Youth Baseball Talk

On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim takes a few moments to talk about the baseball players offseason and what players do vs what they should be doing to get better. Just look at the “5-tool” players and ask yourself, “how do I get there?” Plus, Kirk McNabb of Dirtbag Sports Nation joins the show with...

On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes in Kirk McNabb from Dirtbag Baseball Nation! Kirk has been helping kids, parents and coaches feel more comfortable accepting the mental side to all this baseball training and how to use it to our benefit. Helping parents understand at a young age just how hard this game is...

On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes in Lantz Wheeler from his “Baseball Think Tank”! Lantz tells our listeners about his core velocity belt and how it came about. We learned about the wonderful event that Lantz organizes “Pitch-A-Palooza”! Lantz has found himself entering the world of youth baseball so we get his thoughts on...

On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes in his old friend, Joe Mulinaro from the Ripken Baseball Experience, to let us know about some upcoming events at their wonderful facilities. Joe also shares some new things at Ripken for the teams interested in attending such as the things they can offer to hep teams fundraise...

Don’t let sports ruin your relationship with your son or daughter. On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim is joined by Paul Reddick from paulreddickbaseball.com. Paul is a major influencer within the game of youth baseball everywhere and has shared much he has learned with parents, coaches, and players all over the country. Now Paul is releasing...

There is no need to add pressure on this episode of Youth Baseball Talk! On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim is back in the studio with “Fish” to talk about striving for a positive relationship with your child in the game of baseball. While it may seem easy, many parents continually add more pressure...

Tom Pile joins Jim to talk about the “good ol’ days” on this episode of Youth Baseball Talk! On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, with Spiker Helms on assignment, Jim welcomes legendary Edwardsville High School baseball coach Tom Pile in to co-pilot the show. With a continued look at the big business of youth baseball,...

Jeremy Sheetinger and Tim Funkhouser are here to talk “ABCA Barnstormer Clinics” on this episode of Youth Baseball Talk! On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes Edwardsville Tigers head baseball coach, Tim Funkhouser, and ABCA Director, Jeremy Sheetinger, to discuss the ABCA’s latest “Barnstorming Clinic” coming to an area near you. Jim, Tim, and Jeremy tell...

The influence of parents is the focus on this episode of Youth Baseball Talk! On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes his good friend “Fish” in to discuss the role and influence parents have on their children when it comes to sports. As Jim and “Fish” will tell you, sports at any level is...

Justin Stone talks with Jim about the Perfect Game experience on this episode of Youth Baseball Talk!   On this episode of Youth Baseball Talk, Jim welcomes weekly contributor, Elite Baseball Training President, and creator of EliteBaseball.TV, Justin Stone. Justin joins Jim to give us his take on the role Perfect Game USA plays in Elite...