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Los Angeles Angels Manager Mike Scioscia Discusses New Book
Added: (Fri Oct 23 2009)
Chicago – Los Angeles Angel’s manager Mike Scioscia knows a thing or two about baseball and hitting a baseball. Mike also knows what it is like to teach hitting to young ballplayers, like his son Matthew, a catcher for the University of Notre Dame. Neither hitting nor teaching hitting is as easy as it may seem. Recognizing the difficulty of teaching young players how to hit a baseball, Scioscia embraced the opportunity to write the foreword to Jack Perconte’s recently released book, “The Making of a Hitter: A Proven and Practical Step-by-Step Baseball Guide.” Scioscia, calls the baseball hitting book “the best I’ve seen to help coaches (and dads like me) understand the swing and teach proper mechanics to help a young hitter reach his potential.”
“Hitting is the toughest task to teach and perform,” Scioscia said. “It can be hard to understand, but Jack’s book helps you implement the right drills to develop a consistent hitter.”
There are many books that discuss how to hit, but Perconte felt there was a need for one that details how parents can teach hitting to children of all ages. After 12 years of professional baseball - including seven in the majors for the Dodgers, Indians, Mariners and White Sox – Perconte retired as a player and opened a baseball training academy in Naperville, Ill. The hitting drills, mental training and coaching tips found in “The Making of a Hitter” (www.themakingofahitter.com) were culled from the 60,000 hitting lessons Perconte estimates he gave while operating the academy.
“The Making of a Hitter” instructs a reader how to teach the fundamentals of hitting and how to have fun with young ballplayers at the same time. He also gives in depth advice on learning the strike zone, solving hitting problems and dealing with the mental side of hitting. Parents who want to develop fundamentally sound and confident hitters will find the answers in Perconte’s book.
Mike Scioscia thinks the book is invaluable because it breaks down complex topics into easily understandable descriptions that parents and coaches can implement for their players.
“Jack’s book has concepts and drills that make it a must read for any coach, hitting instructor or baseball dad,” he added. “Jack has a great grasp of what teaching hitting is all about.”
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