Coach's Manual - The American Legion

Dear Team Managers and Coaches:USA Baseball provided this Coach’s Manual to us as part of theiron going Coaches Development Program. USA Baseball is theNational Governing Body for amateur baseball in the United States.This manual has been modified with permission from USA Baseballto better meet the needs of our Legion coaches. The purposeof this manual is to provide amateur baseball coaches with informationon coach’s ethics; information on our operating structureas well as additional information resources that may be helpful tothose coaches involved with American Legion Baseball.Since 1925 The American Legion has sponsored a baseball programto help kids grow into mature adults. This can only happen withyour involvement and the involvement of Legionnaires, parents,and sponsors who also make The American Legion Baseball programso successful.American Legion Baseball has many success stories. Countlessformer American Legion Baseball players, many of whom havebeen inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, are appreciativefor the opportunity we have given them. In the past sevenand a half decades, hundreds of thousands of young players havereceived college scholarships or have been given an opportunity tobe members of the USA Olympic Baseball team.The American Legion is proud to have played a key role in thesuccess stories of these individuals. Indeed, The American Legionis proud of all the youth programs we sponsor such as AmericanLegion Boys State and Boys Nation, The American Legion HighSchool Oratorical Contest and the Junior Shooting Sports Program.All of these programs help develop better citizens and provide apositive influence on America’s youth.Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all of the coaches, managers,Legionnaires, parents and sponsors for their continuing support. Asyou coach your American Legion Baseball team, please rememberthe game of baseball is much more fun for the players, parents andumpires when everyone makes sportsmanship their top priority.Sincerely,Joe Caouette, ChairmanNational Americanism CommissionAmerican Legion Baseball