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

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 series.

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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 Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about what to say to kids before a big game.

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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 those parent-coach relationships. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about whether game experience is better than training, or vice-versa.

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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 EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about whether travel ball is necessary to get into high school ball.

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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 WassermanStrength.com explains the floor dumbbell press for youth baseball and softball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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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 The Week about how to improve players' baseball IQ. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shares his own practice plan and post-game recap templates for youth baseball and softball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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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 coaches share, including Paul Niggebrugge, Rick Strickland, Houston Astros hitting coach Jeff Albert, Tim Corbin and more. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.

Plus Justin Stone of Elite Baseball Training answers the Question Of The Week about where lefties should play in the field. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com explains the kettle bell waiter walk for youth baseball and softball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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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 Kerber of Elite Baseball Training answers the Question Of The Week about a "kid-safe" curve ball. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about the floor dumbbell press for youth baseball and softball players in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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You have a full-time job that doesn't involve coaching baseball. You volunteer to coach your kid's team and want to be as efficient as Tim Corbin. Is it a pipe dream or is it possible? Pete Caliendo, host of the Baseball Outside The Box podcast, offers multiple tips for volunteer coaches to be more effective. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about where to start when teaching six-year-olds. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about Kettlebell Waiter Walks in the Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.

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You have a full-time job that doesn't involve coaching baseball. You volunteer to coach your kid's team and want to be as efficient as Tim Corbin. Is it a pipe dream or is it possible? Pete Caliendo, host of the Baseball Outside The Box podcast, offers multiple tips for volunteer coaches to be more effective. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about where to start when teaching six-year-olds. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com tells us about Kettlebell Waiter Walks in the Wass Strength 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!