Rob Tong: Youth Baseball Coach, Consultant and Training & Development Leade

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

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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 inte...

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Rob Tong: Youth Baseball Coach, Consultant and Training & Development Leade

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YBE 059: Organizing Practice with Tug Gillingham 10.01.2017 43:46

Tug Gillingham of Lincoln Park Baseball Academy discusses ideas on how to organize and structure practices. We also segue into fungo golf and more interestingly, defending 1st & 3rd situations. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about why advanced baseball players should not catch the ball in the web of their glove. And A...

YBE 058: Handling Challenging Coaching Situations with Tug Gillingham 20.12.2016 37:03

Tug Gillingham of Lincoln Park Baseball Academy discusses how to handle some challenges youth baseball coaches face. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about how to create a lineup that maximizes offensive output. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shares an article about practice plans and post-game recaps Plea...

YBE 057: Efficient Practice Planning 13.12.2016 43:54

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 & rating on iTunes!

YBE 056: Favorite Drill Roundup with various guests 06.12.2016 1:03:34

Rob rounds up the favorite drills of several coaches and former podcast guests in this Favorite Drill Roundup. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 055: Building A Complete Player with Nate Trosky 29.11.2016 54:17

Nate Trosky of Trosky Baseball explains what complete player development is—and how to achieve it. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv gives some tips to incorporate game pressure into practices in the Question Of The Week, and Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com discusses reverse lunge tips in Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by...

YBE 054: Insider Tips From A Highly Successful College Coach with Tim Corbin 22.11.2016 39:09

Tim Corbin, head baseball coach of the 2014 College World Series Vanderbilt Commodores, gets real honest as he shares some inside information on coaching and recruiting for a Division I college. Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com discusses the importance of understanding youth athletes' lifestyles in Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week. Pardon the lousy sound quality. Rob's mic broke so a...

YBE 053: Perspectives From A (Highly Successful) College Coach with Tim Corbin 15.11.2016 34:29

Tim Corbin, head baseball coach of the 2014 College World Series Vanderbilt Commodores, shares his perspectives on young player development and being a collegiate coach. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shares a video on youth squat patterns in Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by givin...

YBE 052: 10 Lessons Learned From The World Champion Cubs 08.11.2016 32:16

To celebrate the Cubs winning the World Series, here are 10 lessons learned from the Chicago Cubs. Plus Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shows us how to do band-assisted push-ups in Wass Strength's 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!

YBE 051: The Making Of A Prep Prospect: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene 01.11.2016 1:05:04

Russell Greene, father of prep superstar Hunter Greene, explains how Hunter grew to become potentially the #1 overall draft pick in the MLB amateur draft in June 2017 and where they may go from here. Plus Justin Stone answers the Question Of The Week regarding helping kids not give up on plays and Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shows us a water ball reverse throws drill in Wass Strength...

YBE 050: Overcoming Adversity: The Hunter Greene Story with Russell Greene 25.10.2016 1:09:30

Russell Greene, father of prep superstar Hunter Greene, explains some of the significant struggles Hunter had to overcome on his way to being potentially the #1 overall draft pick in the MLB amateur draft in June 2017. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week regarding glove sizes for shortstops and Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com takes us through Sever's Di...

YBE 049 Bonus: Tewk's Analysis of the Fall of Albert Pujols 19.10.2016 3:43

Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, and I have a side discussion of why Albert Pujols stopped becoming the best hitter on the planet once he joined the Angels. Pressure to live up to the contract? Or change in mechanics? This wasn't part of the interview but I thought it might be interesting for you to eavesdrop on this conversation. Bobby agreed it would be ok to air it. Please let us (...

YBE 049: Components Of The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary 18.10.2016 35:52

Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, helps us understand what makes an elite swing. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus, Austin Wasserman of wassermanstrength.com discusses four youth performance principles in Wass Strength's 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!

