If you’re a catcher, here are some drills you can do at home by yourself to stay ahead of your competition.- STANCE DRILL.
Ideally, the best catchers are the ones who catch strikes as strikes, balls as balls (without trying to make them look otherwise), and borderline pitches better than what they truly are. The less movement with the glove and the body, the better a pitch will look, as if it’s thrown directly to the target.
Ideally, the best catchers are the ones who catch strikes as strikes, balls as balls (without trying to make them look otherwise), and borderline pitches better than what they truly are. The less movement with the glove and the body, the better a pitch will look, as if it’s thrown directly to the target.
The eyes need to converge together, towards the nose, to track a ball that is coming towards them. The eyes diverge when the ball is thrown away from the body. Each eye needs to move in a well-coordinated tandem.
By age 7 or 8, young baseball players have a bit more coordination, and coaches can start to go beyond the basics of how to catch, throw, field, hit and run the bases. Game-like situations help young players think on their feet, and to communicate and collaborate with each other. Baseball is a team sport, after all.
Fielding % as Catcher - Highest Career Fielding Percentage: Chris Snyder, . 9976%. Framing Statistics: Please note, the following statistics originated beginning with the 2015 MLB season. Strike Rate - Highest Average in a Season (minimum pitches called = 500/season): Jeff Mathis, 55.1% in 2018.
Home to 1st base.
If you can make it from home to first in 3.93 to 4 seconds, you will be scored a 7 out of 8 – a very good score.
The catcher is one of the most important players on defense as they are involved in every play. As the name of the position implies, the main job of the catcher is to catch the pitch. Many catchers are experts at catching the pitch so that it is more likely to be called for a strike.
One-knee stances help improve a catcher’s receiving on bottom-zone pitches and can increase how many of those pitches end up being called strikes. For MLB the potential run value of each skill swings heavily in favor of receiving.
The catcher is not permitted to block the runner’s path to the plate unless he is in possession of the ball, though blocking the path of the runner in a legitimate attempt to receive a throw is not considered a violation. The runner can be ruled safe if the umpire determines the catcher violated this rule.
When a catcher has their arm extended to catch a pitch, we want their glove to be no more than 4”-6” behind the batter’s rear foot. Many youth catchers position themselves three or four feet behind the batter’s rear foot.
After stretching, some light strengthening exercises can help improve strength of the muscles that help stabilize the knee. Perform a single-leg balance reach, floor bridge, and lateral tube walking; complete 1-3 set of 10-15 repetitions, using a slow tempo.
Glove positioning should be with fingers pointed to the sky. This will allow the elbow to remain tucked and give the pitcher an open glove target. Glove should be visible and not move until the pitcher releases the pitch. Position within the catcher’s box will vary according to the hitter.
EXCELLENT = 1.6 seconds or less. GOOD = 1.8 seconds. AVERAGE COLLEGE = 1.9 to 2.1 seconds. AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL = 2.3 seconds.