by Jack Perconte | Oct 6, 2013 | Baseball Tips, Fielding Tips
Coaching First Basemen is not as Easy as it Looks Many coaches think the first base position is for non-athletic players and that it is just a matter of being able to catch a ball to play the position. Nothing is further from the truth and many youth coaches do not...
by Jack Perconte | Sep 25, 2013 | Baseball Tips
Baseball Skills to Teach Young Players For parents, who want their kids to prosper in baseball, they should be sure their sons and daughters know these baseball skills by the time they are 7 years old. Of course, advanced youth players may know much more, but this is...
by Jack Perconte | Sep 22, 2013 | Baseball Tips
Creating aggressive infielders is one goal of youth baseball coaches and these baseball infield drills, inspired by women’s fast pitch softball, work to do that. These baseball infield drills tend to liven up practices, too, offering some variety into them, which is...
by Jack Perconte | Jun 20, 2012 | Tip of the Week, Tools & Resources
Fielding Ground Balls – Not Major League Fields Major league players play on immaculately manicured baseball fields. When they do not line ground balls up correctly, they usually get away with it, not to mention they have extra ordinary hand eye coordination with...
by Jack Perconte | May 9, 2012 | Tip of the Week, Tools & Resources
Wednesdays Web Gems Tips – Two Toughest Plays on Defense? Of course, there are many tough plays in the infield and outfield. Maybe the most difficult for the outfielder is the ball hit directly at them in the air, especially the line drive ball. Because there is no...
