The Youth Baseball Edge Podcast with Rob Tong: Coaching | Drills | Strategy
by Rob Tong: Youth Baseball Coach, Consultant and Training & Development Leade
Is this your podcast?Rob Tong is a seasoned youth baseball coach and consultant, recognized for his expertise in training and development within the realm of youth sports. His passion for coaching is reflected in his commitment to enhancing the skills and under…
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- youth baseball coaching tips
- drills for young players
Podcast Focus
- interviews with baseball experts
- practical coaching advice
Publishing Consistency
- 183 episodes in 10 years
- weekly or more frequent
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- available on major podcast platforms
- potentially broad audience
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 7 chart positions in 7 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Baseball#1095K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Baseball#1095K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Baseball#1775K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Baseball#1815K to 30K
- 🇳🇱NL · Baseball#5300K to 800K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
170K to 490K🎙 Weekly cadence·183 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
340K to 980K🇳🇱82%🇨🇦3%🇦🇺3%+4 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
102K to 294K1.5K real followers tracked across platforms
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YBE171: Coaching With Purpose with Keith Madison
Jun 9, 2026
Unknown duration
YBE170: Practices Revisited with Keith Madison
Apr 21, 2026
44m 52s
YBE 169: Help For Parents Helping Kids with Grant Cowan
Mar 11, 2026
40m 32s
YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels with Grant Cowan
Aug 1, 2024
46m 54s
YBE167: Top Tips for 2024
Feb 1, 2024
26m 30s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9/26 |  YBE171: Coaching With Purpose with Keith Madison | 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) | — | ||||||
| 4/21/26 |  YBE170: Practices Revisited with Keith Madison✨ | practice improvementyouth baseball coaching+3 | Keith Madison | University of KentuckyInside Pitch+2 | — | youth baseballpractice planning+3 | — | 44m 52s | |
| 3/11/26 | YBE 169: Help For Parents Helping Kids with Grant Cowan✨ | parenting in baseballyouth training+5 | Grant Cowan | North Texas local rec league | — | youth baseballparenting tips+6 | — | 40m 32s | |
| 8/1/24 |  YBE 168: Select-Level Coaching At Rec Levels with Grant Cowan✨ | select-level coachingrec league+3 | Grant Cowan | MBSA | — | youth baseballcoaching+5 | — | 46m 54s | |
| 2/1/24 |  YBE167: Top Tips for 2024✨ | youth baseballcoaching tips+3 | — | — | — | youth baseballcoaching+4 | — | 26m 30s | |
| 8/4/23 |  YBE 166: Youth Nutrition, Plus Strength Training Q&A with Joey Greany✨ | youth nutritionstrength training+3 | Joey Greany | Tampa Bay Rays | — | youth baseballnutrition+3 | — | 31m 00s | |
| 6/23/23 |  YBE 165: The Need For Speed (and Strength and Agility and Sleep) with Joey Greany✨ | speed trainingstrength training+3 | Joey Greany | Tampa Bay Rays | — | youth baseballspeed+5 | — | 44m 15s | |
| 1/27/23 |  YBE164: Lessons Learned in 2022✨ | youth baseballcoaching lessons+3 | — | — | — | youth baseballcoaching+3 | — | 32m 51s | |
| 11/23/22 |  YBE 163: How To Properly Coach Third Base with Toby Gardenhire✨ | coachingyouth baseball+3 | Toby Gardenhire | St. Paul Saints | — | youth baseballthird base coaching+3 | — | 32m 50s | |
| 10/11/22 |  YBE 162: How To Properly Coach First Base with Toby Gardenhire✨ | coachingyouth baseball+3 | Toby Gardenhire | St. Paul Saints | — | first base coachyouth baseball coaching+3 | — | 33m 59s | |
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| 8/31/22 |  YBE 161: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 4, with Brandon Jackson✨ | baseball rulesumpires+3 | Brandon Jackson | iTunes | — | baseball rulesumpires+5 | — | 1h 14m 27s | |
| 7/21/22 |  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 Jackson, former umpire at the D1/D2/D3 level, is back to explain these commonly misunderstood rules coaches should know before going out to argue with the umpires. This is Part 3 of a four-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about whether to play up for challenge or stay at current level for confidence. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 4/27/22 |  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 Week about how to handle players who don't hustle on the base paths. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 4/7/22 |  YBE 158: Rules Every Coach Should Know Before Arguing With Umpires, Part 1, with Brandon Jackson | Admit it. You think you know the rules as much as the umpires do. I'll bet you don't. Brandon Jackson, former umpire at the D1/DII/DIII level, explains some rules coaches ought to know before going out to argue with the umpires. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to control young teams in the dugout. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 3/15/22 |  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. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 2/25/22 |  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 where everyone gets lots of reps and no one sits the bench in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to manage rotation of a lot of kids in and out of games. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 2/16/22 |  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 Question of the Week about a clear plan of where to start with beginner to intermediate middle schoolers. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 2/1/22 |  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 Week about practice plan help for head coaches who don't have any helpers. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 1/25/22 |  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 past year that may help you for the upcoming year. Plus, Rob answers the Question of the Week about whether to strictly train your kid to hit against the travel tryout pitching machine speed for the upcoming tryout or let the kid hit faster speeds. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/22 |  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 what—and how—in part 2 of our two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week (38:11) about when your kid should play up. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 12/17/21 |  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 the Question of the Week about whether establishing concrete rules of thumb would be better than trusting your gut when it comes time to pull a pitcher out of an inning. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 12/1/21 |  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 help grow beginner players? Justin Sherman from justintimebaseball.com shares his tips in part 2 of a two-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week (23:41) about how to handle playing time for disinterested players. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 11/17/21 |  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 the Week about whether 18-20 players is too big for a varsity team. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
| 10/29/21 |  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 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! | — | ||||||
| 10/18/21 |  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 Question of the Week about how to defend against overly aggressive 3B baserunners in 8U. Please let us (and others) know how you feel about the show by giving us an honest review & rating on iTunes! | — | ||||||
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