The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy

What can the Science of Hitting teach you about hitting, and can you improve on the Science of Hitting? Steve Ferroli, the personally-chosen successor to Ted Williams' theory of hitting shares some of his thoughts in part one of a two-part interview.

Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about what travel teams can do in-between games at tournaments.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

Steve Ferroli says three crucial things are killing youth baseball. Is the sport of youth baseball—and the millions of kids participating in it—in serious danger? Does youth baseball need to be saved? Can it be? This is part two of a two-part interview.

Plus Rob (and Deven Morgan, the Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball) answer the Question of the Week about whether it matters if kids pitch from flat ground instead of raised mounds.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

Training youth pitchers is not easy (safe to say that's an understatement). What does Driveline do and recommend? Deven Morgan, the Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball, shares some tips in part one of this two-part interview.

Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to help a batter who mashes in training but is late to load in games.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

If catchers wear the "tools of ignorance", then first basemen play the "position of neglect" because many youth coaches don't teach much to their first basemen even though it is a highly important position. Perry Hill, the first base coach and infield coach for the Seattle Mariners, breaks down how you can properly train your first basemen. This is part 1 of a two-part interview.

Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to help a kid who's hitting grounders in games but fly balls in practices.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!

Finishing our discussion of catcher attack angle from the previous episode, Jay Weaver from catchingcamp.com also jumps into one-knee stances for youth catchers as well as simple methods for youth catchers to call pitches and pickoffs. This is part 2 of a two-part interview.

Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about considerations for doing warmups and what age to start.

Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes!