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    The Baseball Coach's Guide presents select books and videos related to:
    
CONDITIONING & TRAINING 

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BOOK   
52 Week Baseball Training

by A. Eugene Coleman

As the strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Astros, Gene Coleman has helped develop the careers of Major League stars like Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio. In 52-Week Baseball Training, Coleman provides a complete year-round conditioning plan to keep in shape in the off-season and for peak performance when it counts, during the season and playoffs. These day-by-day, week-by-week, season-by-season workouts include resistance training, total conditioning exercises, and position-specific activities.
In association with Amazon.com

  
BOOK
   
Fit To Pitch

by Tom House; Foreword by Randy Johnson

Former major league pitcher and pitching coach Tom House  details his pitcher-specific training program to strengthen your body and arm so you can take the mound in top condition.
  In association with Amazon.com



BOOK 
Complete Conditioning for Baseball

By Pat Murphy

Train like the pros and top college players! This comprehensive, sport-specific training program will help you hit, throw, and run like an all-star. It features 85 exercises and drills, 10 training workouts, and 4 sample 12-week training programs.
In association with Amazon.com



BOOK 
Young Ballplayer's Guide to Safe Pitching

By William J. Maitland

Ages 8 through adult.  Work with the young athlete's developmental stages to build power in throwing and hitting through conditioning and weight training.
In association with Amazon.com



BOOK
Cross-Training for Sports

By Gary T. Moran, PhD, and George H. McGlynn

Whether you’re an athlete looking to maximize your performance potential or a coach trying to develop better conditioning workouts and programs, you’ll appreciate the book’s easy-to-use format. A special Cross-Training Activity Matrix summarizes the best options for 26 sports. Illustrations accompany concise exercise descriptions and prescriptions. And a Cross-Training Compatibility Chart shows the training benefits you’ll achieve for different sports combinations.
In association with Amazon.com



BOOK 
Strength Training for Young Athletes

By William J. Kraemer and Steven J. Fleck

Strength training for children and adolescents has been controversial. Recent scientific studies have demonstrated that youngsters do indeed increase their strength with resistance training and that this can be done safely and effectively with a properly designed and supervised program of training.  This book helps you learn how to design strength training programs for all major muscle groups and 16 sports, and presents detailed instruction for more than 100 strength exercises, structured especially for kids aged seven to 19
In association with Amazon.com


VIDEO (VHS)

'Conditioning Workout' - Baseball Training Video
VIDEO
'Conditioning Workout' - Baseball Training Video

Sport America

Dozens of drills to increase power, endurance, speed, quickness, strength, and durability in an hour a day. A logical sequence of exercises from warm-up, to workout, to cool-down!
In association with OnlineSports.com


'Functional Strength Training for Pitchers' (video) by Tom House
VIDEO
'Functional Strength Training for Pitchers' (video) by Tom House

By Tom House (Coaches Choice)

By former major league pitching coach Tom House.  On-the- field training protocols designed to build throwing strength and endurance.
In association with OnlineSports.com


Baseball Cross Specific Resistance Training Video and Strength Cords by Tom House VIDEO & CORDS Baseball Cross Specific Resistance Training Video and Strength Cords by Tom House

By Tom House

Designed by former pro baseball player and coach Tom House. Sport-specific resistance training simulates baseball movements using specially designed resistance cords. Helps players develop joint range of motion, muscle memory, functional strength, muscle endurance, joint integrity, connective tissue strength, self correction. Video is divided into three protocol, with one stretch cord for each: hitting (green cord), throwing (yellow cord), and general conditioning (red cord). Set includes video and three stretch cords.
In association with OnlineSports.com



VIDEO
Dr. Aaron Wolfe's Guide To Baseball Strength And Conditioning

TJE Productions

Learn from the best! Dr. Wolfe, Team Physician for the 1996 gold-medal winning U.S. 16 and under Junior Pan Am Team, shows you the techniques and drills he used in helping the U.S. team achieve success. Drills and techniques focus on lower and upper body strength development through the use of plyometrics and medicine balls. This video is a must for off-season conditioning! Produced by Tom Emanski. 
In association with OnlineSports.com

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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