drills
Chapter 12. Defensive Strategies
Chapter 13. Pitching Fundamentals
=Part V Coaching Games
Chapter 14. Preparing for Games
Chapter 15. Handling Game Situations
=Part VI Coaching Evaluation
Chapter 16. Evaluating Your Players
Chapter 17. Evaluating Your Program
--------------------
Words of Praise:
--------"If you are a youth coach just starting out or
an accomplished collegiate coach, this book will help
you improve every facet of your game. It provides
excellent practice templates, breakdowns of technical
positions, game strategies, conditioning programs,
mental preparedness, and goal-setting strategies to
assist you in building your program.
--------------------
It is by far the best softball book on the market!"
Sue Enquist
Head coach of the UCLA Bruins
11-time national champions
---------"Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully
provides an excellent blueprint for building a
successful program. It covers coaching philosophies,
training of individual skills, offensive and
defensive strategies, and ongoing evaluation and
assessment. Kathy Veroni’s expertise as one of the
greatest coaches in NCAA Division I softball, combined
with Roanna Brazier’s talent, yield this must-have
resource for any dedicated coach."
Gayle Blevins
University of Iowa softball coach
--------------------
Kathy J. Veroni, Roanna J. Brazier
Copyright 2006 ISBN: HK_0736060103_BK
232pp
Paperback
