by Jack Perconte | Jul 8, 2017 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Books, Raising an Athlete
Dealing with Parents As almost any coach will tell you, the most difficult part of coaching is dealing with parents. Where once parents were willing to sit back and let the coaches coach, those days are no more. In my new book, Creating a Season to Remember; The New...
by Jack Perconte | Nov 30, 2015 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Coaches Corner, Philosophy, Raising an Athlete
3 Keys to Coach Youth Baseball Coaching athletes to reach peak performance is a variable that is hard to measure because perfection is impossible in sports. Getting the most out of players is also difficult because players come to the sport with various interest...
by Jack Perconte | Sep 28, 2015 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Baseball Tips, Raising an Athlete
Beginner baseball development – Does your T-ball player measure up A parent recently asked if I would teach his six-year-old some of the basics of baseball. He mentioned he wanted to get him into baseball and hoped someday he could play high school ball. That is...
by Jack Perconte | Sep 14, 2015 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Amusing Stories, Jack's Corner, Raising an Athlete
Baseball Education and Poetry in Motion Friends of mine have figured out that I can relate just about everything in life to baseball. Even when I speak to youth at church, I explain that the standout Bible characters are a baseball lineup. You can probably figure out...
by Jack Perconte | Jun 15, 2014 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Raising an Athlete
Why Reliance on Highest Batting Average is not good A huge difference exists for the highest batting average at the youth levels and the higher levels of baseball. At the professional levels, I am extremely impressed with the highest batting average, but at the youth...
by Jack Perconte | Jan 17, 2014 | 5-10 Yrs Old, Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces, Raising an Athlete
A-Rod Situation – Why are We Surprised Like many problems at the higher levels of sport, the culture will only change if change begins at the youth levels. The steroid issue is no different, even though that culture is probably never going to change. Parents and youth...
