YBE137 bonus #2: Tom Griffin's Christian Testimony

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

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YBE137 bonus #2: Tom Griffin's Christian Testimony

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

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Oct 22, 2020

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

Released:

Oct 22, 2020

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Titles in the series (84)

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 Baseball Training answers your questions on the exclusive "Ask Justin: Question Of The Week" segment.

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YBE 057: Efficient Practice Planning: Rob discusses the theory behind efficient youth baseball practice planning so you know what to avoid and gives some tips to help you plan for next season. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review &... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
44 min listen
YBE 090: Fun-damentals with Dan Keller: Dan Keller of DugoutCaptain.com shares more ideas for making practices fun. This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about what it means to 'stay connected.' And Austin Wasserman of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
53 min listen
YBE 109: From Good To Great: Improving Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde: Can pitch recognition skills separate the good batters from the great batters? Can pitch recognition training help overcome some common hitting flaws? Peter Fadde, author of "The Sixth Tool: Training Baseball Pitch Recognition", explores this and... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
44 min listen
YBE 099: Intro to Brain Training with John Kennedy: You've likely heard of the mental game of baseball—especially on this podcast. But you may not have heard of brain training, which is different from the mental game. John Kennedy, founder and primary neuroplastician of Combat Brain Training,... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
39 min listen
YBE 104: From Scrawny To 95mph: The Importance Of Strength Training with Ben Brewster: If you had $5,000 to spend on youth baseball, what would you spend it on? Pitching coach? Hitting coach? Travel teams for exposure and experience? Strength training? High tech gear? Ben Brewster, founder of Tread Athletics, explains why strength... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
40 min listen
YBE 093: Stop Focusing On Pitching Mechanics with Lantz Wheeler: How do you best teach kids to pitch? By NOT focusing on pitching mechanics, of course! If that raised your eyebrow, Lantz Wheeler of BaseballThinkTank.com and creator of the Core Velocity Belt explains why. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
40 min listen
YBE 087: 15 Lessons Learned From Various Coaches in 2017: 15 different amateur baseball coaches share the lessons they've learned in 2017, including Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv, Tucker Frawley of Yale University and Billy Boyer of Seattle University. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus Travis... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
38 min listen
YBE 095: How To Start Strength Training with Nick Esposito: Is strength training important for youth baseball? How do you get started? Nick Esposito of espositostrengthclub.com and the Strength & Conditioning Coach at Austin Wasserman and Bobby Tewksbary's AB Athletics facility shares his thoughts. This is... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
39 min listen
YBE 088: 15 More Lessons Learned in 2017 with various coaches: Double the fun! Last week, I had 15 baseball coaches share the lessons they've learned in 2017, including Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.tv, Tucker Frawley of Yale University and Billy Boyer of Seattle University. This week, I have 15 more baseball... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
50 min listen
YBE 089: Making Practice Fun Again with Dan Keller: Dan Keller of DugoutCaptain.com shares his ideas for making practice fun again. What exactly does that mean? And how do you do it? Tune in and find out. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
51 min listen
YBE 098: Influencing Your Kid's Development with Rob Friedman: As your kid gets older, telling your kid what to do may not get the same mileage as when your kid was younger. In this latest in my series on Baseball Dads, Rob Friedman, the Pitching Ninja, shares how he helped influence his son Jack's development,... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
43 min listen
YBE 103: Busting Ceilings Via Strength Training with Ben Brewster: YBE has devoted several sessions to strength training. But how important is strength training anyway? Ben Brewster, founder of Tread Athletics, explains why strength training can help you bust through your current limitations. This is Part 1 of a... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
40 min listen
YBE096: Getting Started With Strength Training with Nick Esposito: Getting started with strength training for youth players? Nick Esposito of espositostrengthclub.com gives some thoughts on functional movement screens, planning workouts and whether certain familiar warmup routines are helpful or hurtful. This is Part... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
38 min listen
YBE 097: Building A Better Pitcher with Rob Friedman: The latest in my series on Baseball Dads, Rob Friedman, the Pitching Ninja, shares how he helped his son Jack to get a baseball scholarship to Georgia Tech, a Division I college baseball team. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Plus Justin Stone of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
52 min listen
