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Dave Holt shares his 19 years in professional baseball player development experience with youth baseball coaches. Discover the baseball coaching methods, processes, and philosophies that will make you stand out in the crowd and be "THAT" difference- maker coach. Dave helps mentor youth baseball coaches and baseball parents in the vitally important areas of player development. You will hear from someone who has inside experience and knowledge on how to use some of the best coaching approaches and teach player development to your 'flock' of players. For all baseball coaching levels and experience from T-Ball to High School. And, you might just get an edge on the ways you can help your kids survive the 60/90' fields and reach the high school baseball funnel.

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Tee ball to the Pros: Whats Your Status Score

2026/01/12

Youth baseball parents and coaches are in a vicious cycle of trying to accumulate "status symbol points" watching their kids play ballgames and giving up the status points and allowing the kids to develop more during on-field baseball practices. Listen in as Dave talks about how the 'Big-people' are locked in and obsessed with status points and at some point got to give it up and let kids have more on-field practice opportunities. www.coachandplaybaseball.com

CYB 102: Youth Baseball Coaches Checklist Part V

2025/11/12

We complete our 100-point youth baseball coaches checklist with this episode. We cover several topics of interest and concern especially digging into how to coach hitters during competition and coaches demeanor during ballgames. In addition, we also discuss the problem of playing too many ballgames and neglecting on-field well organized baseball practice. We say, "Develop, develop, develop, but where is the development"? coachandplaybaseball.com

Youth Baseball Coaches Checklist Part IV

2025/09/23

Our 100-point baseball coaches checklist continues and we hit a bunch of topics that commonly we have to deal with as youth level coaches. We also try to answer a really big question that I cannot get a fair answer to that makes sense to me. Want to know what that question is then tune in and maybe you can help give us an answer. I doubt if you can but let us know your best shot.

The Youth Baseball Business Model Off-Ramp Strategy

2025/08/14

The "business model" of the major youth baseball national organizations is "ALL-STARS". It is the main carrot that these national entities use to attract families. Unfortunately, the collateral damage from All-Stars is what turns many families away. We take a big long look into what it would take to shift from a national umbrella organization and just play as a local independent youth baseball operation. You could be a local league or a travel ball tournament team you should listen in and see if this might be a better fit for your baseball families to look into.

CYB 099: Baseball Coaches Checklist Part III

2025/07/17

We have so many opportunities to communicate and interact with our players, parents, umpires and opponents. It is really good to have your coaching style, approach and philosophy on solid footing so we are able to handle the ups and downs of the baseball season. We continue through our 100 point checklist here and we end with a call to action for decoupling from your National Organization and starting your own local league free from dictatorship and the business model of major baseball organizations. https://www.coachandplaybaseball.com/

CYB 098: Coaching Youth Baseball Checklist Part II

2025/06/24

Wow, youth baseball coaches have a huge task list to cover in order to do their jobs effectively and leave a quality legacy. We continue with our coaches checklist and touch on several important bullet points on our 100-point checklist. Listen in and hear what vital topics we discuss on this one as we try and speak to coaches of all levels and experience. www.coachandplaybaseball.com

Youth Baseball Coaches Checklist Part 1

2025/06/05

Each youth baseball coach must work out their own style, philosophy and approach. We go over several topics in youth baseball coaching to ponder and chat about. Some you may be on the right track with and some of this might be new, beneficial material that you can use to coach your kids better. This is part one: 1-20 of my 100 point baseball coaches checklist. www.coachandplaybaseball.com

Walk Towards the Fire

2025/04/15

Youth baseball age kids are truly not athletically equipped yet to perform the necessary baseball skills at a high level to be able to play baseball like MLB, college and High School ballplayers. Yet the 'Big-people' will not let go of forcing our kids to play "Real Baseball" rules despite the USABaseball/MLB American Development Model's allowing us to take the off-ramp. We will be interviewing the 'Real Baseball' crowd to see why they are so convinced that ill-equipped kids must play "Real Baseball" or nothing else. Coachandplaybaseball.com

My 5 Favorite Youth Baseball Practice Drills

2025/02/27

Does anyone conduct on-field baseball practice any more? Well if you are fortunate to have regularly scheduled on-field youth baseball practice here are some ideas for you listen to and see if they can benefit your teams. Most of them I use every practice and prior to ballgames. Get your notepad and pencil and jot down some of these drill ideas and try them out at your next on-field baseball practices. Coachandplaybaseball.com

