I would like to hear if you have any advice on dealing with coaches and teammates about it I’ve known how to throw a baseball my whole life and just had my best season ever my sophomore year but this summer I’ve played travel ball and it’s like I’ve forgotten how to throw the ball I play first base and primarily it’s just throwing it back to the pitcher after a pick off But what my fear is rooted in primarily is I know my teammates make fun of me for it maybe not to my face but I see their expressions I’ve overheard their conversations about me not knowing how to Throw a ball I know my fear is all rooted in not wanting to be embarrassed in front of my friends and not wanting to let down my coaches I’m struggling a lot right now
I love your videos so much I have watched all of your shorts and videos, I am 11 years old and the starting catcher for my travel team I watch and study your videos every night, again I love watching your shorts and videos. Keep posting. Brady
OKD isn't lazy it causes laziness. OKD is used to make up for the lack of talent catching/framing the low ball. Same as the ridiculous exaggeration of "framing" ( which has never been bringing the ball back to the center of the zone). BTW...you did not explain any benefits to the OKD technique at all
this video was reading my mind. especially the part where just before i threw the ball, my arm turned into spaghetti and i would either spike it or throw a lollipop. awesome video and well put together. it helped me a lot.
If youre working the ball out front, how do you mitigate the chances of getting contreras'd? Like if the batter is either set up really far back in the box or he is casting? I hit the same catcher on the wrist twice last year, and I'm 6 inches up in the box, but I was probably casting.
Great video Chase. Thank you for the thorough explanation. This is definitely something that is very hard to understand until you have first hand experience. Great advice!!! Hope you are doing well.
Athletes are athletes, they are going to make plays regardless because they put themselves in athletic positions whether it's one knee down or not. The problem is we shouldn't be teaching this as a baseline because it literally adds extra unnecessary steps to playing the position. If the knee starts down and the player has to move, the knee needs to come up whether it's 2mm to slide or 16 inches to get up. If you are playing 150 games a year in the MLB and reading the play that the runner isn't going to steal and you wanna drop to a knee late in setup as the pitch is being delivered that's one thing. But highschool kids playing 40 games a year and getting setup super early with a knee down is a recipe for disaster.
I absolutely love your tip of loading your back foot to throw at a runner. I caught for years and seldom had to step to make my throw. I would raise and throw by just loading the back foot and NOT double stepping. I had a fantastic throw out rate and tried to reach this to some NAIA catchers, but they would not follow up. They did what I wanted when with them, but in game reverted back to double step. Their throw it rate was horrible. Thanks again! Love your teachings. Ron
Do you ever work with lefty catchers? What is your thought on it? I know the stigma behind it, but having coached a lefty and have a son that is a lefty catcher, I am beginning to see that most of those aren't a real issue with training. Thoughts?
Had the yips for the past 2 years as a pitcher. First step was admitting I had it and after that things slowly got better! And have made huge strides this year this video was amazingly friendly and informational! Simple! Love it!
Cool.... Baseball is almost a sport.... The only people I have respect for are the catchers.... But this type of stuff is taught at third grade so it's really not that amazing
I got the Yips in 8th grade and eventually overcame by singing my fav song in my head😅. But I would not wish the yips on my worst enemy, I was at such a low mental state
He is actually very right, although some pro catchers got the arm and pure talent to carry them so they can do the little twist the best catchers that have the best mechanics get their momentum towards second before they catch the pitch and throw
I got the yips when I was in high school and playing catcher. It translated to every position that I played. My daughter started playing softball and I still get the yips playing catch with her. Holy shit, thanks man. You’re right, who cares if you airmail one.
If a pitcher pulls one to whichever leg is kicked out how are you meant to block it I’m a college catcher and I just don’t understand how you are meant to get to that pitch
@@reiseclark4908 normally preferred to be in a more ready position with runners… really hard to block a ball that goes to ur leg that’s kicked out, relies on a pick
