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YBE 008: Unique Strategies From A Contrarian Mind with John T. Reed

By Rob Tong | January 5, 2016 7 Comments

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John T. Reed shares his unique, contrarian—and sometimes controversial—youth baseball strategies. Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers a question about the ideal practice for our "Ask Justin" Question Of The Week. Note: this episode originally had unknown upload issues on its initial publish date of Jan 5, 2016. Download your current download of the episode and download the latest version of this episode to get the clean uploaded file. Sorry for the technical glitch.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • how to define what a competent coach is
  • how local leagues can truly create parity
  • what the most coachable aspect of baseball is
  • what "two-strike hitting" is (it's not what you think)
  • how to implement "two-strike hitting"
  • whether scouting is worthwhile in youth baseball
  • Jack's case for playing kids in one or two positions all season
  • a drill for parents to help beginner kids learn how to catch
  • why Jack doesn't do any batting practice at all. Ever.
  • why it's bad to hit off a machine in a batting cage
  • why you should have a parent meeting
  • how to reach unmotivated players
  • how often to practice sliding
  • how to keep players from misbehaving
Resources mentioned in this episode:
  • baseball books by John T. Reed
  • Succeeding book by John T. Reed
  • Little League
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