Unfortunately I’ve changed up my career into firefighting and don’t have as much time to make videos. I appreciate you watching what I have posted

@@CatchingIQ oh thats nice I hope you're doing good

Good luck

thanks

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.

2.1-2.2 is a good time for your age. You want to keep lifting and getting stronger; strength is the number one thing that is going to increase your throwing velo. Find a good training program.

@@CatchingIQ ok thanks

Sure, it could probably apply to many different sports

The biggest thing you can do to improve arm strength is get stronger thru Strength Training.

so because other guys can't do it right no one should do it? Not sure where you pulled 20% from either. Receiving has a statistically higher value than blocking or throwing, so emphasizing receiving in your skill set is a must if you want to play at the next level. You can be a successful receiver and still block and throw if you know what you're doing.

Good luck this weekend 🫡

@@CatchingIQ yeah

@@CatchingIQ I made the team because of theese thx

Still blockable and doesn’t matter if it’s a WP or PB, our mindset as catchers should be to limit base runners moving 90 ft. A team first mindset cares more about the effect on the team than who gets the blame.

I don’t think any of those things contradict each other. If you have a question please feel free to ask it.

@@CatchingIQ Not at all. Catching is a tough job. That is all

im having this same issue, i know you commented this a year ago but do you have any tips for me if you’ve fixed this problem?

Same here

Do you get ib

the velocity gains should carry over... the throwing motion will be different so make sure to keep a short exchange and arm circle when you throw.

Thanks for watching!

That would be a great video… I’ll see what I can do. Catchers should never throw to a base if they haven’t communicated with the infielders in some way. One of the most important things for a catcher is to keep runners at the base they are at. Giving up extra bases is no bueno.

A lot of that decision making you get thru repetition. You want to pay attention to where pitchers release the ball, that can give you a head start on deciding if you need to block or receive the pitch.

Thanks for the question Nick... typically we want to be in a secondary stance with runners on base or 2 strikes on the hitter. These are the situations we need to be in a better blocking/throwing position. Secondary stances can look different for each catcher but we want to set ourselves up to succeed for blocking/throwing.

yes sir! Hope you're doing well over there

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and commenting Marvin, I appreciate it!

I agree! getting better is a process, can't skip steps. Thanks for commenting and watching

@@CatchingIQ you’re welcome, this video was very helpful in explaining loading the arm and removing slack, so thank you

Awesome thanks Chase! Good luck out there this season

Thanks Chris… appreciate you watching.

I love foam rolling, definitely think they are a great addition to a warm up! Thanks for commenting and watching :)

Like where to expect the ball in the strike zone

@@RCT_PestControl hmm, I'm not sure I fully understand what you're asking. There's no way to really tell where a pitch will end up but as we catch better pitchers who hit their spots we can generally expect pitches to do certain things. in that case we might set our glove up a little more to one side in anticipation of certain pitches. Like a curveball is going to move a certain way so I can approach that pitch from the side it is moving towards so I catch it coming back to the zone. Hope that was the answer. If not shoot me an email and we can discuss more. [email protected]

Yeah that makes sense, it may seem like a silly question but I’ve only been catching for a few months, baseball isn’t a massive sport here in the uk. I appreciate you taking the time to reply. Many thanks

@@RCT_PestControl No problem, glad I can help the game overseas. I played overseas for a few seasons so I love continuing to be a part of that community!

@@CatchingIQ As a practicing umpire, I can tell you that where the catcher sets up to catch a pitch (inside or outside for example) makes a huge difference in how that pitch looks to me and whether I can call it a strike or not. If a catcher calls for an inside pitch and then shifts his body inside to receive that pitch, even before the pitcher throws the ball, I already know to expect the ball to be inside. When in fact the ball actually arrives inside, the catcher can very easily be on time and stick the strike right in the middle of his body and I will have an easy time calling it a strike. And it'll look like a strike to all the coaches and spectators even if it was technically off the plate inside. On the other hand, if the ball actually arrives at the outside edge of the plate, the catcher will have to move his mitt a long ways and will have difficulty being on time, let alone sticking it. Even if in fact the pitch was technically a strike, it simply looks awful as it's being caught and if I call it the strike that it is, I'll likely get an ear full from the batting team's coaches (if not the spectators too!!). So I will probably "ball" that pitch. All this I've written so far only applies to higher level HS pitching and above. Lower than JV and travel ball and middle school ball, the pitching is so atrocious that it's irrelevant where the catcher sets up. Just catch the thing and keep me from getting hit!! LOL