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The Non-Pro Coach's Field Manual: A Practical Youth Baseball System for Rec League Coaches to Run Better Practices, Develop Players Faster, and Keep P

by Mike Thompson
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798241747891
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 370
  • Original Price: GBP 19.26
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 858 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Coaching / Baseball

You didn't sign up to run a small, chaotic government agency in cleats.

You signed up to coach youth baseball.

Then reality showed up: kids standing in lines, drills that look busy but teach nothing, parents doing silent math on playing time, and you trying to "teach hitting" with 90 seconds of attention before someone wanders off to pick dandelions in right field.

This book is for the coach who cares, but isn't a former pro. The dad coach. The mom coach. The "I played a little" coach. The coach who has a job, a family, and exactly zero interest in turning a Tuesday night practice into a circus.

It's also written by someone who had to learn to coach smarter, not louder. I live with a chronic illness (CIDP), which means I cannot rely on unlimited energy, endless throwing, or brute-force practices. I had to build a system that works on real nights with real kids. Tired nights. Short-staffed nights. Chaos-adjacent nights.

What you get in this book is simple: a repeatable coaching system that creates more reps, better development, and fewer headaches.

Inside you'll find
  • The "Practice Machine": a step-by-step template for 60, 75, or 90 minutes that kills standing around and maximizes reps

  • Station systems that actually work even if it's just you and one helper

  • Player development priorities by age (what matters, what doesn't, and what's a waste of time)

  • Throwing, fielding, hitting, and baserunning progressions that don't require a baseball degree

  • Ready-to-run season plans for common youth levels (8U, 10U, 12U)

  • Game day coaching scripts: what to say after errors, strikeouts, meltdowns, and big moments

  • Parent management without becoming a jerk: expectations, playing time language, and a complaint funnel that protects your sanity

  • Culture building that keeps kids confident and teams functional

The promise:

You'll stop guessing. You'll stop Googling drills five minutes before practice. You'll stop feeling like you're failing because your team looks "messy."

You'll run organized practices. Kids will get better. Parents will calm down. And you might even enjoy the season.

If you're coaching youth baseball and you want a plan that survives real life, this is it.

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