Paperback version in Black & White. Trials and tribulations of coaching youth in softball turned into one of the best times in my life My time growing up left me with many unanswered questions on whether or not I had what it took to become a coach. What a journey it was, filled with smiles from so many of the girls that I coached. The girls that I had the pleasure of coaching made this one of the most enjoyable parts of my life. This book is for them, many smiling pictures tell the story better than I can. They proved that they deserved the same attention that the boys programs received. The book also offers some simple techniques that helped me teach the girls that I coached, aged from 9-16 years old.