High school
Catching
All positions
Intermediate
Ladder Block Progression for Catchers
Agility-ladder work combined with blocking progressions to develop foot speed and blocking technique simultaneously.
- Equipment:
- Ball only
- Duration:
- About 10 min
- Setting:
- Indoor
- Players:
- Partner
Coaching notes
Players perform ladder patterns then immediately drop into blocking positions (straight, side, recover), linking quick feet with proper blocking posture and recovery.
Objectives
Improve foot speed into the block, lateral mobility, and the ability to block after dynamic movement.
Coaching cues
Quick feet through the ladder; explode into the block; keep the glove down and body behind the ball; recover fast.
Common errors
Slow transition from ladder to block; upright posture on the block; reaching instead of moving the body.
Steps
- 1. Ladder footwork patterns
- 2. Immediate drop into straight block
- 3. Lateral ladder into side block
- 4. Full recover-and-throw after block
Source:
Nuke Baseball
