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...
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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...
Youth Catcher: Throwing to Second Base
No matter how well we pitch and no matter how well we play defense, runners get on base. We may walk them, accidentally hit them, or they may hit the ball really...
Youth Catcher, Passed Ball Part 2
Sometimes, no matter how good our catcher is, the ball will still get past him. In a previous post we covered how the pitcher should communicate with the catcher so that the...