Begin with 'Sandlot' & Build Toward the 'Sweet-Spot'

2025/02/03

Youth baseball has a big problem by using "Real Baseball" rules with almost zero modifications or adaptations. Ever heard of "Sandlot" baseball? Well we are taking a look at starting with "Sandlot" style baseball and find some middle ground with "Real Baseball" rules and procedures. How do we make youth baseball act and mimic more benefits and features of 'Sandlot" baseball? coachandplaybaseball.com

Sorry Not Here to Please Grandma

2025/01/09

If you know the truth then are you ready to take a stand? Hear about the main purpose for youth baseball and here's a hint. It is not to please the 'big-people'. If it doesn't benefit the kids then we will not be doing that. The Berlin Wall stood over 40 years and through the leadership of Ronald Reagan the wall came down in two months. We can take a stand for our kids and we can do it quickly. coachandplaybaseball.com

CYB 092: Wow! 'Big-People' Love the Ballgames

2024/11/21

Youth baseball games brings a huge amount of entertainment to the adults. We talk about why adults are so infatuated about watching their kids play baseball. Yet have little or no appetite to make sure the kids practice baseball skills. It's like they have no concern for them about playing the game well or playing a long time---they just want to go to the ballgames every Tuesday and Thursday night. Coach and Play Baseball.com

CYB 91: Its Baseball Dress Up Day

2024/10/23

How much "player development" actually is going on in youth baseball? Is youth baseball more about entertaining the "Big-people" or giving kids vitally important reps to build and develop baseball skills? Listen in and decide if you think we are just dressing up in our baseball uniforms or actually 'playing" baseball. Let's see if there are improvements to our youth baseball systems that we can implement immediately. Coachandplaybaseball.com

Collateral Damage of Youth Baseball

2024/09/17

Kids who start playing baseball at age 5 or 6 then reach age 13 & 14 have played 8,9, maybe even 10 years of organized youth baseball. They should be pretty polished by the time they are 13 or 14 right? Not always the case. Too many players are lacking baseball skills. The collateral damages of playing too many games, never practicing on the field and having coaches that are trained to organize player development minded practices are often more the norm than the exception. www.coachandplaybaseball.com

Baseball the Right Way or Wrong Way

2024/08/26

How many on-field baseball practices will a player participate in during their under 12-year-old career? From age 7 to 12 or about 6 seasons how often will kids have an on-field team practice? In addition, how many coaches will be thoroughly trained to conduct these on-field practices which include a large quantity of reps, wide range of throwing skills, sampling of multiple positions, many baserunning opportunities, turning double plays, catching fly balls on the run, numerous times to bat? All while having a blast! www.coachandplaybaseball.com

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RHunter12 2025/02/04

Great podcast

Love this podcast! Only wish he had them more often!

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trentsutton 2024/04/29

Awesome!

This podcast has made my practices much more effective and fun for myself and my players. My favorite drills are the Fungo drill and the High Tempo ...

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KansasQB 2023/02/15

Thanks!

Coach Dave, I’m a former college basketball player and varsity football coach that finds myself coaching my son's 10u team. I've coached these kids (a...

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JoeStacks 2024/02/19

Almost perfect

The philosophy of this podcast is pretty solid. My only issue is with the idea from the Matheny Manifesto that parents and players to be “silent” on t...

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N.Avery 2022/01/12

Amazing

This show is amazing! So much information to help with a team and your own child. The advice given has changed how I have been looking at youth sports...

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Mr. Burgess 2021/07/18

Good Material

Awesome advice...enjoy the podcasts, very helpful. Have enjoyed all the podcasts. Helpful information on every aspect of the game, from practices, dev...

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Jeff S. Ross 2021/04/22

The real deal

I’ve listened to each episode twice and can’t wait for more. Dave Holt cuts through all of the overwhelming info out there and has helped me run fun, ...

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razorback 60’s 2021/04/17

Great Info

I have coached for 52 year at the youth level, high school level as well as legion ball. The podcast is very accurate in its assessment of the issues ...

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your pal Al 2021/04/18

Holt hates leftys

Something happened to you to make you hate left handed ball players. Was it something Jimmy Watkins did? Did he show you up or something? Because the ...

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AutumnDaley 2020/11/24

Unbelievable

Wow , what a podcast. I’m a mom to a little leaguer. A mom who coaches through her husband and man I love this podcast. Extremely helpful and informat...

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