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 19, 2018 | Parenting Tips, Raising an Athlete
Best Psychology of Coaching Tips The psychology of coaching is different at the youth levels of sports than at the higher levels. However, many of the tactics are similar when it comes to keeping players’ focus. Some of the best coaches I had confused our team....
by Jack Perconte | Feb 22, 2016 | Coaches Corner, Strategies
Most people think one becomes a youth sports coach by volunteering and managing a team. Wearing a team hat and being the one that sets up the lineup does not make one a coach, but one in name only. Youth Sports Coach Advice The late, great John Wooden says that a...
by Jack Perconte | Aug 31, 2015 | Coaches Corner, Philosophy
Why the Need for New Coaching Perspective Strategies Anyone who keeps up with youth sports realizes there are growing problems. The deteriorating condition of youth sports makes it time for new coaching perspective strategies. This approach must deal with the most...
by Jack Perconte | Mar 15, 2015 | Diary, Jack's Corner, Opinion Pieces
Youth Sports were Perfect Once? Almost daily, an article about how messed up youth sports are shows up in the news. I agree that problems need addressing, but there is danger in turning parents off to youth sports with such writing. Additionally, many of the articles...