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Are there ways to improve how our practices are? Keith Madison, the winningest coach in University of Kentucky history and the publisher of...
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Every week, Rob Tong interviews experts in youth baseball and related fields as they share their practical, actionable secrets for youth baseball success. Plus, Justin Stone of Elite Basebal...

Are there ways to improve how our practices are? Keith Madison, the winningest coach in University of Kentucky history and the publisher of...

How can baseball parents help their kids train at a select/travel level? North Texas local rec league commissioner Grant Cowan shares his th...

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...

Rob Tong shares his top seven tips for 2024 that he learned from 2023. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to teach kids sit...

Joey Greany, assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, finishes up his tour de force on youth baseball strength trai...

Speed (and strength and agility) is not just an asset in football and soccer. Youth baseball athletes can greatly benefit from this type of...

Host Rob Tong looks back on the spring and fall seasons for his three teams in 2022 and whittled down seven lessons that he thinks might be...

While the majority of 1B coaches in youth baseball tend to be spectators rather than coaches, 3B coaches in youth baseball also tend to not...

What exactly does a first base coach do in youth baseball? A LOT, actually. Toby Gardenhire, manager of the St. Paul Saints, breaks it all d...

Test your knowledge of more commonly misunderstood baseball rules with Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the D1/DII/DIII level. Coaches shou...

Test your knowledge of fair vs foul, batter's box rules, granting time, the infield fly rule, batted balls hitting objects, how to make appe...

Test your knowledge of the rules as Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the collegiate D1/D2/D3 levels, explains more rules every coach should...

Admit it. You think you know the rules as much as the umpires do. I'll bet you don't. Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the D1/DII/DIII leve...

David Klein explains the details of how the game of Speedball works and what its unique rules are in Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Ro...

We as coaches work hard to revolutionize youth baseball practices so that it's no longer long, slow and boring. But is there a way to make g...

If a kid came up to you and asked you to help him with his pitching, would you know how to help him? Jim Brower of Brower Baseball shares hi...

Jim Brower of Brower Baseball explains why he values training accuracy over training max velocity, plus more of his philosophy on training y...

Reflecting back on the past year is a productive way to see what went well and what could have been better. Consider doing that with your ow...

Is stealing more bases as simple as telling your kids, "Be aggressive! They can't throw you out!" As kids move up the ranks, defenses CAN th...

Can advanced baserunning be taught to youth players? Tyler Gillum from South Mountain Community College and the Savannah Bananas says yes, a...

Teaching entry-level players is arguably the toughest job as a baseball coach. Hitting a baseball is hard enough for adults, much less teach...

What do you do for entry-level players, be they tee-ballers or 10U? Justin Sherman from justintimebaseball.com shares his techniques for hel...

Finishing our discussion of catcher attack angle from the previous episode, Jay Weaver from catchingcamp.com also jumps into one-knee stance...

What is catcher attack angle when receiving? Why is it useful and how do I teach it to my youth catchers? Jay Weaver from catchingcamp.com d...

Perry Hill, the first base coach and infield coach for the Seattle Mariners, breaks down how you can properly train your second basemen (plu...

If catchers wear the "tools of ignorance", then first basemen play the "position of neglect" because many youth coaches don't teach much to...

What is "drive" in pitching and is it important? Zak Doan, whose clients range from youth pitchers to Gerrit Cole, shares his thoughts on th...

How can we help our young athletes to improve their pitching accuracy? Zak Doan, who works with youth pitchers and whose most famous client...

How can we create more positive experiences in youth baseball? How do we help youth athletes are struggling to succeed in baseball? Deven Mo...

Training youth pitchers is not easy (safe to say that's an understatement). What does Driveline do and recommend? Deven Morgan, the Director...

2020 may have been a crazy year but there were still youth baseball lessons to be learned. Host Rob Tong looks back on 2020 and distills man...

Steve Ferroli says three crucial things are killing youth baseball. Is the sport of youth baseball—and the millions of kids participating in...

What can the Science of Hitting teach you about hitting, and can you improve on the Science of Hitting? Steve Ferroli, the personally-chosen...

Bonus segment #2: Tom Griffin shares his story of becoming a Christian.

Bonus segment: Tom Griffin talks catcher's mitts.

Learn from one of the best as Tom Griffin breaks down more advanced basics for catchers with the finer points of receiving, blocking and thr...

If receiving, blocking and throwing are the fundamental aspects of the catcher position, what are the key teaching points of those aspects?...

Practice planning is one of the most frequently asked topics for youth coaches. With so many topics, how do you know what to work on, and wh...

Do you have a plan when you start your team? Or when you start a new season? Aside from what drills you want to run, what philosophies do yo...

Taming a wild swing in your youth hitters? The Swing Whisperer is in. Giving advice specifically targeted at the youth and high school level...

At some point, we're going to have to teach hitting mechanics to our kids if the kids are going to advance to the next level of hitting. Dou...

There is no shortage of hitting advice, particularly on the internet. Some good. Some not so good. And some just plain awful. Doug Latta, ak...

Mental health is declining for more young people than ever before, thanks to digital technology. Is there anything youth baseball coaches ca...

Video screens (video games, mobile phones) are probably one of the last things we consider when it comes to baseball. Yet screen time leaves...

As we start the new year and the new season, you can make significant strides by remembering to avoid mistakes (and repeating successes) you...

Most high school players are not showcase-type players. What must these players do to get to the next level? Do they have any chance? Joshua...

What must a top high school baseball prospect do to get to the next level? What is important in a player promo video? Joshua Band, founder o...

With so many baseball products and ideologies competing in the marketplace, how do you know which ones work and which ones don't...or even w...

When we help our kids learn to pitch, how much does tightness and flexibility play in the kids' ability to pick up what we teach? Dr. Chris...

What is the kinetic chain? How does it work with pitchers? Is it important to know? What do we need to know about it? Dr. Chris McKenzie, a...