by Ed Herrmann, former MLB all-star catcher Catching is inarguably the toughest position on the field. And because most youth league coaches did not play the position at a high level, young catchers are often left to “figure it out for themselves.”...
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Blocking is the Easy Part (Part 2)
By Dave Weaver Receiving StanceBefore I explain how to train catchers in pitch recognition let me share something else that significantly handicaps most youth catchers when they try to block. I find that a key reason why players struggle to...
Blocking is the Easy Part (Part 1)
By Dave Weaver It is common knowledge among youth baseball and softball coaches that the one play most responsible for scoring runs is not the blast over the fence or the shot in the gap; it’s the passed ball.As coaches...