By Dave WeaverI begin this article with a disclaimer. I run a program for catchers. I sleep, drink and eat catching. I look at baseball through the eyes of the catcher. I try to come up with ways that leagues...
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Don't Ever Teach Your Catchers to Frame a Pitch!
By Dave Weaver People are surprised to see an article written by a catching coach with this title. I am actually not opposed to framing when done correctly. I avoid using the term when instructing my students due to the...
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 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...