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

Chris O'Leary shares what to look for in dominant & durable pitching and hitting mechanics. Plus Justin Stone answers a tough Ask Justin question about specialization.

Joe Perona, who turned a dying baseball program at Chicago's Warren Park into a state powerhouse, shares his blueprint with host Rob Tong. Like the show? Please do us a favor and give us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

John T. Reed shares his unique, contrarian—and sometimes controversial—youth baseball strategies. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers another question from our "Ask Justin" page about the ideal number and length of practices. Don't forget to give us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

Kyle Nelson of Cornerstone Coaching Academy shares his offseason strength & conditioning program for youth baseball, particularly high school players. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers his first "Ask Justin" question. If you like the podcast, please give an honest review and rating ! It will help the show tremendously. Thanks for your support!

Jim Price, owner of BASH, Chicago's most well-known indoor baseball training facility, drops tips on how to best utilize indoor baseball facilities. While Jim references BASH-specific amenities a couple times, most of Jim's tips can be used in any indoor facility near you. Jim has quite a few nuggets to share, so hopefully you'll be able to take something away. If you like the podcast, please give...

Jim Cromer, the host of the Youth Baseball Talk Powered By Baseball Youth podcast, sits down to chat in a wide-ranging interview, including his assessment of the state of youth baseball today. If you like this podcast, subscribe for free and get the latest episodes automatically downloaded to your podcast app or computer. And please leave us a rating and review on iTunes . It would help the show d...

Sam Miller, the editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, one of the most widely respected sabermetric web sites, tackles the subject of using sabermetrics in youth baseball. I chat with Sam on whether advanced metrics is overkill for the youth game, and if not, what exactly is appropriate for the youth game.

I chat with Elite Baseball Training founder Justin Stone as he gives a master class on proper infield play. This subject is rarely discussed in youth baseball circles because it seems to be the easiest thing to teach. Yet as you'll hear from Justin, proper infield play is more than teaching the alligator jaw and staying in front of the ball, as important as those are.

Joe Hallinan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and youth baseball coach, chats with me about how psychology permeates youth baseball, and some things coaches can do in both combating it and utilizing it.

In this brief inaugural episode, I introduce myself, my vision for the show and how it will benefit you, and the show format.