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Effects of Pressure on Athletes Apparent in The Last Dance

Effects of Pressure on Athletes Apparent in The Last Dance

posted on 29 Sep , 2022 in Coaches CornerJack's CornerOpinion Pieces by Jack Perconte

Effects of Pressure on Youth Athletes

One of my takeaways from the Chicago Bulls, I mean Michael Jordan's Last Dance documentary, was the effects of pressure and constant attention on athletes. The need to "get away" from it all was apparent. Of course, every athlete handles it differently, but there is no doubt the resulting player behaviors are rarely positive ones from pressure overload.

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Youth Sports Injuries, is Travel Baseball to Blame?

Youth Sports Injuries, is Travel Baseball to Blame?

posted on 15 May , 2021 in Coaches Corner by steve.branger

Youth Sports Injuries, is Travel Baseball to Blame?

As we inch closer to a new MLB season the nightly race to get home from work and school and get the family feed and off to practice youth baseball has begun. What a great time of year. I coached my son for 11 years all through little league up to high school. I enjoyed it a ton.

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Coaching Training to Be All They Can Be - 365 Days to Better Baseball

Coaching Training to Be All They Can Be - 365 Days to Better Baseball

posted on 15 Dec , 2019 in Coaches CornerPhilosophy by Jack Perconte

Sunday Setting Sights on Success

Necessary Coaching Training Tips

A high school coaching friend of mine recently said that the biggest problem he has at the high school level is kids not knowing the game and especially with what to do with the ball on defense. My question to him was, "How can that be, with kids playing more games than ever in this age of travel baseball?

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