High school
Catching
All positions
Intermediate
Nuke Baseball Catcher 7-Ball Crab Shuffle Drill
Lateral crab-shuffle conditioning combined with continuous receiving or blocking of seven balls, finishing with a short sprint recovery.
- Duration:
- About 8 min
Coaching notes
Catchers stay in crab-shuffle posture while the coach throws or rolls balls that must be received or blocked; after the set they sprint 10 yards. Builds leg endurance and game-speed blocking under fatigue.
Objectives
Improve lateral mobility, blocking under fatigue, and recovery speed.
Coaching cues
Stay in crab shuffle the entire time; block then get up; receive and keep moving; finish with sprint; target low.
Common errors
Standing up between balls; poor recovery; losing target; quitting early.
Steps
- 1. Crab shuffle laterally
- 2. Receive or block continuous throws
- 3. Recover and continue
- 4. Sprint 10 yards after set
Source:
Nuke Baseball
