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  Coaches and Instruction

Inside Baseball Guru
Building A New Team from Scratch by Peter Sprenkle
Coaching Philosophy by Peter Sprenkle
Developing Your Greatest Resource - You the Coach by Peter Sprenkle
Fungo Forceback by Peter Sprenkle
Equipment by Peter Sprenkle
Recognition by Peter Sprenkle

Coaches
American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) - A nonprofit organization having more than 5,000 members, including coaches from every state in the country and over 200 international members.
Baseball Tips - Instructional articles.
QCBaseball.com - Quality Coaching Baseball provides baseball instruction, baseball drills, coaching philosophy, and other information for youth baseball coaches, players, and parents who want to learn more about playing and coaching baseball.
Youth Baseball Coaching

Little Leagues
Little League Baseball - The official web site of Little League Baseball.
Little League World Series - Updated during the series and in the off season.
Dixie Youth Baseball - Program for kids under 12 years old.
The Babe Ruth League - Check what division you belong in.  Baseball camp info.
PONY Baseball, Inc. - International baseball and softball programs for kids ages 8 to 18.
American Legion Baseball - The oldest and largest nationwide baseball program. For kids ages 15-18.  Nearly 75% of all college baseball players played American Legion Baseball.
Connie Mack World Series -  Sponsored by the American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) for ages 16-18. See statistics of past little league world series.

Pro Scouts
The Baseball Factory - Scouts from the Mets and Phillies will videotape and evaluate your skills during a tryout session and try to place you on a college team!  Sponsored by Brooks Robinson for ages 15-17.
Adults:  If you're a college coach looking for talent, you can search their database for players.  If you're thinking about becoming a scout, why not contact them and find out how?

Instruction
Pre Game Speeches -Mike Sellers, Coaches - Inspire and Motivate your Team to Victory!! PreGameSpeeches.com has speeches, delivery techniques, stories and testimonials, and we are here to help you inspire and motivate your team to success.
Baseball Drills and Coaching Tips - Baseball coaching blog providing free advice, drills, and practice plans for coaches.
Home State Bank Team Manual - Joe Zander, coach's manual for his Little League team, Home State Bank, with players of 10, 11, and 12 years old.
Youth Baseball - Jon Hoelter, hitting and pitching tips and Links to other sources for more help.
WK's Coaches Box- Wendell Kim is the thirdbase and infield coach of the Boston Red.  He offers coaching tips and will answer your base running and infielder's fielding questions.
AtTheYard - Chris Hook, former pitcher for the SF Giants would be happy to answer any questions about pitching mechanics or becoming a professional pitcher.  See his exclusive interview with the Guru.
43 Drills - Eric, Share, find, and talk about drills for your sports team.
Baseball Drills and Tips - Pete Sprenkle, Drills, tips and information about playing the great games of baseball and softball.

High School Baseball
High School Baseball Web- Information for the high school player. High school web site links, interviews, camps, recruiting and more.

Put Your League on the Internet
League Lineup -  provides a free professionally developed, database driven web site to any sports league. Leagues can post News and Information, Team Rosters and Player Statistics, Schedules and Game Results, Sponsor Information, Field Locations and Directions and much more. No technical expertise is required!

Books on Coaching Baseball  
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