The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
Rob Tong from the Youth Baseball Edge blog interviews experts in youth baseball and related fields as they share their practical, actionable secrets for youth baseball success. Discover coaching tips, resources, drills, practice plans, strategies and much more so that you can help develop a more complete ballplayer and team. Understand how pitching, hitting, catching, fielding, baserunning, throwing, infield and outfield defense, bunting, pre-game routines, the mental game, practice organization, in-game strategies, sportsmanship and even post-game speeches are not just separate parts but interconnected parts that should be taught from a big picture perspective. Learn from the interview guests how to distinguish proper fundamentals from fraudulent ones. Plus, exclusive segments and occasional surprises. No fluff, no promotion of other people's stuff, no wasting your time. Whether you coach travel baseball, Little League/Ripken/Babe Ruth/Pony/USA baseball/etc, or just your local park league, be inspired and help develop a love and passion for the game in the kids you lead, the next generation of baseball players.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 181
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2024
YBE 090: Fun-damentals with Dan Keller
Dan Keller of DugoutCaptain.com shares more ideas for making practices fun. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.
Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about what it m…
YBE 089: Making Practice Fun Again with Dan Keller
Dan Keller of DugoutCaptain.com shares his ideas for making practice fun again. What exactly does that mean? And how do you do it? Tune in and find out. This is Part 1 of a two-part series.
Plus Just…
YBE 088: 15 More Lessons Learned in 2017 with various coaches
Double the fun! Last week, I had 15 baseball coaches share the lessons they've learned in 2017, including Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv, Tucker Frawley of Yale University and Billy Boyer of Seattl…
YBE 087: 15 Lessons Learned From Various Coaches in 2017
15 different amateur baseball coaches share the lessons they've learned in 2017, including Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv, Tucker Frawley of Yale University and Billy Boyer of Seattle University. T…
YBE 086: Volunteer Coaching 201 with Pete Caliendo
You have a full-time job that doesn't involve coaching baseball. You volunteer to coach your kid's team and want to be as efficient as Tim Corbin. Is it a pipe dream or is it possible? Pete Caliendo,…
YBE 085: When Volunteer Parents Become Coaches with Pete Caliendo
When parents volunteer to become a coach, these volunteer parents often soon realize coaching is not as easy as they thought and become overwhelmed by the responsibilities. Pete Caliendo, host of the…
YBE 084: Philosophies Of A Successful Travel Team with Rudy Garcia
To get a better understanding of how successful national elite travel teams operate, you should better understand their philosophies. Rudy Garcia, who won the Elite World Series four years in a row a…
YBE 083: An Inside Look At A Successful Travel Team with Rudy Garcia
How does a top travel team get run? Rudy Garcia, head coach of an elite national travel team from Wilson MVP Elite, gives some fantastic tips on running a successful travel team, although much of the…
YBE 082: Guarding Against Arm Pain with Randy Sullivan
Based on our current understanding, we won't be able to guard 100% against arm pain. But with the knowledge we do have, what are some things we can do to help reduce the risk of arm pain? Randy Sulli…
YBE 081: Understanding Arm Pain with Randy Sullivan
How can we have strict pitch counts and play multiple sports instead of pitching all year round...and still have so many baseball arm injuries? Randy Sullivan of Florida Baseball Ranch discusses the …
YBE 080: Should Pocket Radar Be In Your Toolbox? with Steve Goody
Even in an era of baseball data, a radar gun at the youth level seems like a luxury. But is it a luxury—or a must-have? Pocket Radar co-founder and CEO Steve Goody discusses how the Ball Coach model …
YBE 079: Can Motus Baseball Help Improve Performance? with Will Carroll
Is the Motus Baseball sleeve more gimmick or good? Every baseball product claims to do wonders. Does Motus Baseball help improve performance/help prevent injury? I discuss the merits of Motus Basebal…
YBE 078: Tee Ball Practices with Marty Schupak
If you're teaching tee ball kids, there's no nuance. It's all the absolute, bare bones basics. It's a good day if the kids can just throw the ball somewhere within three feet of you. Teaching tee bal…
YBE 077: Help For The Tee Ball Coach with Marty Schupak
Resources for tee ball coaches are pretty scarce. If you are—or will be—coaching tee ball kids, Marty Schupak delivers some great advice for coaches teaching the youngest of baseball athletes. This i…
YBE 076: Meaningful Baseball Talks With Your Kids with Paul Reddick
What's your #1 baseball goal for your kid? Paul Reddick, who was a previous YBE guest on episodes 41 and 42, is certain there is something deeper there, and that you need to communicate that to your …
YBE 075: Heads Up Confidence with Dr. Tom Hanson
Naturally, confidence is a key component of a player's mental game. But can we really impact confidence? Dr. Tom Hanson, co-author of "Heads Up Baseball 2.0", discusses this and provides some amazing…
YBE 074: Heads Up Mental Game with Dr. Tom Hanson
We talk quite a bit about the mental game here on Youth Baseball Edge. But is it a separate area of focus from the physical? Dr. Tom Hanson, co-author of "Heads Up Baseball 2.0", discusses this and p…
YBE 073: #FridayFielders Foundations with Kai Correa
Kai Correa, assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado and creator of the fantastic #FridayFielders series on Twitter, lays down the foundations we should be teaching to young players and…
YBE 072: #FridayFielders Fundamentals with Kai Correa
As discussed in Session #70 with Billy Boyer, elite infielding is not just about "get in front of the ball" and "get your glove dirty". Kai Correa, assistant coach at the University of Northern Color…
YBE 071: Nuanced Game Planning (Even Without Data) with Tommy Hottovy
Tommy Hottovy, Chicago Cubs' Coordinator of Advance Scouting—Run Prevention, has a fun job. But what can you and I do, given that we don't have the benefit of reams of data? How can we still help our…