

Slavik Starts Discussion Group
Eagle Baseball Club's Charles Slavik is offering his advise and insight into the application of strength and conditioning training for baseball athletes on a new Yahoo! Discussion Group.
Slavik wrote, "Hopefully [this discussion group] can promote some constructive dialogue among players and coaches interested in baseball and strength and conditioning. I look forward to discussing and disseminating what will hopefully be information useful to anyone interested in improving performance on the baseball and softball field through intelligent training."
For more information on joining this discussion group go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaglebaseballclub/join. You are just a few clicks from help!Slavik To Serve on Executive Council
Following several months of nominating process, the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Baseball Special Interest Group named Charles Slavik to serve on it's Executive Council. The purpose of the Baseball Special Interest Group is to increase the knowledge and further the field of strength and conditioning through the sharing of information and ideas, and the synergy of teamwork.
Charles Slavik expressed his feelings at a recent meeting, "I am pleased and honored to be asked to serve in this capacity along with such a diverse and talented group of individuals from around the country."
For more information about the NSCA Certification Commission's credentials, please visit www.nsca-cc.org or call (888) 746-2378.
Slavik & Eagle Baseball Move to Illinois
Beginning in 2005, Eagle Baseball Club will pack it's baseball equipment and training tools, moving from sunny Florida to the nation's heartland, the great state of Illinois. Once there, Coach Slavik will begin coaching at Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Illinois.
"I look forward to working with what appears to be a very special group of young athletes here at Kaneland. If all goes according to plan, this is a group that is ready, willing and able to take on the challenge of reversing the fortunes of this program."
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Eagle Baseball Club Recommended Reading from Human Kinetics:
Low Back Disorders by Stuart McGill
Neuromechanics of Human Movement by Roger M. Enoka
Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
Stretching Anatomy by Arnold Nelson & Jouko Kokenen
Science and Practice of Strength Training - 2nd Edition by Zatsiorsky and Kraemer
Norms for Fitness, Performance and Health by Jay Hoffman
Training for Speed, Agility and Quickness by Brown & Ferrigno
The Path to Athletic Power by Boyd Epley
SportsVision: Training for Better Performance by Thomas Wilson & Jeff Falkel
Essentials of Strength & Conditioning by Thomas Bachle & Roger Earle, NSCA
Designing Resistance Training Programs by Steven Fleck & William Kraemer
The Baseball Coaching Bible by American Baseball Coaches Association
Baseball Skills & Drills by American Baseball Coaches Association
Baseball Strategies by American Baseball Coaches Association
Coaching Pitchers by Joe "Spanky" McFarland
Bigger Faster Stronger by Greg Shepard, EdD
High-Performance Sports Conditioning by Bill Foran
High-Powered Plyometrics by James Radcliffe & Robert Farentinos
Cross Training for Sports by Gary Moran & George McGlynn
Athletic Body in Balance by Gray Cook
52 Week Baseball Training by Gene Coleman
Complete Conditioning for Baseball: 85 Drills & Exercises for Players by Pat Murphy and Jeff Forney
Sports Speed - 3rd Edition by George Dintiman & Robert Ward
Training for Speed, Agility and Quickness by Brown & Ferrigno
Total Training for Young Champions by Tudor Bompa
The Softball Coaching Bible by National Fastpitch Coaching Association
The Softball Pitching Edge by Cheri Kempf