Youth Catcher, Passed Ball Part 1
In previous posts we have covered blocking the baseball. Sometimes even if we are skilled at blocking the baseball will still get past us. This post and the next one will cover...
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Youth Catcher: Blocking, part 2
In a previous post we covered blocking and the youth catcher. In that post we described how to block balls that are in the middle of the plate. Here’s the problem, the...
Youth Catcher: Blocking, Part 1
Our previous posts have dealt with telling the pitcher what to throw and then setting up to receive that pitch. Sometimes the pitcher doesn’t throw a good pitch. Sometimes the pitch goes...
The Jump Rope Needs to be in Your Toolbox!
The jump rope is an incredibly versatile tool for an athlete’s strength and conditioning program. There are several things that it does really well. First, it’s a great tool for the foot,...
Youth Catcher: Receiving the Pitch
In our last post ( https://www.cissik.com/blog/?p=6480 ) we covered how to call signs for the youth catcher. With this post we’re going to cover how to receive the ball, which is the...