Recognizing that manager and coach are the most vital link in making a youngster’s experience in Little League a success, Little League has teamed up with world-renowned instructors and authors Al Herback and Al Price (Little al & BIG AL) to bring you the Little League Official Little League Manager/Coach Educational Program. You can participate in a live training clinic with al and AL each year at one of Little League’s Regional Centers.

Since Al and al and Little League launched the program in 1996 over 1 MILLION Little League Coaches, Managers, Players and Parents have utilized the program training resources. Also, over 60,000 coaches and managers across the world have taken advantage of live training sessions with Al and al.

The Coaching Education Program is built around a valuable library of resources targeted at managers & coaches, players and their parents customized for each Little League division.

	The Getting Started Manual is for coaches of Tee Ball and Coach-Pitch/Machine-Pitch divisions, includes warm-ups, skills in step-by-step sequence, drills, fun activities & tips on how to organize practices & games.
The Basic Instruction Manual for managers & coaches of Baseball and Softball of 9-12 year old divisions & provides step-by-step teaching methods for the fundamentals of the game.
	The Advanced Baseball Manual is for coaches of Jr. Sr. and Big League Divisions and includes 92 pages of advanced skills for each position, positional play, game strategies, drills and practice plans
	Each Getting Started Team Package (5-8 yrs) and Basic Team Package (9-12 years) includes 1 manual for the coach and 14 matching player instructional passports for the players. Al and al have matched skills and key sequences to keep players, parents and coaches on the same page learning the game together.
Other complimentary training resources that have been added to the library include an interactive Know Your Baseball CD-ROM and Planning a Practice training resource in both VHS and DVD formats.

We have developed this program because the heart of Little League is what happens between the coach and the player. We know the coach is the key to ensuring each player, from the little als to the BIG ALs, have a fun and positive experience, improve and most importantly feel an important part of the team. Through this program our goal is to make sure that more players than ever continue to play this wonderful game.

For more detailed information on the program resources & to order go to www.alandalbaseball.com. To contact headquarters about the Little League Education Program for Managers and Coaches, e-mail ncaringi@littleleague.org.