Something Worth Catching

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 his partner Sam Zagorac, the owner and head instructor of the Diamond Edge Academy, about how he […]

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 missing a good game.” The reason I repeat that line, and once […]

In 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 levels. As a bonus, the long-time youth baseball coaches, former major leaguer Jack Perconte and Sam Zagorac, the owner of the Diamond Edge […]

Do you want to make sure you're educating your young pitchers and catchers the right way? Join Former Major Leaguer Jack Perconte, Sam Zagurac owner of Diamond Edge Academy, Longtime pitching coach Marty Kobernus and expert catching coach Sean Osborne as they share over 80 years of baseball coaching experience in part 2 of this two-part series. Part one […]

So 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 Kobernus, now the head pitching instructor at the Diamond Edge Academy, has been coaching pitching for over twenty-five years and Sean Osborne is […]

If 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 league items than in the past. Jack and Sam discuss the players they believe will be the comeback players of the year. (We would like to […]

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 one of those negative coaches. Fortunately, this coach received the necessary wake-up call in […]

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 issues of youth baseball. Additionally, this podcast ends with a hilarious, true story from Jack's playing days […]

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 you hear, send questions and tell a friend about these podcasts and thanks […]

White Sox, The Cubs, College and high school baseball. Nothing is off limits with long time baseball coaches Jack Perconte, former big league second baseman and Sam Zagorac, owner of Diamond Edge Academy, Willowbrook IL. This episode was taped in the spring of 2016 when it looked like both the Chicago White Sox, one of Jack's […]

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 combined and give coaches, parents, and players advice so that each help players […]