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The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | StrategyAuthor: Rob Tong: Youth Baseball Coach, Consultant and Training & Development Leade
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. Language: en Genres: Baseball, Education, How To, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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YBE171: Coaching With Purpose with Keith Madison
Episode 171
Monday, 8 June, 2026
Why do you coach? The answer to that question will dictate everything you do. Is there a "best" answer to that question? Keith Madison, the winningest coach in University of Kentucky history, thinks so. And he shares what it is and what it can (profoundly) do for you in part 2 of this two-part interview. Also, Rob answers the Question of the Week (33:28) about what the rules are for coaches staying in coaches' boxes. In this 45-minute episode, you'll learn: why coaches coach at the youth level (1:28) how youth coaches can communicate that they care (7:05) whether it's possible for winning-minded coaches to change their mindset (9:51) what we can do if we say the wrong thing to our players (10:52) what we can do if we feel burnout (12:26) three things we can do to be in it for the long haul (15:26) two better ideas than having players set season-long goals (including "baseball math") (18:54) what it means to "coach the player", and three ways to do that (22:46) how to deal with troublemakers and me-first personality types, including an idea from Lou Holtz (24:56) four ideas for team bonding (28:40) why you should love your players (29:32)
