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The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy — 186 episodes
YBE172: Lessons Learned As An Umpire I Never Learned As A Coach
YBE171: Coaching With Purpose with Keith Madison
YBE170: Practices Revisited with Keith Madison
YBE 169: Help For Parents Helping Kids with Grant Cowan
YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels with Grant Cowan
YBE167: Top Tips for 2024
YBE 166: Youth Nutrition, Plus Strength Training Q&A with Joey Greany
YBE 165: The Need For Speed (and Strength and Agility and Sleep) with Joey Greany
YBE164: Lessons Learned in 2022
YBE 163: How To Properly Coach Third Base with Toby Gardenhire
YBE 162: How To Properly Coach First Base with Toby Gardenhire
YBE 161: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 4, with Brandon Jackson
YBE160: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With The Umpire, Part 3, with Brandon Jackson
YBE 159: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 2, with Brandon Jackson
YBE 158: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 1, with Brandon Jackson
YBE 157: How To Play Speedball with David Klein
YBE 156: What is Speedball? with David Klein
YBE 155: How To Be A Better Youth Pitching Coach with Jim Brower
YBE 154: A (Slightly) Different Take On Pitching with Jim Brower
YBE 153: Lessons Learned in 2021
YBE 152: Steal More Bases with Tyler Gillum
YBE 151: Advanced Baserunning with Tyler Gillum
YBE 150: Growing Entry-Level Players with Justin Sherman
YBE 149: Helping Entry-Level Players with Justin Sherman
YBE148: One-Knee Stances & Calling Pitches with Jay Weaver
YBE 147: Catcher Attack Angle: Advanced Receiving with Jay Weaver
YBE 146: Train Like A Big League Second Baseman
YBE 145: Train Like A Big League First Baseman
YBE 144: Pitching with Drive with Zak Doan
YBE 143: Improving Pitching Accuracy with Zak Doan
YBE 142: Creating Positive Experiences with Deven Morgan
YBE 141: Training Youth Pitchers, The Driveline way with Deven Morgan
YBE140: Lessons Learned in 2020
YBE 139: 3 Things Killing Youth Baseball (and How To Fix Them) with Steve Ferroli
YBE 138: Improving on The Science Of Hitting with Steve Ferroli
YBE137 bonus #2: Tom Griffin's Christian Testimony
YBE137 bonus #1: Catcher's Mitts with Tom Griffin
YBE 137: Advanced Basics for Catchers with Tom Griffin, Part 2
YBE 136: Advanced Basics for Catchers with Tom Griffin
YBE 135: Smarter Practice Planning with Bo Ashabraner
YBE 134: Start With A Plan with Bo Ashabraner
YBE 133: Advice From The Swing Whisperer with Doug Latta
YBE 132: Hitting Mechanics That Crush with Doug Latta
YBE 131: Talking Hitting and Going Deep with Doug Latta
YBE 130: Helping Your Team Bond with David Klein
YBE 129: The Importance of Unplugging with David Klein
YBE 128: Lessons Learned in 2019
YBE 127: How Non-Elite Players Can Get To The Next Level with Joshua Band
YBE 126: How Top Players Can Get To The Next Level with Joshua Band
YBE 125: Hope or Hype? Evaluating Baseball Products & Protocols with Dr. Chris McKenzie
YBE 124: Understanding Pitching Tightness & Flexibility with Dr. Chris McKenzie
YBE 123: The Kinetic Chain in Pitching with Dr. Chris McKenzie
YBE 122: Question Of The Week Mega Show #2
YBE 121: Question Of The Week Mega Show #1
YBE 120: Pro Tips For Competitive Toughness with Jake McKinley
YBE 119: Building Competitive Toughness with Jake McKinley
YBE 118: Elite Is In The Details with Trent Mongero
YBE 117: Improving Through The Mundane with Trent Mongero
YBE 116: Ground Forces Deep Dive with Justin Stone
