Books with author Andy Comins

Hey kids, do you want to know how to make all-stars for your baseball league?Or parents, do you feel like the coaches keep passing your child up? Well no more!Or coaches, want drills and ways to motivate your players to get better?Coach Andy Collins is going to tell you everything he knows from his 35 years of youth and adult coaching and watching what works and what doesn't work.It's chock-full of ideas in 86 pages.He'll cover:* How your league chooses all-stars* What all-star selectors are really looking for* 7 tried and true methods of getting better at baseball* But more importantly, little known ways to get the people picking the team to notice you* And how to beat the "politics" that seem to get in the wayYear after year kids sit in the stands crying after the all-star teams are announced and they weren’t one of the players that were chosen.At the same time the students I’ve trained do make these same all-star teams.It was then I realized I had the information that the kids in the stands and their parents and coaches were looking for.Wherever there are kids around the world that play youth baseball, there are kids that long to make the league's all-star team.Every year it's the same, kids that desperately want to have their name called out (or see it announced on the list) don't make it, and a little bit of them is hurting deep inside; and they don't know why they were not picked.Little did they know that they could have fairlyaccurately predicted their chances almost from day one of when the season started. And if they knew what you're about the find out, they could improve enough in skill in the eyes of the all-star selectors as to be a better player or even make the all-star team.The good news is that in this book, there is a way to learn how to make the all-star team for the next upcoming season; and if not then, the following year (if you're willing to listen and follow the advice I give).While I have written this for parents and coaches to learn how this process works and how they can help these youngsters achieve their dreams, this is mostly a book written for the kid who wants to make all-stars, not a book for the parent who wants their kid to make all-stars (there is a difference).And it will be in that voice that this book will be written.

Hey kids, do you want to know how to make all-stars for your baseball league? Or parents, do you feel like the coaches keep passing your child up? Well no more! Or coaches, want drills and ways to motivate your players to get better? Coach Andy Collins is going to tell you everything he knows from his 35 years of youth and adult coaching and watching what works and what doesn't work. It's chock-full of ideas in 86 pages. He'll cover: * How your league chooses all-stars * What all-star selectors are really looking for * 7 tried and true methods of getting better at baseball * But more importantly, little known ways to get the people picking the team to notice you * And how to beat the "politics" that seem to get in the way Year after year kids sit in the stands crying after the all-star teams are announced and they weren’t one of the players that were chosen. At the same time the students I’ve trained do make these same all-star teams. It was then I realized I had the information that the kids in the stands and their parents and coaches were looking for. Wherever there are kids around the world that play youth baseball, there are kids that long to make the league's all-star team. Every year it's the same, kids that desperately want to have their name called out (or see it announced on the list) don't make it, and a little bit of them is hurting deep inside; and they don't know why they were not picked. Little did they know that they could have fairly accurately predicted their chances almost from day one of when the season started. And if they knew what you're about the find out, they could improve enough in skill in the eyes of the all-star selectors as to be a better player or even make the all-star team. The good news is that in this book, there is a way to learn how to make the all-star team for the next upcoming season; and if not then, the following year (if you're willing to listen and follow the advice I give). While I have written this for parents and coaches to learn how this process works and how they can help these youngsters achieve their dreams, this is mostly a book written for the kid who wants to make all-stars, not a book for the parent who wants their kid to make all-stars (there is a difference). And it will be in that voice that this book will be written.

As a softball coach since 1972, I find that one of the best ways to get better is to have a softball journal or notebook where you can record goals, the things you are learning about the game from coaches, videos, observations during games, even tracking what happened during each game. Things you did well, something you'd like to know how to do better, what pitches you hit well, what pitches you struggle with, and what an individual pitched to you (so when you face them again, you might have an idea as to what pitch is coming).This journal has 104 pages (in case you want to journal each week, that's 2 pages per week) with 52 motivational sayings related to softball, hitting, fielding, succeeding towards your goals, etc. There are 9 blank pages where you can post pictures, newspaper articles about your team, mementos, draw, or whatever you want to use them for. And there are 10 pictures of diamonds where you can jot down where your teammates play or show how some play is supposed to work.