by Jack Perconte | May 18, 2020 | Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces
Effects of Pressure on Youth Athletes One of my takeaways from the Chicago Bulls, I mean Michael Jordan’s Last Dance documentary, was the effects of pressure and constant attention on athletes. The need to “get away” from it all was apparent. Of course, every athlete...
by Jack Perconte | May 13, 2020 | Jack's Corner
My take from watching the Last Dance If nothing else, the Last Dance special on ESPN emphasizes the difference between how youth sports coaches should go about coaching, and how not to. My fear is that coaches and parents may get the impression the way to make players...
![Nastiest Baseball Pitches I Faced in MLB [Some Memories Never Go Away]](http://baseballcoaching.tips/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nathan-eovaldi-1080x675.jpg)
by Jack Perconte | Dec 14, 2018 | Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces
Baseball Pitches Today vs. Yesterday Ah, it’s fun to think of one’s Glory days, but facing these guys did not produce any of those. It’s time to take a walk down memory lane and think back about the best baseball pitches I encountered in my big league baseball career....
by Jack Perconte | Jun 8, 2018 | Coaching the mental game, Jack's Corner
Baseball Triple Crown Difficulty When people mention the Baseball Triple Crown, baseball people automatically think about batting average, home runs, and RBI (runs batted in). In 2012, future Hall of Fame and Detroit Tigers star, Miguel Cabrera, achieved the baseball...
![Giancarlo Stanton [Quit Messing with These]](http://baseballcoaching.tips/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/giancarlo.jpg)
by Jack Perconte | Apr 11, 2018 | Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces
Giancarlo Stanton – What The Heck Here I go again, making people say, “Who are you to be telling one of the greats what to do?” Oh well, the life of a blogger. Here goes, can someone send this on to Giancarlo Stanton? I have learned that there are two things one...
by Jack Perconte | Mar 16, 2018 | Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces
Ron Washington and Me I am not one of those that always say, “The way we used to do things was the best.” I believe in getting on with the times. However, with some of the coaching methods now, like what Ron Washington teaches, I am not sure it is helping youth...
