The Art Of The Mound Visit: A Handbook for Baseball Coaches

In The Art of the Mound Visit , you’ll learn how to become the kind of baseball coach everyone wants to play for.

This book was written specifically for people who are coaching pitchers but were not high-level pitchers themselves.

You’ve bought books on pitching mechanics and drills, along with maybe a pitching strategy book.

But what about:

Coaching pitchers in an actual game? Helping a pitcher through a bases-loaded jam? Getting the ball down after throwing seven head-high balls in a row? Refocusing and resetting after a bad call or an error in the field?
What’s the Book About? This is not a pitching mechanics and pitching drills book. This is a book that teaches the soft skills of in-game coaching and pitcher development (skills that are nearly impossible to acquire without having been a high-level pitcher yourself).

In The Art of the Mound Visit, you’ll learn: How to create a team culture in which your pitchers thrive. Policies, procedures, and rules that save time and headaches. Communication tactics to efficiently run your pitching staff. Pitching strategy, pitch-sequencing, and mental skills coaching. How to identify mechanical issues that pitchers struggle with during games. What to say in a mound visit - guidance for 30 common in-game problems. How to make a lasting impact on your players off the field. ...and much more!
How is The Art of the Mound Visit Structured? The book is broken up into nine sections:

Sections 1-4: Your Coaching Foundation

In this section, you’ll learn how to become the kind of coach who creates a lasting legacy, makes players feel confident and capable, and sets the tone for a winning season in which players learn, grow, and develop.

Sections 5-7: Pitching Strategy & Mound Visit Basics

In this section, the groundwork is laid for effective pitching strategy and mound visits. You’ll learn the basic rules and guidelines, different types of mound visits, do’s and don’ts, plus policies that you should implement to make sure players and coaches are on the same page.

Sections 8 & 9: Mound Visit Field Guide

These sections address specific mindset and mechanical problems pitchers face in a game, in a problem-solution format that explains what the problem is, and what you should say in a mound visit to help your pitcher work through it.

What Ages Is This Book Suitable For? The concepts in this book are broadly applicable and set a foundation of knowledge for any baseball coach. The book is written in simple, clear language. All concepts are applicable for players aged 12 and up, with most concepts suitable for ages below that (with guidance on how to filter and adjust material for younger players).

This book also links to additional video resources, to extend the concepts found in the book.

Grab your copy today, and become the kind of baseball coach that everyone wants to play for!