YBE 094: Pitching Tips with Lantz Wheeler: I talk pitching with Lantz Wheeler of BaseballThinkTank.com and creator of the Core Velocity Belt. A variety of pitching thoughts are discussed and perhaps you can take away a few things and implement them with your team. This is Part 2 of a two-part... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
28 min listen
YBE 092: Better Parent-Coach Relationships with Dayn Perry: What do you do as a coach when a parent is giving you grief? What do you do as a parent when a coach appears to be doing something you don't like? Dayn Perry of CBS Sports goes through some scenarios to help give some guidance on how to help improve... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
36 min listen
YBE 105: The Open Baseball Journal: 10 Questions Baseball Parents Should Ask Their Child Every Season: How is the health of your relationship with your baseball-playing child? How would you know? Is pushing your child always wrong? Rob Tong addresses these questions and introduces the Open Baseball Journal. Learn ten questions you should ask your... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
31 min listen
YBE 106: Commonly Misunderstood Baseball Rules with Brandon Jackson: Ever wonder what an umpire's thinking? What IS an umpire's strike zone supposed to be? Here's your chance to find out. Brandon Jackson, a long-time and well-respected collegiate umpire, explains umpiring philosophies and goes through some commonly... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
55 min listen
YBE 102: Modernizing Hitting Practice with Josh Rodrigues: Does your batting practice consist of you pitching, one kid hitting and everyone else standing around in the field...while telling the batter to swing level? Josh Rodrigues, assistant coach at Salve Regina University, discusses some modern hitting... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
42 min listen
YBE 107: How To Be A (Reasonably Good) Baseball Umpire with Brandon Jackson: How do you become an ump in youth leagues like Little League? How do you become a high school ump? College? Pros? What makes a good ump? Brandon Jackson, a long-time and well-respected collegiate umpire, shares his thoughts on these and other... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
35 min listen
YBE 091: The Role Of Baseball Parents with Dayn Perry: How should baseball parents behave and interact with coaches? Dayn Perry of CBS Sports offers his insights into the role of baseball parents that provide the best chance of team harmony. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Justin Stone of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
36 min listen
YBE 100: Baseball Brain Training 101 with John Kennedy: How does brain training for athletes differ from, say, doing a bunch of Sudoku puzzles? John Kennedy, founder and primary neuroplastician of Combat Brain Training, explains more about brain training and how it can benefit athletes. This is Part 2 of a... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
33 min listen
YBE 114: Coaching Lessons Learned in 2018: What lessons have you learned while coaching in 2018? Now that the year is in the books, it's a good time to reflect back on what transpired and see if there's anything you learned that you may be able to apply in 2019. Rob Tong shares seven coaching... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
33 min listen
YBE 108: Intro To Pitch Recognition with Peter Fadde: What is "pitch recognition"? How is it different from "vision training"? How do you recognize pitches anyway? Peter Fadde, author of "The Sixth Tool: Training Baseball Pitch Recognition", shares his thoughts. Please let us (and others) know how you... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
37 min listen
YBE 112: Coaching Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain: When one of your players doesn't feel confident on a particular day—or even throughout a particular season—what do you do? When a kid isn't having the results he wishes he had, what do you do? When you are looking for team leaders, what do you do?... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
44 min listen
YBE 101: Modern Hitting Philosophies with Josh Rodrigues: What are the hitting philosophies you teach your players? How did you come to embrace those philosophies? And what evidence do you have to support your philosophies? Josh Rodrigues, assistant coach at Salve Regina University, talks about modern... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
39 min listen
YBE 122: Question Of The Week Mega Show #2: Rob Tong answers 8 more Question Of The Week submission, including some tryout questions, how to help a team frequently striking out looking, how to teach back picks to a 9U team, and more. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
52 min listen
YBE 113: Practical Peak Mental Performance with Brian Cain: We've heard about the mental game but how do we actually apply it to our baseball coaching? How do we make the concept of mental game more practical? Brian Cain, #1 international best-selling author, speaker and coach, helps us with exactly that.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
39 min listen
YBE 126: How Top Players Can Get To The Next Level with Joshua Band: 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 of PlateCrate, shares his thoughts on how players & parents can help propel towards playing college baseball... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
41 min listen
YBE 118: Elite Is In The Details with Trent Mongero: Do details matter? This is baseball, not science, right? Doesn't focusing on details suck the fun out of the game or practice? Highly successful high school coach Trent Mongero of Glyn Academy (Ga) explains the detail he goes through with his players.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
42 min listen

