Every coach on any level will miss out by not owning a copy of Gordie's little blue book. Think of all you can learn from a man who has won more games than any other coach in College Baseball history! This book is more than just baseball. It's life..and transcends the game.
"A tremendous book for coaches at all levels. It will help improve your practices, players and teams. Use this book so you can became a winner, like Coach Gillespie."
- John Anderson, University of Minnesota
More than merely a drill book, Gordie Gillespie has interspersed his winning philosophy and love of the game into a 150-page manual. Gain insight into the mental aspects of the game. Learn how Gordie runs his practices, his drills, his concepts behind the drills, and his philosophy of maximizing performance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gordie Gillespie is college baseball's all time winningest coach and was the first to achieve the 1,500-win milestone in a career. Through 2003, he has compiled a 1,630-830 record in his storied career and is currently the head coach at Ripon College in Wisconsin. In his eighth season, he has made the Division III school a nationally recognized program with three straight NCAA tournament appearances. While at Lewis College and the College of St. Francis in Illinois, Gillespie won four NAIA National Championships and he took his teams to 15 World Series. He became college baseball's all-time win leader in 1993 with his 1,333rd victory and finished the year by earning St. Francis' only national sports title. Gillespie is coaching his 50th season in baseball. During that time he has signed 57 players to professional contracts. One of the most renowned and well-respected coaches of all-time, Gillespie has received numerous honors during his coaching career, including induction into 13 different Hall-of-Fames.