| Pitch Like a Pro: A Guide for Young Pitchers and Their Coaches, Little League Through High School Contributor(s): Mazzone, Leo (Author), Rosenthal, Jim (Author), Aaron, Henry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0312199465 ISBN-13: 9780312199463 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: Baseball's premier pitching coach offers a comprehensive guide to pitching basics and the right training techniques. 85 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - General - Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Baseball - Sports & Recreation | Children's & Youth Sports |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 98043623 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leo Mazzone is pro baseball's premier pitching coach. In his years with the Atlanta Braves, he has trained several Cy Young Award winners and helped lead his team to the World Series. In Pitch like a Pro, Mazzone and coauthor Jim Rosenthal offer step-by-step instructions for players and coaches in Little League through high school. They teach all of the pitching basics and give athletes advice on how they can use the right training techniques to grow stronger and stay healthier. Contents include: Mazzone's between-starts throwing programHow to grip different pitches Proper mechanics and delivery technique Pitching strategies and tactics Field the position Pitch like a Pro offers contributions by such well known pitchers as Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smotz, and Denny Neagle, along with black-and-white instructional photographs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosenthal, Jim: - JIM ROSENTHAL is the author or co-author of several books, including Ichiro's Art of Playing Baseball, Randy Johnson's Power Pitching, Leo Mazzone's Pitch Like a Pro, Tony Gwynn's Total Baseball Player, Nolan Ryan's Pitcher's Bible, and Kiana's Bodysculpting.Mazzone, Leo: - Leo Mazzone was the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves from 1979-2005, and for the Baltimore Orioles from 2006-2007. He worked with Baseball Hall of Famers such as Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine. He is the author of Pitch Like a Pro: A guide for Young Pitchers and their Coaches, Little League through High School. |