WEEKS AGO, I PURCHASED THIS MANUAL FOR MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND AND I GREW UP PLAYING BALL; HOWEVER, OUR TIME NOW IS SPENT WATCHING OUR CHILDREN PLAY THE GAME. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN: 2 BOYS AGES 9 AND 5 AND 1 DAUGHTER THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD. ALL 3 OF OUR CHILDREN LOVE PLAYING BASEBALL! AS PARENTS, WE HAVE LEARNED IT IS ONE THING TO PLAY THE GAME- IT’S ANOTHER TO TEACH THE GAME TO BE PLAYED CORRECTLY (ESPECIALLY, AT SUCH YOUNG AGES). AS FAR AS PREPARING OUR CHILDREN FOR THEIR “BASEBALL” FUTURE; THIS MANUAL WILL GIVE THEM A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF EVERY ASPECT OF BASEBALL (AND I DO MEAN “EVERY” ASPECT). MY HUSBAND AND I WERE SO IMPRESSED WITH THE DVDS, THE BOOK AND THE PROFESSIONALISM IN WHICH THEY WERE MADE. THE BOOK DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND; WHICH, MAKES IT EASIER FOR OUR CHILDREN TO VISUALIZE THE “CORRECT” MECHANICS. THE DVDS MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING “PERSONAL TRAINING”. HAVING THE DVD’S SEPARATED BY “DIFFERENT AGE/SKILL” WAS AN EXCELLENT IDEA; BECAUSE, IT ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY SELECT ONE TO VIEW THAT WILL MATCH YOUR SPECIFIC LEVEL. EVERY ORGANIZATION THAT IS AFFILIATED WITH BASEBALL ON ANY LEVEL NEEDS TO HAVE THIS MANUAL. COACH MONGERO IS SHARING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT THE VERY FIRST TIME A YOUNG PLAYER STEPS ONTO THE FIELD. THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, COACH MONGERO EVEN GIVES VALUABLE TOOLS IN MAKING COACHES MORE EFFECTIVE. THE MONEY SPENT ON THIS MANUAL IS AN INVESTMENT; BECAUSE, IT WILL ONLY MAKE OUR PLAYERS AND COACHES BETTER “ON AND OFF” THE FIELD! AWESOME JOB!