Tag: "softball catcher drills"
Catcher Positioning: Giving Targets & Signals
During this blog post, I’m going to discuss some basics when it comes to being a kids softball catcher. Catcher Positioning: Targets The big thing that we do is we give our targets from our glove to our body. So we use our body a lot for our targets. For example, say we have a [...]
Going Over the Catcher’s Two Main Positions
Even for the fan that walks up and watches a fastpitch softball game for the very first time, it’s easy to see how important the catcher is. They receive every pitch and they seem to be involved in every play. But very few people understand the complex training that it takes to develop a great [...]
Catcher Drills for Base Stealing
Having been a catcher in my playing days, I know the need for hard accurate throws when runners steal. Unfortunately it is one accept of the game which is not practiced enough at Junior level, and I started doing this practice with my teams. Catcher Drills for Base Stealing Aim of the drill is to [...]
Softball Catcher Drills – Game Situation Drill
As a softball coach you know how important it is to work with your catcher to hone her skills. These softball catcher drills will help her work on actual game situations. Game Situation Drill 1. Have catcher in squat position with coach directly behind her. 2. Toss the ball in front of her. 3. Let [...]
Softball Catcher Drills – Pitcher-Catcher Drill
This is one of my favorite softball catcher drills. It is the best offense/defense drill I run and the work really pays off. Give it a try!
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