To effectively practice blocking and receiving motion in one drill.
Equipment
Full catcher's gear is recommended
Bat
Description
By a series of signals, the coach will direct the catcher to:
block to the left, right, or straight on
throw out runner left side, right side, or straight on
frame a pitch to the left, right, or straight on
Signals are as follows:
Pointing up, up and left, or up and right will cue the catcher to do a throwing motion towards the gesture.
Pointing straight at the catcher or to his left or right will cue the catcher to frame towards where the coach is pointing.
Pointing down, down and left, or down and right will cue the catcher to block towards the gesture.
Tips
The catcher should begin in the ready position and the coach should allow the catcher to return to a neutral catching position after every movement.
As soon as the catcher begins to physically lag the drill should be stopped as a rest is needed. With this in mind this drill is somewhat of a conditioning drill. The progression is basically to increase the length of sets over time.
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