Meet Al Herback
Al Herback is an originator of the "Know Your Baseball" training program, now the Little League Official Education Program for Managers and Coaches.
For more than 28 years, Al has been conducting clinics throughout North America. He presented the program and resources to more than 50,000 managers/coaches and 60,000 players. His unique approach to teaching the skills of baseball and softball has been recognized internationally for its merit. His methods have been acclaimed as unparallelled.
Al comes from a teaching background. He's drawn on this, and on his passion for the sport of baseball, to create a comprehensive, straightforward, interactive approach to learning and teaching fundamental baseball, softball and tee ball skills.
Al Herback was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame on May 30, 2008 as a builder in the category of baseball.
Al's Teaching Philosophy
Decades of experience have culminated in this comprehensive, easy-to-follow approach to learning the fundamentals of baseball, softball and tee ball. Each component of the program ties together principles of learning that have proven effective time and time again. Al has distilled his knowledge in a way that makes it easy for kids, parents and coaches to learn. Here's how he does it, in a nutshell:
  • All the fundamental skills are clearly identified.
  • Each skill is broken down into a series of simple, straightforward steps presented in a learnable progression.
  • Skills are presented in a creative and motivating manner that is easy for anyone from the novice to the more experienced to follow.
  • Above all, they never forget that the game is supposed to be active - and fun.
Al's step-by-step approach has helped both new and experienced coaches build Little League teams with a solid foundation of basic skills. Take advantage of this great, well-planned program: do it for the kids!

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