Remote Catching Coach. All-SEC C @OleMissBSB, @SanDiegoPadres alum, Fmr @USABaseballCNT Bullpen Coach. Questions/remote instruction? [email protected]
Birmingham, AL
Joined January 2014
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Full day catcher training with Coach Basham sharpening all catcher skills. We worked on receiving, blocking, special drills, block and recover and throwing technique. Was a good day of work!! Thank you Coach!
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My oldest son is 29, a captain in the USMC. He traveled all over the place, playing baseball, until he was 21. Then he'd had enough, decided not to play at the Naval Academy. He tells me, in regard to my business, "Dad, sell fun. Try to convince dads to keep it fun." That's all.
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Pitching, in its most general sense, is the disruption of a hitter's timing.
Inducing weak contact, or swings and misses, is the goal.
Greg Maddux told me one time, during my first WBC when he was the @WBCBaseball @USABaseball pitching coach, that every pitch he delivered was thrown with the "intent" to get the hitter out.
Intent is the key word here.
As a pitcher, or catcher, what is your intent?
Not spin rate, or any analytical number.
Intent.
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Dear Catcher,
This is Mr. Coach. How dare you do a deflection with your mitt on the 100mph FB spiked at 56’ feet. You need to first get off your knee, slide your body over with two knees down, tuck your chin, and get your barehand behind the ball!
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Reality: Nice athletic game-saving stop. Do what you gotta do!
Catch first, Stop it second.
Hands move faster than the body!
I’ve never met a pitcher that tried to intentionally throw a fastball in the dirt.
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For those of you who believe in glove load & moving the ball, this is a good drill to reset when you are coming out of your load too soon & don’t have enough ball flight to accurately assess where the pitch will end up.
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**CATCHING COACHES AND CATCHERS**
If you are a student of the game, I have a great resource for you. Over the last year, I have put together a catching Google Drive. Over 300 videos covering all facets of catching. Hit the RT and I will reach out on how to access it. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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Make sure all strikes thrown are called strikes. Nothing worse than taking ball out of K zone. Catch firm, beat ball 2 spot, & min. movement
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Don't back pick to a base unless you think you can get the runner out. This shouldn't be a "show" move. #Catching101
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Pop times don't tell the whole story. Do you record outs? Take pride in throwing accuracy. Must account for tag time
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