What Does It Take To Be A Good Baseball Training Catcher?
In baseball training catchers might seem pretty invisible, but in fact, they are crucial members of the baseball team. Most young pitchers, those from about eight to 10 years old, take a stance when they receive the ball that’s much too wide. That happens, of course, because they don’t want the bat to hit them in the head instead of hitting the ball. The proper receiving stance should have the feet spread far part, tail low, with the glove hand as the target, and the bare hand “loose” and the thumb tucked under the fingers. Something to remember, though, is that if the batter can’t reach the catcher with the bat on the back swing before the pitch happens, he’s not going to touch him when he tries to hit the ball, either. Batters go forward and away from the catcher to make a hit. If the catcher’s just out of reach of the back swing, he’s safe. He still has to get as close as he can for these reasons, though. If he’s back in extra foot, let’s say, the pitcher, too, has to throw an extra
