Resources
Coaching-General
Life Is Yours To Win: Lessons Forged From The Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball by Augie Garrido (2011)
Successful Coaching by Rainer Martens (2004)
The Baseball Coaching Bible by Jerry Kindall & John Winkin (2000) Practice Perfect Baseball by American Baseball Coaches Assn. (2010) They Call Me Coach by John Wooden with Jack Tobin (1998)
Why We Win by Billy Packer with Roland Lazenby (1998)
The Man Watching by Tim Crothers (2006)
When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss (1999)
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh (2009)
The Power of Double-Goal Coaching (2010), Developing Better Athletes, Better People (2014), Elevating Your Game (2011) and Positive Sports Parenting (2009) by Jim Thompson
The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership by Sam Walker (2018)
ABCA.org
Baseball - Pitching
The Art & Science of Pitching by Tom House, Gary Heil & Steve Johnson (2006) The Picture Perfect Pitcher by Tom House and Paul Reddick (2003)
Coaching Pitchers by Joe "Spanky" McFarland (2003)
The Mental ABC's of Pitching by H.A. Dorfman (2000)
The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl (2016)
biokinetics3D.com
Baseball - Defense
Drills for Winning Baseball by Cliff Ainsworth (2001) The Baseball Drill Book by Bob Bennett (2004) Troskybaseball.com
Coachmongero.com
Baseball - Offense
Offensive Baseball Drills by Rod Delmonico (1996)
Baseball - Hitting
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams and John Underwood (1986)
The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Hitting Faults & Fixes by Mark Gola & John Monteleone (2001)
biokinetics3D.com
gamesensesports.com
Baseball - Mental Conditioning
The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman & Karl Kuehl (2016)
Heads Up Baseball by Tom Hanson & Ken Ravizza (1998)
Getting Focused, Staying Focused by Alan Jaeger (2000)
In Pursuit of Excellence by Terry Orlick (2015)
It Takes What it Takes by Trevor Moawad (2020)
The Language of Coaching by Nick Winkelman (2020)
Inspirational/Spiritual
A Call to Joy (1999), The Rhythm of Life (2004) and Life is Messy (2021) by Matthew Kelly
Chop Wood, Carry Water – How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great
by Joshua Medcalf (2015)
Champions of Faith - Baseball Edition (2007) and The Bases of Life (2008) by The Catholic Exchange http://championsoffaith.com/
TED Talk- Valerie Kondos Field – Why Winning Does Not Always Equal Success -
https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success
Conditioning, Nutrition & General Health
The High Performance Handbook by Eric Cressey (2020)
Eat to Win for the 21st Century by Robert Haas (2004)
Sleep to Win! by Dr. James B. Maas (2013)
Complete Conditioning for Baseball by Steve Tamborra (2008)
Baseball Training - For the Athlete by the Athlete by Stack Media (2010)
The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell (2016)
Complete guide to concussion safety and prevention - www.m-n-law.com/mtbi-concussion-and-sports/
ericcressey.com
bodybyboyle.com
drivelinebaseball.com
stack.com
eleatnutrition.com
examine.com
precisionnutrition.com
Just for Fun
Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns (DVD set -PBS Home Video) (1994)
Odd Man Out by Matt McCarthy (2009)
Men At Work by George F. Will (1990)
Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul by Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen (2001)
Legacy by James Kerr (2013)
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday (2014)
You're Out and You're Ugly Too! by Durwood Merrill (1998)
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro by Joe McGinniss (1999)
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle by Madeleine Blais (1995)
The Quotable Baseball Fanatic by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. (2004)
Coach - A Treasury of Inspiration and Laughter by Jess Brallier & Sally Chabert (2000)
I strongly recommend the movies, “The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain” (2013) and “In Search of Greatness” (2019)
Life Is Yours To Win: Lessons Forged From The Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball by Augie Garrido (2011)
Successful Coaching by Rainer Martens (2004)
The Baseball Coaching Bible by Jerry Kindall & John Winkin (2000) Practice Perfect Baseball by American Baseball Coaches Assn. (2010) They Call Me Coach by John Wooden with Jack Tobin (1998)
Why We Win by Billy Packer with Roland Lazenby (1998)
The Man Watching by Tim Crothers (2006)
When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss (1999)
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh (2009)
The Power of Double-Goal Coaching (2010), Developing Better Athletes, Better People (2014), Elevating Your Game (2011) and Positive Sports Parenting (2009) by Jim Thompson
The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership by Sam Walker (2018)
ABCA.org
Baseball - Pitching
The Art & Science of Pitching by Tom House, Gary Heil & Steve Johnson (2006) The Picture Perfect Pitcher by Tom House and Paul Reddick (2003)
Coaching Pitchers by Joe "Spanky" McFarland (2003)
The Mental ABC's of Pitching by H.A. Dorfman (2000)
The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl (2016)
biokinetics3D.com
Baseball - Defense
Drills for Winning Baseball by Cliff Ainsworth (2001) The Baseball Drill Book by Bob Bennett (2004) Troskybaseball.com
Coachmongero.com
Baseball - Offense
Offensive Baseball Drills by Rod Delmonico (1996)
Baseball - Hitting
The Science of Hitting by Ted Williams and John Underwood (1986)
The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Hitting Faults & Fixes by Mark Gola & John Monteleone (2001)
biokinetics3D.com
gamesensesports.com
Baseball - Mental Conditioning
The Mental Game of Baseball by H.A. Dorfman & Karl Kuehl (2016)
Heads Up Baseball by Tom Hanson & Ken Ravizza (1998)
Getting Focused, Staying Focused by Alan Jaeger (2000)
In Pursuit of Excellence by Terry Orlick (2015)
It Takes What it Takes by Trevor Moawad (2020)
The Language of Coaching by Nick Winkelman (2020)
Inspirational/Spiritual
A Call to Joy (1999), The Rhythm of Life (2004) and Life is Messy (2021) by Matthew Kelly
Chop Wood, Carry Water – How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great
by Joshua Medcalf (2015)
Champions of Faith - Baseball Edition (2007) and The Bases of Life (2008) by The Catholic Exchange http://championsoffaith.com/
TED Talk- Valerie Kondos Field – Why Winning Does Not Always Equal Success -
https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success
Conditioning, Nutrition & General Health
The High Performance Handbook by Eric Cressey (2020)
Eat to Win for the 21st Century by Robert Haas (2004)
Sleep to Win! by Dr. James B. Maas (2013)
Complete Conditioning for Baseball by Steve Tamborra (2008)
Baseball Training - For the Athlete by the Athlete by Stack Media (2010)
The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell (2016)
Complete guide to concussion safety and prevention - www.m-n-law.com/mtbi-concussion-and-sports/
ericcressey.com
bodybyboyle.com
drivelinebaseball.com
stack.com
eleatnutrition.com
examine.com
precisionnutrition.com
Just for Fun
Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns (DVD set -PBS Home Video) (1994)
Odd Man Out by Matt McCarthy (2009)
Men At Work by George F. Will (1990)
Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul by Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen (2001)
Legacy by James Kerr (2013)
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday (2014)
You're Out and You're Ugly Too! by Durwood Merrill (1998)
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro by Joe McGinniss (1999)
In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle by Madeleine Blais (1995)
The Quotable Baseball Fanatic by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. (2004)
Coach - A Treasury of Inspiration and Laughter by Jess Brallier & Sally Chabert (2000)
I strongly recommend the movies, “The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain” (2013) and “In Search of Greatness” (2019)