by Jack Perconte | Jan 25, 2019 | Coaching the mental game, Raising an Athlete
Youth Sports Need Life Coaches Unfortunately, many people hear the terms positive coaching and positive parenting and roll their eyes and think here we go again with all that goody-goody stuff. It is a shame some people look negatively on those terms because the...
by Jack Perconte | Aug 12, 2018 | Coaching the mental game, Raising an Athlete
The Negative Side of Baseball Statistics At the youth baseball levels, I do not like to see youth baseball coaches publish individual player baseball statistics. Often, statistics set kids up as failures and parents and coaches should not allow that to happen....
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...
by Jack Perconte | May 19, 2018 | Coaching the mental game, Raising an Athlete
My Definition of Poise The definition of poise is no different on the playing fields as it is in other aspects of life. The dictionary definition of poise says it well – “a state of balance.” With athletes, I believe this relates not only to the mind but also to the...
by Jack Perconte | May 7, 2018 | Coaching the mental game, Raising an Athlete
Self-confident athletes are not born, they’re made It is not always fun dealing with kids who are not self-confident athletes. However, I have an advantage. I am an example of an athlete who somehow made it to the top level without much, if any, self-confidence....
by Jack Perconte | Jan 29, 2018 | Coaching the mental game, Strategies
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...