Back in Action

After a long season, I am back at posting helpful tips. My team of eleven year olds at one point won 13 in row after a slow start. I really think the success is due to having a teaching philosophy and practice organization.

A Catching Tip

Coaches when you are helping your catchers, you want to make sure that their receiving arm is located outside their left leg and not inside the leg. This enables them to have greater range trying to catch the ball to their left without having it obstructed by their left leg. The key is the elbow. The elbow should be outside the left leg or on top of it when giving a target. Furthermore, their target should be in the middle of their body and at the height of their knees/shin guards. Often times, a catcher will give a target that is too high and it becomes difficult for them to frame a pitch that is down in the strike zone. In addition, most catchers will drag the pitch out of the zone when they have to reach down to get it and it looks bad to the umpire.