Instructional Tools

Do any of the following describe you, or someone you know?
· A new scorekeeper who wants to "do the job right"
· A veteran scorer who seeks to learn more
· A coach who wants to give his/her scorekeeper some help beyond, "Hey, will you run the book?"
· A league administrator trying to improve the quality of scorekeeping in the league

If so, we can help, just keep reading...

The Scorekeeper's Friend written by Bill Glasco.

A unique, 115 page book (5.5" x 8.5") for baseball or softball scorers with over 100 illustrations, The Scorekeeper's Friend is used by three national youth baseball organizations. It covers scoring basics, judgment calls, substitutions, special situations, and statistics. The book has a chapter of "practice situations" to test readiness for the season! It also includes a scoring quiz and is fully indexed. Originally published in 1987, and reprinted in 1993 and 1999. It is useful to new or veteran scorers. Price: $12.00, plus S/H

Scorekeeping Basics written by Bill Glasco.

Written after The Scorekeeper's Friend, this 24-page workbook (8.5" x 11" page size) is designed to get a new or inexperienced scorer "jump started" for the season. Four concise chapters:

Chapter 1: Getting started
Chapter 2: Pre-Game, The Basic Flow, Handling Situations
Chapter 3: Recording the Action!
(Includes discussion of how to judge errors)
Chapter 4: It's Your Turn-Scoring Practice.

The final two pages are an index, and a listing of standard scorekeeping symbols. Price: $6.00 each, plus S/H.