High school
Catching
All positions
Intermediate
Back Catcher Framing and One-Job-at-a-Time Drill
Catcher receiving drill that teaches stance awareness relative to the plate lip and the sequential jobs of block-catch-frame-throw.
- Equipment:
- Ball only
- Duration:
- About 8 min
- Setting:
- Indoor or outdoor
- Players:
- Partner
Coaching notes
Coach Joe Germaine emphasizes knowing the lip of the plate, starting low, working back through the ball, framing, and completing one job at a time so the catcher is never rushing multiple actions simultaneously.
Objectives
Improve receiving location awareness; develop soft hands and framing; build sequential decision process under pressure.
Coaching cues
Know the lip of the plate; start low and work back through; glove in front of eyes; one job at a time-block, catch, frame, then throw.
Common errors
Stabbing; trying to catch and throw at the same time; losing the bottom of the zone.
Steps
- 1. Set stance relative to plate lip
- 2. Partner throws or rolls
- 3. Block if necessary
- 4. Catch and frame
- 5. Only then transfer and throw
Source:
Coach Joe Germaine