YBE 048: Keys To The Elite Swing with Bobby Tewksbary 11.10.2016 44:09

Bobby Tewksbary, founder of TewksHitting.com, shares some important information on how to strive towards the elite swing. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about how to create interest in baseball among our youth. And Austin Wasserman of wassermanstrength.com debuts our new weekly segment, Wass Strength's Tip Of The Week...

YBE 047: Strength Training Q&A, Part 2, with Austin Wasserman 04.10.2016 38:46

Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com answers more of your questions about strength training for youth baseball players. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Austin. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about the proper approach to stealing bases. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTun...

YBE 046: Strength Training Q&A, Part 1, with Austin Wasserman 27.09.2016 47:24

Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com answers your questions about strength training for youth baseball players. This is Part 1 of my interview with Austin. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about where to find instruction on fundamentals. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 045: More Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge 20.09.2016 40:36

Paul Niggebrugge, founder of Be Your Best Academy, warns us about more hitting blindspots from a coaching perspective. This is Part 2 of my interview with Paul. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about the advantage of playing up. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 044: Avoiding Batting Blindspots with Paul Niggebrugge 13.09.2016 40:06

Paul Niggebrugge, founder of Be Your Best Academy, warns us about hitting blindspots from a coaching perspective. This is Part 1 of my interview with Paul. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about starting up an 11U team. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 043: Busting Strength Training Myths with Eric Cressey 06.09.2016 33:23

Eric Cressey, president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance, debunks some common myths about strength training for youth baseball players and shares some fantastic insight on helping young baseball players to improve various aspects of sports performance. This episode is Part 1 of our series on Youth Baseball Offseason Strength Training with three different strength training experts. If y...

YBE 042: Avoiding The Pitching Trap with Paul Reddick 30.08.2016 48:22

Paul Reddick, founder of The 90 MPH Club, discusses the pitching trap for unsuspecting parents, coaches and players and how to avoid it. This is Part 2 of my interview with Paul. Plus Justin Stone answers the Question Of The Week about conflicting advice on the stride. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 041: The Simpler Side of Pitching with Paul Reddick 23.08.2016 40:34

Paul Reddick, founder of the 90 MPH Club, explains how to make it simpler when teaching pitching. This is part 1 of a two-part interview series with Paul on the podcast. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about trying out other sports during the baseball offseason and how short is too short for the offseason. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know...

YBE 040: Perfect Game Responds To 'The Arm' with Jerry Ford 16.08.2016 44:37

Jerry Ford, President and founder of Perfect Game, tackles criticisms of Perfect Game by "The Arm" author Jeff Passan. This is part 2 of a two-part interview series with Jerry on the podcast. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 039: An Inside Look at Perfect Game with Jerry Ford 09.08.2016 32:18

Jerry Ford, President and founder of Perfect Game, takes us on a tour of Perfect Game and how it works. This is part 1 of a two-part interview with Jerry. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

YBE 038: Lessons Learned in 2016 03.08.2016 36:10

Every youth baseball season is different. And in this week's episode, I share ten lessons I learned while being the head coach of two (yes, two) youth baseball teams this past season. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers our Question Of The Week about whether 7 & 8 year olds should be taught aggressive baserunning or station-to-station baserunning. If you love the show, please let us (an...

YBE 037: Dissecting The Arm with Jeff Passan 27.07.2016 44:56

Jeff Passan, author of the New York Times -bestselling book The Arm , continues the discussion about arm health and pitching gurus. This is part 2 of a two-part interview series with Jeff on the podcast. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers our Question Of The Week about what stuff players should know when. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest revi...

YBE 036: De-escalating The Arm Race with Jeff Passan 19.07.2016 35:50

Jeff Passan, author of the New York Times -bestselling book The Arm , talks about overuse arm injuries among youth baseball players, Perfect Game's role in that, and more. This is part 1 of a two-part interview series with Jeff on the podcast. If you love the show, please let us (and others) know by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!