<p>Grant Cowan, MBSA coach and vice commissioner, shares how to coach your rec league team like a select-level coach in part 1 of this two-part interview.  Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week (40:50) about how to manage your kids and coaching staff when losing in a blowout.  In this 47-minute episode, you'll learn:</p> <ul> <li>how travel ball can do it right (12:06)</li> <li>what problems rec coaches have when leading their teams (15:19)</li> <li>how to program your pre-practice routine (19:13)</li> <li>when to schedule your pre-practice routine (25:01)</li> <li>how to plan your defensive part of practice (25:50)</li> <li>how Grant plans his team's hitting practice (27:33)</li> <li>what hitting corrective drills are and how to use them (29:45)</li> <li>how to include pitching in practices (32:59)</li> <li>how to incorporate pitchers in batting cages (35:41)</li> <li>one recommended high-energy drill (38:05)</li> </ul>

Grant Cowan, MBSA coach and vice commissioner, shares how to coach your rec league team like a select-level coach in part 1 of this two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week (40:50) about how to manage your kids and coaching staff when losing in a blowout. In this 47-minute episode, you'll learn: how travel ball can do it right (12:06) what problems rec coaches have when leading their teams (15:19) how to program your pre-practice routine (19:13) when to schedule your pre-practice routine (25:01) how to plan your defensive part of practice (25:50) how Grant plans his team's hitting practice (27:33) what hitting corrective drills are and how to use them (29:45) how to include pitching in practices (32:59) how to incorporate pitchers in batting cages (35:41) one recommended high-energy drill (38:05)

YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels

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 interconnected parts that should be taught from a big picture perspective. Learn from the interview guests how to distinguish proper fundamentals from fraudulent ones. Plus, exclusive segments and occasional surprises. No fluff, no promotion of other people's stuff, no wasting your time. Whether you coach travel baseball, Little League/Ripken/Babe Ruth/Pony/USA baseball/etc, or just your local park league, be inspired and help develop a love and passion for the game in the kids you lead, the next generation of baseball players.

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