The spring 2001 release of Coaching Youth Softball launches a much-improved third generation of the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. This widely respected and highly popular series has established itself as the best collection of sport-specific guides grounded in positive coaching principles. ASEP, the nation’s number one coaching education program, developed Coaching Youth Softball to provide you with both an explanation of your role as a youth softball coach and concrete instructions on how to fulfill that role. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing softball skills, creating season plans and conducting practices, and coaching in game situations. The third edition of this book includes a special bonus—a chapter on the games approach to teaching softball skills and tactics. The games approach is an effective way for you to coach youth softball, and it makes learning more fun for your young athletes.