by Jack Perconte | Jun 2, 2018 | Tip of the Week, Tools & Resources
Baseball Strike Zone Tips Coaching the baseball strike zone to youth baseball players is a continual process and a complicated one. I say complicated for a couple of reasons. First, many beginners have little understanding of the game of baseball, mainly because...
by Jack Perconte | Aug 20, 2015 | Tip of the Week
Many youth play in fall baseball leagues these days. I am all for kids doing that as long as they have time away from the game in the winter. The problem is that baseball is not an easy game to succeed at. If players are only playing games without another day or two...
by Jack Perconte | Feb 6, 2015 | Coaches Corner, Philosophy
The Necessary Baseball Practice Mindset is not a Given Coaches often become frustrated with the pace that youth learn. The thing is; it is not kids’ fault because young players do not automatically know how to train. Having an excellent learning environment is not...
by Jack Perconte | Dec 17, 2013 | Baseball Tips
No Baseballs at Initial Season Practices It is not a terrible idea for baseball coaches to leave the baseballs at home for the first baseball practice, or two, of the season. That may seem strange, but simulating actions without baseballs, is not a bad idea, so...
by Jack Perconte | Dec 5, 2013 | Coaches Corner, Strategies
I wish my coaches had used the show and tell baseball coaching technique when I was playing baseball, as the knowledge of how and why I was doing baseball skills would have helped me make necessary adjustments, when things were not going so well. If I only knew then...
