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 060: Intro To Vision Training with John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald of Sports Vision Training explains the concept of vision training for baseball and how it can help young baseball athletes improve their game. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
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YBE 059: Organizing Practice with Tug Gillingham
Tug Gillingham of Lincoln Park Baseball Academy discusses ideas on how to organize and structure practices. We also segue into fungo golf and more interestingly, defending 1st & 3rd situations. This …
YBE 058: Handling Challenging Coaching Situations with Tug Gillingham
Tug Gillingham of Lincoln Park Baseball Academy discusses how to handle some challenges youth baseball coaches face. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answ…
YBE 057: Efficient Practice Planning
Rob discusses the theory behind efficient youth baseball practice planning so you know what to avoid and gives some tips to help you plan for next season.
Please let us (and others) know how you feel…
YBE 056: Favorite Drill Roundup with various guests
Rob rounds up the favorite drills of several coaches and former podcast guests in this Favorite Drill Roundup.
Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest revie…
YBE 055: Building A Complete Player with Nate Trosky
Nate Trosky of Trosky Baseball explains what complete player development is—and how to achieve it.
Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv gives some tips to incorporate game pressure into practices in…
YBE 054: Insider Tips From A Highly Successful College Coach with Tim Corbin
Tim Corbin, head baseball coach of the 2014 College World Series Vanderbilt Commodores, gets real honest as he shares some inside information on coaching and recruiting for a Division I college.
Plus…
YBE 053: Perspectives From A (Highly Successful) College Coach with Tim Corbin
Tim Corbin, head baseball coach of the 2014 College World Series Vanderbilt Commodores, shares his perspectives on young player development and being a collegiate coach. This is Part 1 of a two-part …
YBE 052: 10 Lessons Learned From The World Champion Cubs
To celebrate the Cubs winning the World Series, here are 10 lessons learned from the Chicago Cubs.
Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shows us how to do band-assisted push-ups in Wass Str…
YBE 051: The Making Of A Prep Prospect: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene
Russell Greene, father of prep superstar Hunter Greene, explains how Hunter grew to become potentially the #1 overall draft pick in the MLB amateur draft in June 2017 and where they may go from here.
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YBE 050: Overcoming Adversity: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene
Russell Greene, father of prep superstar Hunter Greene, explains some of the significant struggles Hunter had to overcome on his way to being potentially the #1 overall draft pick in the MLB amateur …
YBE 049 Bonus: Tewk's Analysis of the Fall of Albert Pujols
Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, and I have a side discussion of why Albert Pujols stopped becoming the best hitter on the planet once he joined the Angels. Pressure to live up to the co…
YBE 049: Components Of The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary
Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, helps us understand what makes an elite swing. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.
Plus, Austin Wasserman of wassermanstrength.com discusses four you…
YBE 048: Keys To The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary
Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, shares some important information on how to strive towards the elite swing. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.t…
YBE 047: Strength Training Q&A, Part 2, with Austin Wasserman
Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com answers more of your questions about strength training for youth baseball players. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Austin.
Plus, Justin Stone of …
YBE 046: Strength Training Q&A, Part 1, with Austin Wasserman
Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com answers your questions about strength training for youth baseball players. This is Part 1 of my interview with Austin.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv…
YBE 045: More Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge
Paul Niggebrugge, founder of Be Your Best Academy, warns us about more hitting blindspots from a coaching perspective. This is Part 2 of my interview with Paul.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv…
YBE 044: Avoiding Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge
Paul Niggebrugge, founder of Be Your Best Academy, warns us about hitting blindspots from a coaching perspective. This is Part 1 of my interview with Paul.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answ…
YBE 043: Busting Strength Training Myths with Eric Cressey
Eric Cressey, president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, debunks some common myths about strength training for youth baseball players and shares some fantastic insight on helping young b…
YBE 042: Avoiding The Pitching Trap with Paul Reddick
Paul Reddick, founder of The 90 MPH Club, discusses the pitching trap for unsuspecting parents, coaches and players and how to avoid it. This is Part 2 of my interview with Paul.
Plus Justin Stone an…