The Ballgame of Life: Lessons for Parents and Coaches of Young Baseball Players

by David Allen Smith

Good coaches and good parents both try to teach kids the same things: persistence, hard work, how to handle pressure, and how to be a good winner. Baseball can help young players learn these lessons,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087946299X
• ISBN13: 9780879462994
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: ACTA Publications
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

A must for coaches and dads of youth baseball programs

This book puts the whole little league/youth baseball experience into perspective. Using positive, character-building and skill building drills, kids have fun while learning. Part of the result, is developing great relationships and the confidence they need to flourish, not only on a field, but in life!

The Ultimate Father's Day Gift

If you have young children you must read this book. As a mother, I cannot tell you how thrilled I was that two professional sports guys actually wrote a book that put some perspective and sanity back into the institution of Youth Sports in America. The Books "Formulas for Success" and "Drills for Developing Life Skills" were absolutely brilliant. Every Teacher, Coach, Parent, Aunt, Uncle, or Grandparent of a Young Athlete should read this book and apply it. It will positively change your Youth Sports Experience forever!

essential reading

The Ballgame of Life deals with a couple key issues. Parents and athletic instruction are two areas where youth sports seem to have there biggest problems. In today's world we will never get back to the sandlot where kids take care of things on their own. Parents want to be involved (which is ok), but that parentel involvement needs to be coached as well. The Ballgame of Life does just that. Baseball is a game, and that needs to be stressed at every game, practice and team function. Games are meant to be fun...please, never forget that. With true life stories, commentary and some wonderful drills this book will help parents, coaches and parent coaches teach life skills along with baseball. Put the game back in the hands of players, and watch the joy baseball can bring. This book should be handed out to every coach at the beginning of their Little League, Babe Ruth or local youth team season.