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Little League Confidential: One Coach's Completely Unauthorized Tale of Survival

A former columnist for The New York Times shares all those unusual and exciting moments that make up a season as a Little League coach. Here is Coach Geist on drafting players for his team ("I need a kid with a pool. A swimming pool. For the postseason party".), reasons to coach Little League ("It's really the only way to ensure the grotesquely preferential treatment you want for your child".), and much more.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 217 pages

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