Unlike other softball instruction books, Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills goes beyond teaching the technical basics and focuses on skills such as in-game decision making and detecting the strengths and weaknesses of opponents—the tactical skills—to prepare players for game day. This text is written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), the nation's leading sport education provider, in conjunction with content experts Kirk Walker and Mona Stevens and endorsement from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the premier national organization for fastpitch softball. Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills features cues to help you teach your athletes the fundamental technical and tactical skills, over 175 photos depicting the appropriate techniques, and examples of season and practice plans to help you prepare for games. Skills are organized and cross-referenced so you can see how they relate to each other. Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills covers virtually all facets of softball: evaluating techniques, situational tactical skills, and season, practice, and game planning guides. Softball coaches and players alike will reap the benefits from this easy-to-use resource. ContentsPart I: Teaching and EvaluatingChapter 1: Teaching Sport Skills Chapter 2: Evaluating Technical and Tactical Skills Part II: Teaching Technical SkillsChapter 3: Offensive Technical Skills Chapter 4: Defensive Technical Skills Part III: Teaching Tactical SkillsChapter 5: Offensive Tactical Skills Chapter 6: Defensive Tactical Skills Part IV: Planning for TeachingChapter 7: Season Plans Chapter 8: Practice Plans Part V: Game CoachingChapter 9: Preparing for Games Chapter 10: During and After the Game
Table of Contents:
Contributors
Unit I. Getting Started
Chapter 1. Fitness and Wellness for All
Activity 1: Starter Workout
Lesson 1.1 Fitness for Life
Self-Assessment: Exercise Basics
Lesson 1.2 Fitness Through Physical Activity
Taking Charge: Making Self-Assessments
Self-Management Skill: Learning to Self-Assess
Activity 2: Health- and Skill-Related Fitness Stunts
Chapter Review
Chapter 2. Safe and Smart Physical Activity
Activity 1: Fitness Games
Lesson 2.1 Getting Ready
Self-Assessment: FITNESSGRAM 1—Strength and Muscular Endurance
Lesson 2.2 Physical Activity and Injury
Taking Charge: Building Self-Confidence
Self-Management Skill: Building Self-Confidence
Activity 2: Safe Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Chapter 3. Benefits of Physical Activity
Activity 1: Cooperative Games
Lesson 3.1 Health and Wellness Benefits
Self-Assessment: Healthy Back Test
Lesson 3.2 Healthy Back and Good Posture
Taking Charge: Reducing Risk Factors
Self-Management Skill: Reducing Risk Factors
Activity 2: Back Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Unit II. Becoming and Staying Physically Active
Chapter 4. How Much Is Enough?
Activity 1: Line Exercise
Lesson 4.1 How Much Physical Activity Is Enough?
Self-Assessment: Assessing Your Posture
Lesson 4.2 How Much Fitness Is Enough?
Taking Charge: Choosing a Good Activity
Self-Management Skill: Choosing Appropriate Activities
Activity 2: Circuit Workout
Chapter Review
Chapter 5. Learning Self-Management Skills
Activity 1: Fitness Trail
Lesson 5.1 Learning Self-Management Skills
Self-Assessment: FITNESSGRAM 2—Body Composition and Flexibility
Lesson 5.2 Goal Setting
Taking Charge: Setting Goals
Self-Management Skill: Goal Setting
Activity 2: Elastic Band Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Chapter 6. Lifestyle Physical Activity and Positive Attitudes
Activity 1: School Stepping
Lesson 6.1 Activities for a Lifetime—Choices From the Pyramid
Self-Assessment: Walking Test
Lesson 6.2 Attitudes
Taking Charge: Building Positive Attitudes
Self-Management Skill: Building Positive Attitudes
Activity 2: Walking for Wellness
Chapter Review
Unit III. Physical Activity Pyramid: Level 2 Activities
Chapter 7. Cardiovascular Fitness
Activity 1: Aerobic Dance Routine
Lesson 7.1 Cardiovascular Fitness Facts
Self-Assessment: Cardiovascular Fitness—Step Test and Mile Run
Lesson 7.2 Building Cardiovascular Fitness
Taking Charge: Logging Your Activities
Self-Management Skill: Learning to Self-Monitor
Activity 2: Cardiovascular Fitness: How Much Activity Is Enough?
