Feb 10, 2019
John Patrick "Jack" Perconte (born August 31, 1954) is a
former second baseman in Major League
Baseball who played from 1980 to 1986. In addition to his
Major League baseball career, Perconte has authored three
books:
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"The Making of a Hitter- A Proven and Practical Step-by-Step Baseball Guide"
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"Raising an Athlete- How to Instill Confidence, Build Skills and Inspire a Love of Sport"
Jack turned to writing to further help athletes and parents
have enjoyable baseball and sports’ experiences. Jack’s website
gives advice on baseball. coaching and parenting. He has been a
featured writer for Baseball the Magazine for 10 years.
Some highlights include:
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4 mins: Jack’s journey to becoming a major league player with no confidence
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6 mins: Learning how to be through observing the work ethic of his father and coaches
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10 mins: Transitioning from a player to a coach #empathy
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15 mins: Changing the focus of practice from the needs of the coach (teacher-centric) to the needs of the athletes (learner-centric)
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20 mins: Writing “Creating a Season to Remember”
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23 mins: Building relationships with your athletes
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25 mins: How to coach young kids (first, know more than the parents!)
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26 mins: Learning from Joe Madden “Earn the trust of your players"
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29 mins: Tony Dungy and the difference between being demanding vs demeaning33:22 He can do it in practice but can’t do it at the game
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34 mins: How do you kill fun as a coach?
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38 mins: When parents think coaches aren’t being hard enough on their kids
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42 mins:The late, great Pat Summit
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45 mins: Phil Jackson, former head coach of the Chicago Bulls
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48 mins: Dave Belisle, Little League Coach
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53 mins: Jack Perconte Final thoughts
Great quotes:
"A lack of knowledge caused my insecurity and lack of
confidence.” 9:43
"In working with young kids, 9, 10, 11, I can predict which
kids are still playing in high school…and it doesn’t have much to
do with their ability …it's how positive the people are around
them.” 18:42
"The art of parenting is giving your kids the opportunity to
find what they're passionate about instead of making them follow
your dreams. Give them ownership in the
process and respect the fact that it’s their experience, not you
and their ownership of it might not be the same way that you would
own it.” 19:00
"Coaching is a relationship game more than its an Xs and Os
game”22:43
Resources mentioned
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Creating a season to remember, John Peconte
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The Inner Game of Tennis W. Timothy Gallwey
Connect with Jack
- Website: baseballcoachingtips.net
- Twitter: @jackperconte
- Facebook: Link
- Youtube: Link
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