Catching Clinic
Each clinic will be 4 sessions – Each session will be around 1 hour and will consist of drills and mechanics as well as stretching and strengthening exercises.
Clinic 1 - (Register Below)
Clinic Dates: Friday Nights January 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th
Time slots to choose from are:
6:00 – 7:00PM (8-11 years old)
7:00 – 8:00PM (12-15 years old)
Price is $165 per player.
Clinic 2 - (Register Below)
Clinic Dates: Friday Nights February 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th
Time slots to choose from are:
6:00 – 7:00PM (8-11 years old)
7:00 – 8:00PM (12-15 years old)
Price is $165 per player.
One on One - (Register Below)
Aside from catching clinics, catching lessons are also available for one on one instruction with players 16 and older.
Area’s Covered
A. STANCE
1. Signal Stance
2. Relax Stance
3. Ready Stance
4. Framing Stance
B. SETTING UP
1. When to set up
2. Where you should be in relation to the batter
3. Where are you in relation to the plate
C. GIVING SIGNALS
1. Fastball, Breaking Ball, Change-Up
2. Glove on left knee w/ right arm tucked tight
3. Want fingers flat and up against the cup (shouldn’t be visible to anyone other than pitcher, shortstop, 2nd baseman)
D. INTRO TO FRAMING & RECEIVING
1. Focus on framing a strike
2. Anticipating location of pitch and beating the ball there
3. Proper technique for High/Low Pitches
4. Getting around the ball
5. Obvious balls
6. Don’t show up the umpire
E. INTRO TO BLOCKING
F. INTRO TO THROWING
G. SITUATIONS: BUNTS, TAG PLAYS, FORCE PLAYS, ETC
