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

Rob Tong
rob@youthbaseballedge.com

Booking Overview

This youth baseball coaching podcast with Rob Tong focuses on practical, drill-ready ways to improve development for hitters, pitchers, fielders, and teams. It’s built around actionable guidance from credible coaches and baseball-adjacent experts—no fluff—making it a strong match for guests who can teach training systems, fundamentals, and youth development philosophy.

Metrics

Episodes: 184

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

30s Ad: 176 - 202, 60s Ad: 210 - 235

Contact Information

rob@youthbaseballedge.com

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Host

Rob Tong - Host of The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast and founder/editor behind the Youth Baseball Edge blog. He emphasizes a fundamentals-first, big-picture approach to interconnected skills (hitting, pitching,...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Youth baseball coaches (rec, travel/select, Little League-related), youth baseball leadership/commissioners, former collegiate/high-performing coaches, baseball editors/publishers, and baseball development experts who can provide drill-level, practice-planning guidance. Guests usually have demonstrable coaching success, program-building experience, or media/authorship credibility in baseball instruction.
Required Achievements:  
Proven coaching track record (winning programs at youth/high school/college levels), Published baseball instruction/media leadership (e.g., magazine publishing/editorial role), Leadership roles in youth baseball organizations/commissions, Authored training philosophy or well-known coaching frameworks

Recent Guest Discussions

Keith Madison - Improving Practice Structure; Coaching Concepts And Hitting Philosophy For Youth; Baseball Development Perspective (multi-part Interview, Part 1 Shown In Recent List).

Grant Cowan - How Parents And Rec/select-level Structures Can Support Youth Baseball Training; Coaching Rec Teams Using Select-level Methods; Practice Planning And Drill Organization.

Grant Cowan - Coaching Rec League Teams Like A Select-level Coach; Pre-practice Routines, Defensive And Hitting Practice Planning, Corrective Drills, And Pitching Integration.

Recent Topics

Youth Baseball, Coaching, Player Development, Training, Practice Design, Sports Psychology, Hitting, Pitching, Fielding, Parenting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
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YBE170: Practices Revisited with Keith Madison

April 21, 2026

Are there ways to improve how our practices are? Keith Madison, the winningest coach in University of Kentucky history and the publisher of Inside Pitch magazine, shares some ideas in part 1 of this three-part interview. Also, Rob answers the Question of the Week (34:13) about ideas/drills for creating pressure-hitting situations in practice. Plus, Rob gives a practice planning tip of his own (41:31). In this 45-minute episode, you'll learn: how Keith got into pro baseball (2:40) what Amer...

YBE 169: Help For Parents Helping Kids with Grant Cowan

March 11, 2026

How can baseball parents help their kids train at a select/travel level? North Texas local rec league commissioner Grant Cowan shares his thoughts in part 2 of this two-part interview. Also, Rob answers the Question of the Week (30:25) about when a 10-11U pitcher should start preparing to throw from a full-size pitching distance. Plus, Rob makes a major announcement (35:18) you probably will like. And a bonus second major announcement (38:36) you probably will like also. In this 41-minute ep...

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

August 01, 2024

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 p...

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