YBE 115: Hitting Using Ground Forces with Justin Stone
YBE 114: Coaching Lessons Learned in 2018
YBE 113: Practical Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain
YBE 112: Coaching Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain
YBE 111: Big Tips, Big Gains
YBE 110: Small Tips, Big Gains
YBE 109: From Good To Great: Improving Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde
YBE 108: Intro To Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde
YBE 107: How To Be A (Reasonably Good) Baseball Umpire with Brandon Jackson
YBE 106: Commonly Misunderstood Baseball Rules with Brandon Jackson
YBE 105: The Open Baseball Journal: 10 Questions Baseball Parents Should Ask Their Child Every Season
YBE 104: From Scrawny To 95mph: The Importance Of Strength Training with Ben Brewster
YBE 103: Busting Ceilings Via Strength Training with Ben Brewster
YBE 102: Modernizing Hitting Practice with Josh Rodrigues
YBE 101: Modern Hitting Philosophies with Josh Rodrigues
YBE 100: Baseball Brain Training 101 with John Kennedy
YBE 099: Intro to Brain Training with John Kennedy
YBE 098: Influencing Your Kid's Development with Rob Friedman
YBE 097: Building A Better Pitcher with Rob Friedman
YBE096: Getting Started With Strength Training with Nick Esposito
YBE 095: How To Start Strength Training with Nick Esposito
YBE 094: Pitching Tips with Lantz Wheeler
YBE 093: Stop Focusing On Pitching Mechanics with Lantz Wheeler
YBE 092: Better Parent-Coach Relationships with Dayn Perry
YBE 091: The Role Of Baseball Parents with Dayn Perry
YBE 090: Fun-damentals with Dan Keller
YBE 089: Making Practice Fun Again with Dan Keller
YBE 088: 15 More Lessons Learned in 2017 with various coaches
YBE 087: 15 Lessons Learned From Various Coaches in 2017
YBE 086: Volunteer Coaching 201 with Pete Caliendo
YBE 086: Volunteer Coaching 201 with Pete Caliendo
YBE 085: When Volunteer Parents Become Coaches with Pete Caliendo
YBE 084: Philosophies Of A Successful Travel Team with Rudy Garcia
YBE 083: An Inside Look At A Successful Travel Team with Rudy Garcia
YBE 082: Guarding Against Arm Pain with Randy Sullivan
YBE 081: Understanding Arm Pain with Randy Sullivan
YBE 080: Should Pocket Radar Be In Your Toolbox? with Steve Goody
YBE 079: Can Motus Baseball Help Improve Performance? with Will Carroll
YBE 078: Tee Ball Practices with Marty Schupak
YBE 077: Help For The Tee Ball Coach with Marty Schupak
YBE 076: Meaningful Baseball Talks With Your Kids with Paul Reddick
YBE 075: Heads Up Confidence with Dr. Tom Hanson
YBE 074: Heads Up Mental Game with Dr. Tom Hanson
YBE 073: #FridayFielders Foundations with Kai Correa
YBE 072: #FridayFielders Fundamentals with Kai Correa
YBE 071: Nuanced Game Planning (Even Without Data) with Tommy Hottovy
YBE 070: Intro To Game Planning Using Data Analytics with Tommy Hottovy
YBE 069: Double Play Feeds with Billy Boyer
YBE 068: Play Like A Middle Infielder with Billy Boyer
YBE 067: Helpful Baseball Tech with Kyle Boddy
YBE 066: How Data Can Improve Your Training with Kyle Boddy
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
YBE Top 9: Building A Complete Player with Nate Trosky
YBE Top 10: Overcoming Adversity: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene
YBE 065: Higher-Level Catching with Tanner Swanson
YBE 064: The Value Of Youth Catchers with Tanner Swanson
YBE 063: Pitcher Whispering with Brent Kemnitz
YBE 062: The Mental Side Of Pitching with Brent Kemnitz
YBE 061: Vision Training 101 with John Fitzgerald
YBE 060: Intro To Vision Training with John Fitzgerald
