“The Windmill Pitcher is the most comprehensive book on fastpitch pitching that I have read. It is an excellent reference for both coaches and pitchers.” — Ernie Parker, world-renowned pitching coach “I now have a comprehensive reference book to offer the people who contact me about pitching. The chapter on increasing ball speed is outstanding. There was …
Softball: Steps to Success, Third Edition (Steps to Success Sports Series)
Improve your play at the plate, on the base paths, and in the field by mastering the essentials of the game. Softball: Steps to Success offers a comprehensive, progressive approach that combines in-depth instruction, crisp illustrations, and 127 drills. Any player can become fundamentally sound and be ready to take the field.You’ll find detailed instruction …
The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Softball is the most comprehensive and up-to-date softball-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round softball-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you …
For more than a decade, coaches have relied on one classic resource for their every coaching need. Featuring the advice, wisdom, and insights from the sport’s legendary coaches, The Softball Coaching Bible, Volume I, has become the essential guide for coaches at every level worldwide. The Softball Coaching Bible, Volume II, …
Successful seasons don’t begin on opening day. They begin long before, in the cages, gym, locker room, and practice field. There, consistency, execution, and teamwork form the foundations of powerhouse programs and championship titles. While most coaches understand the importance of practice, far fewer have perfected it year after year, team after team. …
Between the Lines: The Mental Skills of Hitting for Softball
Written for high school and college players and their coaches, Between the Lines is an introduction of the mental game and the effect of the mental game on confidence and success in hitting in the sport of softball. Much of the player experience contained in this book was obtained through interviews with top 20 …
“A FASTPITCH SOFTBALL BOOK FOR GIRLS or THE GIRL IN YOU” — Toni EvansThe crack of the bat creates drama on the diamond and in a girls fastpitch softball league, the drama can bleed off the field and into the lives of the players, coaches, parents, and fans.With fast-paced fastpitch action, the umpire screams “PLAY BALL.” The games …
The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball
The definitive instructional book on the fastest-growing women’s sport in the country.Since the American women won Olympic Gold in 1994, there has been an absolute explosion in the sport’s popularity among girls and young women. It is a game that is quite different from not only baseball, but even from men’s softball. Now comes the first truly comprehensive …
Underdogs to Wonderdogs: Fresno State’s Road to Omaha and the College World Series Championship
Capturing the rollercoaster ride of Fresno State’s unlikely victory in the 2008 NCAA College World Series, this account tells their story through more than 200 color photographs, radio play-by-play excerpts, and comments from the players themselves. The Bulldogs, originally ranked 89th in the country, triumphed over elimination through six weeks of unprecedented upsets to become the lowest seed …
Impossible is Nothing is the true story of Beth Northway, an elite college softball player who battles serious injury, painful rehabilitation and the doubts of others to achieve her dream in a final magical season. Along the way, she finds reservoirs of strength and perseverance she didn’t know existed. She carries coaches, teammates, family and friends …