How are catchers trained?

• Gen Yuan
• 2022-08-30

Let's start with the catcher's squatting posture. There are two types, the "Basic Squat" with no one on the base and the "Standby Squat" with someone on the base.

  Basic squat position: When there is no one on the base, squat easily and wait for the ball to come in, and hide the passer behind you to avoid being hit by the rubbing baseball.

   Standby Squat: When there is someone on the base, the catcher needs to keep his butt elevated and the passer behind the glove to maintain mobility in order to speed up the pass and block a possible wild shot at any time.

  Then we introduce possible training methods for each task of the catcher.

  Basic Skills - Catching, Defense, Passing

  Advanced Ability—Signal Casting, Intelligence Gathering, Situation Command

   A catcher with sufficient strength (those who are already very stable in passing and not very good at passing) can do additional restraint training, that is, the catcher is too far away from the base. But it should be noted that once a violent pass is made in this situation, the ball will run to the outfield, and it is easy to be run for several more bases. On the other hand, don't underestimate the ball that is usually returned to the pitcher. Every pass actually has a hidden risk of error, so when someone is on the base, the catcher must stand up and pass it back to the pitcher to avoid mistakes or "" Delayed stealing".