Youth baseball: Selecting catchers
Youth baseball: What to look for in a catcher Having a great catcher is a serious asset to a baseball team at any level. It doesn’t matter how good your pitcher and...
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Youth Baseball: Selecting Pitchers
When young baseball players turn 8 or 9 they begin pitching in games. This is often a long, difficult learning curve because while the athletes learn to pitch they end up walking...
Youth Catcher: Practice
We’ve spent a lot of time here covering skills for youth catchers. There’s a lot for them to know from giving the pitcher signs, actually catching the pitch, to throwing out base...
Youth Catcher: Throwdowns to First Base
Being able to throw the ball quickly and accurately to the bases is a critical skill for a catcher. Being able to do this can result in outs and can help disrupt...
Youth Catcher: Throwdowns to Third Base
A baseball team cannot allow the other team to do what they want in terms of base running. Allowing this to happen allows the game to get out of hand quickly. Nothing...