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The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

Every week, Rob Tong interviews experts in youth baseball and related fields as they share their practical, actionable secrets for youth baseball success. Plus, Justin Stone of Elite Baseball Training answers your questions on the exclusive "Ask Justin: Question Of The Week" segment.
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Dec 19, 2017

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, host of the Baseball Outside The Box podcast, offers multiple tips for volunteer coaches to be more effective. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about where to start when teaching six-year-olds. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about Kettlebell Waiter Walks in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Dec 19, 2017

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, host of the Baseball Outside The Box podcast, offers multiple tips for volunteer coaches to be more effective. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about where to start when teaching six-year-olds. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about Kettlebell Waiter Walks in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

Dec 12, 2017

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 Baseball Outside The Box podcast, offers tips for helping the legion of volunteer parents who are coaching youth baseball. This is part 1 of a two-part interview.

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Dec 5, 2017

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 as head coach (8U-11U), shares many of his philosophies in coaching his travelball team. This is part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about single leg lunges in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Nov 28, 2017

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 discussion can also apply to rec leagues. This is part 1 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers how to handle difficult parents. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com introduces us to Turkish Get-Ups for youth baseball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Nov 21, 2017

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 Sullivan of the Florida Baseball Ranch offers some suggestions to help guard against arm injuries. This is part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Travis Kerber of Elite Baseball Training answers the Question Of The Week about what age to introduce the curve ball to pitchers. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com brings us the Pallof Press with Weighted Perturbations in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Nov 14, 2017

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 touchy issues of arm pain.

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Nov 7, 2017

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 can help coaches help their pitchers and hitters.

Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers whether organizations like Baseball Factory would be useful for instructional or motivational purposes for a 13-year-old. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com teaches us about one of his all-time fave exercises—trunk rotation for youth baseball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Oct 31, 2017

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 Baseball with Will Carroll, the Media Relations Director for Motus Global.

Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com explains what bullpens are, what the benefits are and how he tracks them in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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Oct 24, 2017

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 ball requires extra patience, which is why making practice segments fun is so crucial—for both the kids' AND the coaches' sake. Marty Schupak returns in Part 2 of a two-part interview to discuss how to run practices for tee ball teams.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to help structure practices for a 7U machine pitch team consisting of players of varying skill level.

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Oct 18, 2017

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 is Part 1 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to find a hitting coach for an 8-10 year old.

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Oct 10, 2017

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 kids. But how? Paul explains this important concept in this interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to help field leaders become more vocal leaders.

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Oct 3, 2017

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 tips to help our kids' confidence. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to kindle (or re-kindle) passion for the game among youth players.

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Sep 27, 2017

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 provides some practical tips to help our kids up their mental game. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to handle kids who miss practice when you're teaching a progression.

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Sep 19, 2017

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 presents a ton of ideas for how to teach them. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

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Sep 12, 2017

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 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.

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Sep 6, 2017

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.

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Aug 30, 2017

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.

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Aug 22, 2017

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.

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Aug 15, 2017

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.

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Aug 8, 2017

One of my favorite guys, 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? Kyle chats about these things as well as some other pitching-related issues in this part 2 of a two-part interview. Part 1 is here.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about how to handle fielding slumps.

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Aug 1, 2017

You are in for a treat. Kyle Boddy, founder of Driveline Baseball, is known for his passion for sports science and helping players properly recover from injury. And while he discusses this during this interview, you are going to also hear about other data-based findings, such as overload/underload training with bats—a new area of research-backed baseball training—as well as overload/underload training for 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.

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Jun 13, 2017

Re-airing the Top 10 most downloaded YBE sessions leading up to the Aug 1, 2017 return of YBE to new episodes from a multi-month hiatus, this episode discussing favorite drills is the most popular episode ever. This was originally episode #56 and originally aired Dec 6, 2016.

Rob rounds up the favorite drills of several coaches and former podcast guests in this Favorite Drill Roundup

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Jun 6, 2017

Re-airing the Top 10 most downloaded YBE sessions leading up to the Aug 1, 2017 return of YBE to new episodes from a multi-month hiatus, this episode discussing efficient practice planning is the 2nd most popular episode. This was originally episode #59 and originally aired Jan 10, 2017.

Tug Gillingham of Lincoln Park Baseball Academy chats about how to organize and structure baseball practices. We also segue into fungo golf and defending 1st & 3rd situations. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tvanswers the Question Of The Week about why advanced players should not catch the ball in the web of their glove. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.comtalks about three different steal starts and which is best.

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May 23, 2017

Re-airing the Top 10 most downloaded YBE sessions leading up to the Aug 1, 2017 return of YBE to new episodes from a multi-month hiatus, this episode discussing efficient practice planning is the 3rd most popular episode. This was originally episode #57 and originally aired Dec 13, 2016.

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.

Plus, Austin Wasserman of wassermanstrength.com shares his 2016 CatcherCon slides for the Wass Strength Training Tip Of The Week.

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