Albert Figone

Albert Figone is a former professor and baseball coach at the high school and college levels. He writes on the mental aspects of baseball performance and gambling scandals in commercialized college football and basketball.

Articles by Albert Figone

• What’s behind the increase in amateur baseball litigation?

  Wednesday, August 19, 2015

  ​Coaches at all levels have traditionally assumed a special role in the lives of athletes and success of teams. In the past, winning coaches achieved results employing techniques that could legally be considered "wanton" or "grossly negligent" in any other context.