Chapter Review
Chapter 8. Active Aerobics and Recreation
Activity 1: Step Aerobics
Lesson 8.1 Active Aerobics
Self-Assessment: FITNESSGRAM 3—Cardiovascular Fitness, Flexibility, and Strength
Lesson 8.2 Active Recreation
Taking Charge: Finding Social Support
Self-Management Skill: Finding Social Support
Activity 2: Jogging: Biomechanical Principles and Guidelines
Chapter Review
Chapter 9. Active Sports and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Activity 1: Orienteering
Lesson 9.1 Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Self-Assessment: Assessing Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Lesson 9.2 Active Sports
Taking Charge: Building Performance Skills
Self-Management Skill: Building Performance Skills
Activity 2: The Sports Stars Program
Chapter Review
Unit IV. Physical Activity Pyramid: Level 3 Activities
Chapter 10. Flexibility
Activity 1: Jump and Stretch Routine
Lesson 10.1 Flexibility Facts
Self-Assessment: Arm, Leg, and Trunk Flexibility
Lesson 10.2 Improving Flexibility
Taking Charge: Building Intrinsic Motivation
Self-Management Skill: Building Intrinsic Motivation
Activity 2: The Basic 10: Flexibility Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Chapter 11. Muscle Fitness: Basic Principles and Strength
Activity 1: Partner Resistance Exercises
Lesson 11.1 Muscle Fitness Basics
Self-Assessment: Determining Your Modified 1RM and Grip Strength
Lesson 11.2 Building Strength
Taking Charge: Preventing Relapse
Self-Management Skill: Preventing Relapse
Activity 2: Fundamentals of Weight and Resistance Training
Chapter Review
Chapter 12. Muscle Fitness: Muscular Endurance and General Muscle Fitness Information
Activity 1: Homemade Weights
Lesson 12.1 Improving Muscular Endurance
Self-Assessment: Muscular Endurance
Lesson 12.2 Muscle Fitness
Taking Charge: Managing Time
Self-Management Skill: Time Management
Activity 2: Muscular Endurance Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Unit V. Healthy Choices
Chapter 13. Body Composition
Activity 1: Your Exercise Circuit
Lesson 13.1 The Facts About Body Composition
Self-Assessment: Skinfold Measurements and Height–Weight Charts
Lesson 13.2 Controlling Body Fatness
Taking Charge: Improving Physical Self-Perceptions
Self-Management Skill: Improving Physical Self-Perceptions
Activity 2: Muscle Fitness Exercises With Resistance Machines
Chapter Review
Chapter 14. Choosing Nutritious Food
Activity 1: Jollyball
Lesson 14.1 A Healthy Diet
Self-Assessment: Body Measurements
Lesson 14.2 Making Food Choices
Taking Charge: Saying "No"
Self-Management Skill: Saying "No" to Overeating
Activity 2: Cooperative Aerobics
Chapter Review
Chapter 15. Making Consumer Choices
Activity 1: Continuous Rhythmical Exercise
Lesson 15.1 Health and Fitness Quackery
Self-Assessment: Reassessing Body Composition, Flexibility, and Strength
Lesson 15.2 Evaluating Health Clubs, Equipment, Media, and Internet Materials
Taking Charge: Learning to Think Critically
Self-Management Skill: Learning to Think Critically
Activity 2: Active Learning: Isometric Exercise Circuit
Chapter Review
Unit VI. Wellness and Personal Program Planning
Chapter 16. A Wellness Perspective
Activity 1: Cooper's Aerobics
Lesson 16.1 All About Health and Wellness
Self-Assessment: Reassessing Cardiovascular Fitness and Muscular Endurance
Self-Assessment: Wellness
Lesson 16.2 Healthy Lifestyles and Environments
Taking Charge: Thinking Success
Self-Management Skill: Thinking Success
Activity 2: Your Health and Fitness Club
Chapter Review
Chapter 17. Stress Management
Activity 1: Frisbee Golf
Lesson 17.1 Facts About Stress
Self-Assessment: Identifying Signs of Stress
Lesson 17.2 Managing Stress
Taking Charge: Controlling Competitive Stress
Self-Management Skill: Controlling Competitive Stress
Activity 2: Relaxation Exercises for Stress Management
Chapter Review
Chapter 18. Personal Program Planning
Activity 1: Exercising at Home
Lesson 18.1 Program Planning
Self-Assessment: Evaluating Your Personal Program
Lesson 18.2 Staying Fit and Active
Taking Charge: Overcoming Barriers
Self-Management Skill: Overcoming Barriers
Activity 2: Performing Your Plan
Chapter Review
Glossary
Index
About the Author :
Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills was written by the American Sport Education Program (ASEP) with the assistance of Rob Ash, head football coach at Drake University.
ASEP has been developing and delivering coaching education courses since 1981. As the nation's leading coaching education program, ASEP works with national, state, and local youth sport organizations to develop educational programs for coaches, officials, administrators, and parents. These programs incorporate ASEP's philosophy of "athletes first, winning second."
Review :
"Firmly grounded in theory, this book provides a stellar analysis of the influential role of perceived self-efficacy in athletic development and functioning. It is uniquely broad in scope, offering a masterful overview of the foundation, research, and application of self-efficacy theory in the field of athletics. Because of the scope and depth of coverage, this book is an invaluable resource for theorists and practitioners alike seeking an understanding of how beliefs of personal and collective efficacy contribute to the quality of athletic life. But it is about more than sports. The insights it provides can also serve one well in other life pursuits. This is a truly outstanding book that has the makings of a classic in the field of athletics."
-Albert Bandura
"The benefits of this book reach well beyond just sports. The techniques are easy to learn and represent tools you will use throughout your career..."
-Doody's Review Service
