Former major league player, Jack Perconte and Diamond Edge Academy owner, Sam Zagorac, give coaches and parents more much-needed advice. Little is more important in this day and age than knowing ways of avoiding sports burnout. Jack and Sam h

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP11 | Tips For Running a Travel Team

Aug 23rd, 2017 32m 37s

If you are interested in running a travel team, this episode is for you. In this episode of Something Worth Catching, the ultimate youth baseball sports information podcast, former major leaguer and longtime youth coach Jack Perconte grills h

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP10 | Be The Best Coach You Can Be

Jul 19th, 2017 25m 56s

I want to repeat an often used phrase we used to use from the major league bench directed towards the umpire. This was a facetious comment, of course, and definitely not one that youth players should ever use. It went like this, “You’re missi

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP9 | Big and Little League Banter

Jul 10th, 2017 29m 14s

Get it nowIn this episode of Something definitely, certainly, positively, unquestionably, undeniably, without a doubt, surely, clearly Worth Catching, Jack Perconte and Sam Zagorac discuss some fun topics from the major and little league lev

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP8 | Youth Pitching and Catching Pt. 2

Jun 2nd, 2017 29m 14s

Do you want to make sure you’re educating your young pitchers and catchers the right way? Join Former Major Leaguer Jack Perconte, Sam Zagorac owner of Diamond Edge Academy, Longtime pitching coach Marty Kobernus and expert catching coach Sea

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP7 | Youth Pitching and Catching

May 5th, 2017 30m 21s

Get it nowSo much great information for youth coaches in this edition of Something Worth Catching. Jack Perconte and Sam Zagorac, owner and head instructor at the Diamond Edge Academy in Willowbrook welcome two coaching experts. Marty Kobern

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP6 | Big League Banter

Apr 11th, 2017 28m 31s

Coming this Summer – Jack’s new book – another thing worth catchingIf you haven’t caught our podcast yet, it is “Something Worth Catching” hint, hint. In this podcast, Coach Jack Perconte and Coach Sam Zagorac discuss a few more major leagu

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching EP5 | Power Of Positive Coaching

Feb 27th, 2017 30m 16s

Today’s story at the end of this podcast has a great message for coaches of all levels and attests to the importance of positive coaching. So many coaches become cynical and take the joy out of the game for the players. This story is about on

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching Podcast EP4

Feb 23rd, 2017 28m 52s

In this podcast of Something Worth catching, former major leaguer and long-time youth instructor, Jack Perconte, along with Sam Zagorac, another long-time youth coach and owner of the Diamond Edge Academy in Willowbrook IL. discuss many of the

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching Podcast EP3

Jan 12th, 2017 26m 49s

Join former Big Leaguer Jack Perconte and Sam Zagorac, owner of Diamond Edge Academy in Willowbrook as they talks all things baseball. No softball or baseball question is too basic or too complex for these long time coaches. If you like what

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching Podcast EP2

Jan 12th, 2017 38m 32s

In this episode, Jack and Sam answer and discuss these questions: The benefits of long toss? Whether kids need to throw more or less? What are the things you like to point out to young ballplayers when watching a major league ball game? Wha

Baseball Coaching Tips | Something Worth Catching Podcast EP1

Jan 12th, 2017 47m 28s

Take a ride with former big leaguer Jack Perconte and Sam Zagorac, owner of Diamond Edge Academy, Willowbrook as they talk baseball in their first ever podcast taped in the spring of 2016. Jack and Sam have over 45 years of coaching experienced

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