1. You Have to Be Crazy to do this
Catching
You Have to Be Crazy to do this

2. Integrating desired attributes
Energetic
Loud
Confidence
Crazy
Authoritative

3. Create an Environment Fun Challenging
Safe place to do something new or crazy
Free to make mistakes
Moments of the Outrageous

4. Establish Expectation Standards
Performance evaluation less subjective
More cooperative/collaborative atmosphere
If standard isn’t met need to make change

5. Create a Focus “Win the rep” Define a purpose for the drill
Make it simple
Easy to evaluate
Eliminates mindless activity

6. Drills Process Based Progression Drills Technique
Focus on the small details of the skill
Challenge Based Drills
Tougher than the game
Competition with other catchers

7. Expectation for Receiving
Catch every ball
Keep every strike in the zone
Give umpire good look (Quiet and out front)

8. Receiving Relaxed Hand Start at medium stay at medium
Start Quiet Stay Quiet
Beat Ball to Spot

9. Expectation for Blocking
Prevent runner from advancing
Keep ball close
Recover quickly

10. Blocking Beat ball to spot Be soft like a Big Pillow
Chest still at contact
Keep glove down throughout block
Down quick up quick

11. Expectation for Throwing
Short transfer
Short footwork
Carry
Quick enough to be pick threat

12. Throwing
Short arm circle
Spin + Extension = Carry

13. 6 Time Killers in Transfer
Go get ball with glove on receive (Extend)
Catch with hands separated
Glove and Hand go down as ball is being taken out of glove
Throwing hand goes down out of glove
Throwing arm extends back or high before throw
Arm pauses before throw

14. Footwork
Get Right Foot down ideally just before catch (Subtracts time)
Short steps
Right foot step is between straight and over to midline

15. Time Killers in Footwork
Late Start
Long Steps
Poor Direction

16. Contact Info