Coaching Youth Baseball

Dave Holt shares his 19 years in professional baseball player development experience with youth base

Episodes

Total: 49

Youth baseball has a big  problem by using “Real Baseball” rules with almost zero modifications or a

Youth baseball has a big  problem by using “Real Baseball” rules with almost zero modifications or a

Youth baseball has a big  problem by using “Real Baseball” rules with almost zero modifications or a

If you know the truth then are you ready to take a stand? Hear about the main purpose for youth base

Youth baseball games brings a huge amount of entertainment to the adults. We talk about why adults a

How much “player development” actually is going on in youth baseball? Is youth baseball more about

Kids who start playing baseball at age 5 or 6 then reach age 13 & 14 have played 8,9, maybe even 10

How many on-field baseball practices will a player participate in during their under 12-year-old car

You all have been to your town carnival or county fair right? It’s exciting and entertaining to go t

When we find something ‘out of order’ like an elevator for example it means it needs some special re

Listen to Dave’s suggestions on how to turn the perfect hitting technique into a full-on culture of

What are the options for your area ballplayers when they hit the 60’-90’ ballfields at age 13? Has y

Have you been brave enough to bring up kid friendly modifations and variations to your local youth b

If we know the problems and issues then we can analyze the situations and find solid solutions that

Someone asked me recently, “Hey Coach Dave, What would you do in youth baseball if your son was 10 y

Youth baseball leagues and travel tournament industry has a for-profit business model. And the model

Wood working carpenters have a saying, “Measure Twice – Cut Once”. Obviously the take away here is t

Who needs to practice? What do we do during practice? When should we practice? Where can we practice

I have been working in baseball my whole life and in youth baseball for the last 25 years or more. I

There are certain skill sets that are beneficial for players to have in order to survive the game of