YBE 082: Guarding Against Arm Pain with Randy Sullivan

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 Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

51 min listen

YBE 105: The Open Baseball Journal: 10 Questions Baseball Parents Should Ask Their Child Every Season: How is the health of your relationship with your baseball-playing child? How would you know? Is pushing your child always wrong? Rob Tong addresses these questions and introduces the Open Baseball Journal. Learn ten questions you should ask your... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

31 min listen

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 Seattle University. This week, I have 15 more baseball... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

50 min listen

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 about the show by giving us an honest review &... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

44 min listen

YBE096: Getting Started With Strength Training with Nick Esposito: Getting started with strength training for youth players? Nick Esposito of espositostrengthclub.com gives some thoughts on functional movement screens, planning workouts and whether certain familiar warmup routines are helpful or hurtful. This is Part... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

38 min listen

YBE 109: From Good To Great: Improving Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde: Can pitch recognition skills separate the good batters from the great batters? Can pitch recognition training help overcome some common hitting flaws? Peter Fadde, author of "The Sixth Tool: Training Baseball Pitch Recognition", explores this and... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

44 min listen

YBE 097: Building A Better Pitcher with Rob Friedman: The latest in my series on Baseball Dads, Rob Friedman, the Pitching Ninja, shares how he helped his son Jack to get a baseball scholarship to Georgia Tech, a Division I college baseball team. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus Justin Stone of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

52 min listen

YBE 101: Modern Hitting Philosophies with Josh Rodrigues: What are the hitting philosophies you teach your players? How did you come to embrace those philosophies? And what evidence do you have to support your philosophies? Josh Rodrigues, assistant coach at Salve Regina University, talks about modern... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

39 min listen

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. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus Travis... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

38 min listen

YBE 107: How To Be A (Reasonably Good) Baseball Umpire with Brandon Jackson: How do you become an ump in youth leagues like Little League? How do you become a high school ump? College? Pros? What makes a good ump? Brandon Jackson, a long-time and well-respected collegiate umpire, shares his thoughts on these and other... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

35 min listen

YBE 091: The Role Of Baseball Parents with Dayn Perry: How should baseball parents behave and interact with coaches? Dayn Perry of CBS Sports offers his insights into the role of baseball parents that provide the best chance of team harmony. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

36 min listen

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 means to 'stay connected.' And Austin Wasserman of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

53 min listen

YBE 119: Building Competitive Toughness with Jake McKinley: Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitching coordinator Jake McKinley discusses how to build competitive toughness in youth baseball players. Plus Austin Wasserman has the Wass Strength Tip of the Week on single leg RDLs. And Rob answers the Question of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

44 min listen

YBE 098: Influencing Your Kid's Development with Rob Friedman: As your kid gets older, telling your kid what to do may not get the same mileage as when your kid was younger. In this latest in my series on Baseball Dads, Rob Friedman, the Pitching Ninja, shares how he helped influence his son Jack's development,... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

43 min listen

YBE 100: Baseball Brain Training 101 with John Kennedy: How does brain training for athletes differ from, say, doing a bunch of Sudoku puzzles? John Kennedy, founder and primary neuroplastician of Combat Brain Training, explains more about brain training and how it can benefit athletes. This is Part 2 of a... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

33 min listen

YBE 113: Practical Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain: We've heard about the mental game but how do we actually apply it to our baseball coaching? How do we make the concept of mental game more practical? Brian Cain, #1 international best-selling author, speaker and coach, helps us with exactly that.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

39 min listen

YBE 092: Better Parent-Coach Relationships with Dayn Perry: What do you do as a coach when a parent is giving you grief? What do you do as a parent when a coach appears to be doing something you don't like? Dayn Perry of CBS Sports goes through some scenarios to help give some guidance on how to help improve... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

36 min listen

YBE 102: Modernizing Hitting Practice with Josh Rodrigues: Does your batting practice consist of you pitching, one kid hitting and everyone else standing around in the field...while telling the batter to swing level? Josh Rodrigues, assistant coach at Salve Regina University, discusses some modern hitting... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

42 min listen

YBE 094: Pitching Tips with Lantz Wheeler: I talk pitching with Lantz Wheeler of BaseballThinkTank.com and creator of the Core Velocity Belt. A variety of pitching thoughts are discussed and perhaps you can take away a few things and implement them with your team. This is Part 2 of a two-part... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

28 min listen

YBE 095: How To Start Strength Training with Nick Esposito: Is strength training important for youth baseball? How do you get started? Nick Esposito of espositostrengthclub.com and the Strength & Conditioning Coach at Austin Wasserman and Bobby Tewksbary's AB Athletics facility shares his thoughts. This is... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

39 min listen

YBE 093: Stop Focusing On Pitching Mechanics with Lantz Wheeler: How do you best teach kids to pitch? By NOT focusing on pitching mechanics, of course! If that raised your eyebrow, Lantz Wheeler of BaseballThinkTank.com and creator of the Core Velocity Belt explains why. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

40 min listen

YBE 099: Intro to Brain Training with John Kennedy: You've likely heard of the mental game of baseball—especially on this podcast. But you may not have heard of brain training, which is different from the mental game. John Kennedy, founder and primary neuroplastician of Combat Brain Training,... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

39 min listen

YBE 114: Coaching Lessons Learned in 2018: What lessons have you learned while coaching in 2018? Now that the year is in the books, it's a good time to reflect back on what transpired and see if there's anything you learned that you may be able to apply in 2019. Rob Tong shares seven coaching... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

33 min listen

YBE 106: Commonly Misunderstood Baseball Rules with Brandon Jackson: Ever wonder what an umpire's thinking? What IS an umpire's strike zone supposed to be? Here's your chance to find out. Brandon Jackson, a long-time and well-respected collegiate umpire, explains umpiring philosophies and goes through some commonly... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

55 min listen

YBE 103: Busting Ceilings Via Strength Training with Ben Brewster: YBE has devoted several sessions to strength training. But how important is strength training anyway? Ben Brewster, founder of Tread Athletics, explains why strength training can help you bust through your current limitations. This is Part 1 of a... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

40 min listen

YBE 111: Big Tips, Big Gains: Last time, Rob Tong gave several small tips that can yield big improvements. They were small in the sense that they are minor changes to what you already do for your team. In today's show, Rob gives several big tips that can yield big improvements.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

23 min listen

YBE 117: Improving Through The Mundane with Trent Mongero: The siren call of sexy-looking drills is a temptation to many a coach. We wouldn't want to be called "the boring coach", would we? Fast-forwarding through the fundamentals can be a dominant thought when we want to be "the cool coach." In this episode,... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

47 min listen

YBE 108: Intro To Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde: What is "pitch recognition"? How is it different from "vision training"? How do you recognize pitches anyway? Peter Fadde, author of "The Sixth Tool: Training Baseball Pitch Recognition", shares his thoughts. Please let us (and others) know how you... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

37 min listen

YBE 110: Small Tips, Big Gains: Did you know that if you are traveling from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. and are off-course by just one degree, you'd end up in Baltimore? Small changes can sometimes have big consequences. And sometimes that applies to coaching youth baseball as... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

33 min listen

YBE 104: From Scrawny To 95mph: The Importance Of Strength Training with Ben Brewster: If you had $5,000 to spend on youth baseball, what would you spend it on? Pitching coach? Hitting coach? Travel teams for exposure and experience? Strength training? High tech gear? Ben Brewster, founder of Tread Athletics, explains why strength... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

40 min listen

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