Contents

1 Overview
1
2 The nature of youth baseball
15
3 Tryout and draft
27
4 Practice organization
35
5 Fielding
53
6 Pitcher fielding
61
7 Catcher
71
8 First base
83
9 Second base
89
10 Shortstop
97
11 Third base
99
12 Right field
101
13 Center field
119
14 Left field
123
15 Batting
125
16 Baserunning
169
17 Pitching
188
18 What to Do in Different Situations
207
19 Easy Way to Learn the Rules 223
20 Player/Parent meeting
237
Bibliography
 277
Catalogs
 278
Manufacturers
279
Organizations
279
Periodicals
280
Publishers
280
Stats Web Site 281
Index
283