The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
Summary: 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.
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Podcasts:
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 Colorado and creator of the fantastic #FridayFielders series on Twitter, breaks down how to teach fielding fundamentals to young players. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about how to make hitting sessions in practices more efficient and less boring.
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 teams improve their odds of success? This is Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about how to make hitting sessions in practices more efficient and less boring.
Tommy Hottovy, Chicago Cubs' Coordinator of Advance Scouting - Run Prevention, helps explain what his job is and how he helps his team prepare better game plans using data analytics. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!
Billy Boyer, assistant coach at the University of Washington, gives a detailed tutorial on how to teach the many intricate aspects of high-level double play feeds. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to help tee-ball players hit with more power more consistently.
Billy Boyer, assistant coach at the University of Washington, helps break down some of the nuances that can help elevate the infield play of your players. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Kyle Boddy, founder of Driveline Baseball, is back to discuss technology in amateur baseball. What is promising? What has some bumps to smooth out? What gets him really excited about the future of amateur baseball? This is part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to handle fielding slumps.
Kyle Boddy, founder of Driveline Baseball, discusses data-based baseball findings, such as overload/underload training for hitters and pitchers, and more. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about what the hands should be doing during the load & stride. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!
YBE Top 1: Favorite Drill Roundup
YBE Top 2: Organizing Practice with Tug Gillingham
YBE Top 3: Efficient Practice Planning
YBE Top 4: Vision Training 101 with John Fitzgerald
YBE Top 5: Keys To The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary
YBE Top 6: The Value Of Youth Catchers with Tanner Swanson
YBE Top 7: The Mental Side Of Pitching with Brent Kemnitz
YBE Top 8: How To Teach Catching (Part 1) with Xan Barksdale
