YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels with Grant Cowan

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)

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YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels with Grant Cowan is an episode from The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy by Rob Tong.

This episode is 46:54 long.

This episode was published on Aug 1, 2024.

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