Baseball Coaching Tips

everything baseball with jack perconte

Everything Baseball with Jack Perconte

Boost Hitting Confidence [Weekly Hitting Tips to Print]

How to Boost Hitting Confidence Practice is when a hitter can think, make adjustments and work on different aspects of hitting. Coaches can boost hitting confidence in practice by knowing the right things to say and do. Of course, working on the hitting fundamentals is a never-ending process and the best coaches know how to keep players focused and willing to practice through thick and thin, and there are always more thin times for most ballplayers. Games are for trusting the swing and concentrating on just seeing the ball. Coaches should allow players to do just that by not giving hitting fundamental tips that only serve to take their … [Read more...]

How to Be an Organized Coach [Weekly Coaching Tips to Print]

The Organized Coach Creating a comfortable feeling for kids, and their parents, begin with being an organized coach. People like to see leaders well-prepared in all type situations. When coaches are always running late or seemingly not ready when practices and games begin, that feeling of comfort leaves everyone a little on edge. When kids have too much idle time on their hand, trouble or boredom result, which should be the last thing coaches want to see. Of course, the organized coach begins with getting the necessary help from other coaches and team parents. Early in my youth coaching career, I wanted everything to be perfect and … [Read more...]

Batting Practice Statements You should be Using [Printable Tips]

Critical Batting Practice Statements The key to coaching sports of any level is gaining the trust of players. Without that trust, players are hesitant to listen and try suggestions. The key to gaining trust begins with the tone of voice that coaches use and of course, what the coach says. Nowhere is the process of gaining trust more important than with the batting practice statements one uses. Along with building trust, the words one uses helps kids develop confidence and patience to perform the most difficult skill in all of sports. As I have alluded to in the past, as much as teaching the hitting fundamentals, I feel like a sports … [Read more...]

Developing Coping Skills and Poise – 13 Tips

Developing Coping Skills and Poise in Youth Athletes – 13 Tips Author and former major leaguer Jack Perconte third book for youth coaches, 'Creating a Season to Remember: The New Youth- Sports-Coaching Leadership Handbook,' provides concrete solutions for adults to help kids in sports and life. Get it now - you won't be disappointed. 1 2 3 I wish I had worked on developing coping skills at a young age, or had the help to do just that. I hate to admit it, but there were times early in my major league career that I played scared on the baseball field. I was so afraid I would screw up that my concentration level was not … [Read more...]