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Elbow Up Youth Baseball
by Kevin Burke
Tips, advice, experience, and observations, for parents and coaches, to help get the most out of the youth baseball experience! www.getelbowup.com
Episodes
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You Should Play Multiple Sports
I've long been a proponent of young athletes playing multiple sports. There are so many benefits to learning different skill sets, playing with different teammates, and taking mental and physical breaks from the daily grind. As summer and fall youth baseball seasons were winding down, I received…
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Reflecting on 3 Years of Elbow Up
It's been just over three years since I published the very first Elbow Up newsletter email. In that time there have been more than 300,000 website visitors, 59,000 emails sent, and nearly 180,000 podcast downloads. While I feel like I've become more polished in my delivery of the message, the...
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Arm Care, Arm Health, and more with China McCarney from Jaeger Sports
🚨 You don’t want to miss this one! In addition to loads of useful information, Jaeger Sports has given me 5 sets of J-Bands along with their Throwing Manual to give away to my listeners! 🚨 Parents and Coaches, Today’s message is partially in response to my recent episodes Coaches are Ruining...
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When Daddy Becomes Youth Baseball GM
Hello parents and coaches! It’s been a few weeks, but I’m back and ready with some great stuff. I shared a Facebook post a couple weeks ago teasing this topic. I had more comments than usual, so I knew it would be 🔥. This week I’m going to gain or lose subscribers (probably some of both) - and...
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Over-Coaching Ruins the Fun Youth Experience
Parents and Coaches, This week I recorded a version of a written article I wrote back in 2019. Not only is it still relevant, it’s something I personally still struggle with and see every single week on every single team. Please take the time to read below or listen above, and I’d ask that you...
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Dealing with Umpires in Youth Baseball
Parents and Coaches, This week I’m talking about umpires. Before I jump into it, if you haven’t already subscribed, do so now so you don’t miss any future episodes. It’s free, and I’ll send you an email when I post an article or new episode! Umpires are just as much a part of baseball as are...
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Part 2: Mike Steele Coaches Cleveland Indians and Son's Youth Team, Talks State of Youth Baseball
Parents and Coaches, In this episode I finished up the Mike Steele interview from last week, and just as in part one - he didn’t disappoint. If you missed part one, go listen to it first, then come back and catch part two here! Please let me know what you think and if you’d like to hear more from...
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Part 1: Mike Steele Coaches Cleveland Indians and Son's Youth Team, Talks State of Youth Baseball
Parents and Coaches, This is one of my favorite episodes so far! It was an hour long, so I split it into two parts. Be sure to subscribe to my free emails so you won’t miss part two! This is definitely one you need to listen to, but here’s an outline of the episode and part one of my interview…
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Protecting Young Arms in Youth Baseball
Every week I write an email and record a podcast discussing how we can make youth baseball better for our kids. If you would like to receive it directly in your inbox, subscribe now. Read this week’s email below, or listen to the audio version with more detail above. In my last episode I was...
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Coaches are Ruining Young Arms
Help me spread the word and make youth baseball better. Get my newsletter and podcast for free! As we (hopefully) begin to move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an epidemic right here in youth baseball - and it’s worse than ever! This is a relatively new issue that has been exacerbated by…
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A Better Approach to Weekend Tournaments
I’ve spent the last two articles/episodes talking about how weekend tournaments are ruining youth baseball player development. Just to clarify one last time - I didn’t say weekend tournaments are ruining youth baseball - I said they are ruining youth baseball player development! This time, I want...
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More Reasons Weekend Tournaments are Ruining Youth Baseball Player Development
🛑 This is a follow up article and episode to my last post where I explained why weekend tournaments are ruining youth baseball player development. Don’t worry, there will be a third part where I outline some ideas to fix this! You can click play above to listen 🎧 or scroll down to read 📖 the...
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Weekend Tournaments are Ruining Youth Baseball Player Development
🛑 Before you go any further - this is part one of a two part series. Links for parts two and three are at the end of this! You can click play above to listen 🎧 or scroll down to read 📖 the article below. If you enjoy my content, consider subscribing for free. You’ll get an email every time I...
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Parent-Coach Communication is Critical to Team and Individual Success
What’s up, youth baseball nation! On today’s episode I spend about 20 minutes talking about communication between coaches and parents - communication that’s a two-way street. We had our first team practice of the season last night and kicked it off with a parent meeting. While I had another topic...