YBE 059: Organizing Practice with Tug Gillingham
YBE 058: Handling Challenging Coaching Situations with Tug Gillingham
YBE 057: Efficient Practice Planning
YBE 056: Favorite Drill Roundup with various guests
YBE 055: Building A Complete Player with Nate Trosky
YBE 054: Insider Tips From A Highly Successful College Coach with Tim Corbin
YBE 053: Perspectives From A (Highly Successful) College Coach with Tim Corbin
YBE 052: 10 Lessons Learned From The World Champion Cubs
YBE 051: The Making Of A Prep Prospect: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene
YBE 050: Overcoming Adversity: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene
YBE 049 Bonus: Tewk's Analysis of the Fall of Albert Pujols
YBE 049: Components Of The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary
YBE 048: Keys To The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary
YBE 047: Strength Training Q&A, Part 2, with Austin Wasserman
YBE 046: Strength Training Q&A, Part 1, with Austin Wasserman
YBE 045: More Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge
YBE 044: Avoiding Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge
YBE 043: Busting Strength Training Myths with Eric Cressey
YBE 042: Avoiding The Pitching Trap with Paul Reddick
YBE 041: The Simpler Side of Pitching with Paul Reddick
YBE 040: Perfect Game Responds To 'The Arm' with Jerry Ford
YBE 039: An Inside Look at Perfect Game with Jerry Ford
YBE 038: Lessons Learned in 2016
YBE 037: Dissecting The Arm with Jeff Passan
YBE 036: De-escalating The Arm Race with Jeff Passan
YBE 035: Embracing Each Child with Fernando Arenado
YBE 034: How To Do Long Toss with Alan Jaeger
YBE 033: The Value Of Long Toss with Alan Jaeger
YBE 032: Commanding The Huddle with Michael Port
YBE 031: Digging Deeper Into Better Pitching, Part 2 with Ron Wolforth
YBE 030: Digging Deeper Into Better Pitching with Ron Wolforth
YBE 029: Improving Hitting Performance Through The Mental Side with Steve Springer
YBE 028: The Art Of Smarter Baserunning
YBE 027: The Case For Smart Baserunning
YBE 026: High-Level Throwing with Austin Wasserman
YBE 025: Coaching Travel 101 with Ron Filipkowski
YBE 024: The Elite Swing with Matt Lisle
YBE 023: Lessons From 50 Years Of Coaching with Jerry Weinstein
YBE 022: The Power Of A Wise Parent: The Andrew McCutchen Story with Lorenzo McCutchen
YBE 021: Nurturing The Love Of The Game
YBE 020: Why Talented Youth Players Walk Away From Baseball
YBE 019: Unlock Your Players' Potential with Gina Parris
YBE 018: Helping Kids With The Mental Game Of Baseball with Justin Su'a
YBE 017: Baseball Tricks Of The Trade with David Klein
YBE 016: Nature Over Nurture: The Ben Zobrist Story with Tom Zobrist
YBE 015: The Dark Side Of Travel Baseball with Larry Owens
YBE 014: How To Teach Catching (Part 2) with Xan Barksdale
YBE 013: How To Teach Catching (Part 1) with Xan Barksdale
YBE 012: How To Teach Pitching (Part 2) with Travis Kerber
YBE 011: How To Teach Pitching (Part 1) with Travis Kerber
YBE 010: Video Analysis with Chris O'Leary
YBE 009: Turning Around A Dying Program with Joe Perona
YBE 008: Unique Strategies From A Contrarian Mind with John T. Reed
YBE 007: Offseason Strength & Conditioning with Kyle Nelson
YBE 006: Indoor Training with Jim Price
YBE 005: The State Of Youth Baseball Coaching with Jim Cromer
YBE 004: Using Sabermetrics in Youth Baseball with Sam Miller
YBE 003: Proper Infield Play with Justin Stone
YBE 002: The Psychology of Youth Baseball with Joe Hallinan
YBE 001: Welcome to the Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong