by Jack Perconte | Jul 19, 2019 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
At Home Baseball Workouts There was a time years ago when baseball players did not feel the need to be in great physical shape so baseball workouts were not common. Those days are long past, and the bigger, stronger, and faster motto applies to baseball as well as...
by Jack Perconte | Mar 22, 2018 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
How to Build Confidence in your child athlete Little is more discouraging for the sports’ parent than seeing their child playing with little or no confidence. The ability to help them build confidence makes that a little easier. Confidence is never an automatic...
by Jack Perconte | Mar 5, 2018 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
Limiting pressure on your athlete begins with these tips Pressure on youth athletes is at it’s highest level than ever before. It comes from many sources – parents, self, coaches, and peers. Every young player is different as are their circumstances....
by Jack Perconte | Feb 21, 2018 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
Little League Baseball Secrets – Only the Beginning My journey began like most kids in my era with little league baseball. I was a good little league baseball player, better than most, but I doubt anyone saw major league potential in me back then. I would like...
by Jack Perconte | Sep 15, 2017 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
Common Player Baseball Hitting Excuses Some conditions are beyond player’s control, such as hitting balls solidly but failing to get base hits. Players have a good excuse for a low batting average when that happens, as they did what they could do to have hitting...
by Jack Perconte | Jul 16, 2017 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
Burnout and Young Athletes We have all seen parents and sports coaches that are so negative and overbearing with young athletes that they take the fun out of sports for them. These “fun-zapping” adults are obviously detrimental for athletes’ future in the...