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One Size Fits All Approach Doesn't Work
While this is a podcast episode, I’ve provided the written form below in case you’d prefer to read. Thanks again for supporting Elbow Up Youth Baseball! I’ve also changed it up a little moving into 2021. This episode is only 6 minutes long! Less time per episode allows me to publish more content...
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012: A Good Off-Season is Critical to In-Season Success
Happy New Year! 2021 is here, and the Spring baseball season is right around the corner. How have you handled the off-season? Do you have a plan for your son or team for the next couple of months? If not, it’s not too late! Click play to listen 🎧 or read below 📝! First, some housekeeping....
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011: MLB Veteran Shawn Kelley on Youth Baseball Today
All subscribers get my weekly article or podcast delivered directly to their inbox. If you are reading this and aren’t subscribed, what are you waiting for? Shawn Kelley played 11 seasons of Major League Baseball from 2009-2019, pitching in 493 games with 6 different teams. Now he’s a dad…
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010: Maximize Player and Team Development with the Right Team Size
Good evening! As we enter our third week of the off-season, I’m really looking for topics that challenge the way everyone does things. There are so many examples in youth baseball of coaches and parents doing things just because everyone else does. Instead of falling in line and being like…
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009: Start Planning for the Off-Season and Listener Q&A
My weekly article and podcast will always be free, but if you find value in the work I do, consider becoming a premium subscriber today for the full experience! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Most teams have finished up their fall baseball seasons, while a few lucky enough to have good...
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008: Team Practices are for Team Activities
Happy Tuesday, and happy Election Day! I will not discuss politics except to say, go vote! And no matter who wins the election, we’ll continue to play youth baseball, and I’ll continue to do Elbow Up! Before I get into this week’s topic, I wanted to clarify something from last week. If you missed...
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007: Just Say No to In-Game Mechanics Coaching
My weekly article and podcast will always be free, but if you find value in the work I do, consider becoming a premium subscriber today for the full experience! We all do it. We have the best intentions, but unfortunately we’re not helping. We’re hurting. Stop the in-game coaching mechanics, and...
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006: What Should Your Off-Season Look Like?
Elbow Up is a free weekly newsletter and podcast for youth baseball parents and coaches. I recently launched a premium subscription with a few extra benefits. Check it out! Playing year ‘round baseball is a rather new phenomenon. I’m 36 years old, and 20 years ago playing outside of Spring and...
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005: Q&A from Parents and Coaches
This week’s podcast took a slightly different format. Instead of a specific topic, I answered five questions I’ve received from the Elbow Up community over the past couple of weeks. I’ll do this again next month, so hit reply and send me your questions! I’ve included a list below of each topic…
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004: The Little Things Matter the Most
Elbow Up is a free weekly newsletter and podcast for youth baseball parents and coaches. I recently launched a premium subscription with a few extra benefits. Check it out! Happy Tuesday, and thanks again for reading and listening to Elbow Up Youth Baseball! Last week more than 15,000 people read...
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Tip 001: Take Notes During Games
In addition to the weekly podcast, I’ll be publishing a weekly tip that can help you immediately. I’ll provide a small actionable tip for you to implement in your next tournament or games. Read below and/or listen to the podcast by clicking play above! When talking to parents and coaches, I find...
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003: My Oldest Son Turns 18 Today: What I Would Have Done Differently
Elbow Up is a free weekly newsletter and podcast for youth baseball parents and coaches. I recently launched a premium subscription with a few extra benefits. Check it out! How time flies! It seems like yesterday I was coaching him in 5 & 6 year old coach pitch! Now here we are on senior night a...
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002: Gut Check - What Are You Doing?
The first time I wrote about why I started Elbow Up, it was just the second ever newsletter, and it only went to 61 people. Now that I’m on my second podcast episode and have over 1,000 subscribers, I thought it was a good opportunity to explain my why. Take a few minutes and listen to what...
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001: New Youth Baseball Podcast for Coaches and Parents
Finally! My first youth baseball podcast episode is now live! If this was forwarded to you, or you found this from an external source, subscribe now so you won’t miss future episodes! Check it out by clicking play above - or you can listen in your favorite podcast player such as iTunes, Google...
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Tips, advice, experience, and observations, for parents and coaches, to help get the most out of the youth baseball experience! www.getelbowup.com
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Elbow Up Youth Baseball is created and hosted by Kevin Burke.
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