Managing Little League (Little League Baseball Guides)

Received my book on Sunday. I was so excited to get into it until I realized the introduction was out of order.

A great book.

Good book

I found the book very basic. That does not mean it's bad. Just not as progressive as I had hoped. First year coaches will get some basic information that will be helpful; more experienced coaches probably already know what's written.

This book helps take the herding cats element out of coaching Little League Baseball. Gives structured practices that are still fun; describes skill drills for the child who needs to develop or increase skills; allows a coach to "coach up" the good player and tells how to instruct the learner.If you can read, if you too are a learner, if you have patience (and a little bit of catnip), you can learn to coach Little League Baseball.

As a first time manager I didn't have this book to help me. I discovered it when I signed up to take another team and needed some insight. This book provided those ideas on how to manage the kids, the parents/relatives/well-meaning friends, and the league. I highly recommend this for those considering taking on a managing role in kids development through Little League.

Love itGreat help, just what I needed.

This book is outstanding and obviously written by someone who knows what he is talking about. My only comment is that it is not only for Little League baseball but any baseball program for youth such as Pony/Colt, Dixie league and others. Other than the rules that are unique to the Little League organization, the rest of the book is applicable to nearly any program. His recent update is even better. As a former Umpire in these programs I was particularly impressed in his comments about that part of the program. Strongly recommend this book to both coaches, parents and players.