FUNBE T-Ball: Introducing Your Child to Baseball - Tapa blanda

Have you noticed that youth sports just don't seem to be much fun anymore? In fact, if you've watched the news lately, they can be downright depressing-coaches going ballistic, parents fighting with each other, fans chanting obscenities, and our kids caught in the middle of the madness. We wanted to put the fun back into youth sports, and that's why we created a company called Funbe Sports (http://www.FUNBESports.com). FUNBE T-Ball is the first of several instructional manuals in the works, each geared toward a different level of youth baseball. The goal of the books and the companion products we plan to offer is very simple-teach kids the fundamentals of baseball in a positive environment that allows the kids to have fun while learning the game of baseball. We remembered how it was when we were a kid and we've noticed that today, the innocence and exuberance of the game seems to be lost. We think those things are worth finding again, and we have a feeling many of you do, too. So we offer this book as an antidote to the craziness-to the "win-at-any-cost" mentality. We hope you find it useful, and we hope the children you teach acquire valuable baseball skills along with a love of our national pastime. We also hope that when it comes time to ask that all-important question, "Are we having fun yet?," the answer from those future generations of aspiring young athletes in your charge will be a resounding "yes!"

John TuozzoJohn Tuozzo is a former professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization and a veteran of Torrington Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion leagues. He was captain and MVP of the University of Hartford baseball team in his junior and senior years. He is a member of both the Torrington High School Hall of Fame and University of Hartford Hall of Fame. John is Director for Player Development for the Rocky Hill Little League and has conducted hundreds of individual, team, and organizational baseball clinics.Michael FunaroMike Funaro's passion for baseball began in Little League and continues today. Mike has played all levels of baseball, from Little League through college. He has coached Little League, from T-Ball through Majors. He is the Training Director on his local Little League Board of Directors. Mike is Northeast Manager of a major fiber optics firm, responsible for sales and marketing and product development. He received his B.S. in Business and Political Science from Southern Connecticut State University. Michael CardiAfter Little League, Michael Cardi went on to Rhode Island baseball powerhouse Bishop Hendricken High School where he was captain of his baseball team. Mike has coached at all levels of Little League, from T-Ball through Majors. He is the Information Officer on his local Little League Board of Directors. He is also IT Director for a small financial company. He holds a B.A. in Management Information Systems from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.