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...
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...
Youth Catcher: Calling the Pitch
As a youth baseball coach, one of my goals is to give my athletes the skills and knowledge to be able to play in high school if they want. This means that...