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YBE 166: Youth Nutrition, Plus Strength Training Q&A with Joey Greany: Joey Greany, assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, finishes up his tour de force on youth baseball strength training with a conversation about nutrition and answering listener questions in part 2 of this two-part interview.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 165: The Need For Speed (and Strength and Agility and Sleep) with Joey Graeny: Speed (and strength and agility) is not just an asset in football and soccer. Youth baseball athletes can greatly benefit from this type of training and Joey Graeny, the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Rays, explains why... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE164: Lessons Learned in 2022: 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 helpful to you for 2023 and beyond. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about about why not teach a level... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 162: How To Properly Coach First Base with Toby Gardenhire: 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 down for us in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about whether players... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
34 min listen
YBE 161: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 4, with Brandon Jackson: Test your knowledge of more commonly misunderstood baseball rules with Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the D1/DII/DIII level. Coaches should know these rules before going out to argue with the umpires. This is Part 4 of a four-part interview. Plus... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE160: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With The Umpire, Part 3, with Brandon Jackson: Test your knowledge of fair vs foul, batter's box rules, granting time, the infield fly rule, batted balls hitting objects, how to make appeals and the legality of stealing signs, as well as whether common arguments are myths or truths. Brandon... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
58 min listen
YBE 159: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 2, with Brandon Jackson: Test your knowledge of the rules as Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the collegiate D1/D2/D3 levels, explains more rules every coach should know before arguing with the umpires in Part 2 of a four-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
51 min listen
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YBE 157: How To Play Speedball with David Klein: 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 Rob (and Austin Wasserman) answer the Question of the Week about whether jump ropes are beneficial to 8U players.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
37 min listen
YBE 156: What is Speedball? with David Klein: 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 games less slow and boring? David Klein is back (again) to share his idea for fast-paced youth baseball games... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
44 min listen
YBE 155: How To Be A Better Youth Pitching Coach with Jim Brower: 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 his tips on how to analyze and help your youth pitchers in Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 154: A (Slightly) Different Take On Pitching with Jim Brower: Jim Brower of Brower Baseball explains why he values training accuracy over training max velocity, plus more of his philosophy on training youth pitchers and how to get started in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus, Rob answers the Question of the... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
42 min listen
YBE 153: Lessons Learned in 2021: 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 own team to get your own specific lessons learned! In the meantime, Rob shares seven lessons that he learned this... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
30 min listen
YBE 152: Steal More Bases with Tyler Gillum: 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 throw you out. Then what? Tyler Gillum of South Mountain Community College and the Savannah Bananas tells you... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
40 min listen
YBE 151: Advanced Baserunning with Tyler Gillum: Can advanced baserunning be taught to youth players? Tyler Gillum from South Mountain Community College and the Savannah Bananas says yes, and explains how to teach advanced baserunning to your kids in part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
47 min listen
YBE 150: Growing Entry-Level Players with Justin Sherman: Teaching entry-level players is arguably the toughest job as a baseball coach. Hitting a baseball is hard enough for adults, much less teaching it to uncoordinated kids. Same goes for pitching/throwing. And then the many rules in the game. How do you... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
35 min listen
YBE 149: Helping Entry-Level Players with Justin Sherman: What do you do for entry-level players, be they tee-ballers or 10U? Justin Sherman from justintimebaseball.com shares his techniques for helping the kids who need the most help. This is part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
41 min listen
YBE148: One-Knee Stances & Calling Pitches with Jay Weaver: 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... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
35 min listen
YBE 147: Catcher Attack Angle: Advanced Receiving with Jay Weaver: 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 discusses this significant new development in catching in part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
48 min listen
YBE 146: Train Like A Big League Second Baseman: Perry Hill, the first base coach and infield coach for the Seattle Mariners, breaks down how you can properly train your second basemen (plus the remainder of our chat on first base play). This is part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
47 min listen
YBE 145: Train Like A Big League First Baseman: 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... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
48 min listen
YBE 144: Pitching with Drive with Zak Doan: What is "drive" in pitching and is it important? Zak Doan, whose clients range from youth pitchers to Gerrit Cole, shares his thoughts on the subject as well as other pitching issues. Part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
42 min listen
YBE 143: Improving Pitching Accuracy with Zak Doan: How can we help our young athletes to improve their pitching accuracy? Zak Doan, who works with youth pitchers and whose most famous client is Gerrit Cole, shares some helpful pointers to help kids throw the ball with more accuracy. This is part 1 of... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
54 min listen
YBE 142: Creating Positive Experiences with Deven Morgan: How can we create more positive experiences in youth baseball? How do we help youth athletes are struggling to succeed in baseball? Deven Morgan, Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball, shares some ideas to help kids have more positive... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 141: Training Youth Pitchers, The Driveline way with Deven Morgan: 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... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 139: 3 Things Killing Youth Baseball (and How To Fix Them) with Steve Ferroli: 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... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE 138: Improving on The Science Of Hitting with Steve Ferroli: 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.... by The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE137 bonus #2: Tom Griffin's Christian Testimony

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Titles in the series (84)

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