How to Give Catcher Signs in Baseball

Baseball catcher signs are relayed from the catcher to pitcher to choose the type of pitch, location, pick-offs, pitch outs and more. Learn how to give these signs properly in this video. Grab my new book here: 🚨 My New Book, Clean Your Cleats 👉 amzn.to/3evISyN
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[@DanBlewett]

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[@Daniel-36]

Forgot about the intentionally hit this guy sign. Great video, just getting into coaching so I’m watching a lot of your videos!

[@brendanb2517]

My catcher just does a middle finger

[@Chelsea-bm5my]

fr

[@Igbon5]

More good information to add to my understanding. Cool.

[@johnnash9072]

Well done video coach. Exceptional communication between all players on the field is key to winning ballgames There are many important details to being good at signal calling. I always tucked my signs tight, "touching plastic" as I say, knees pointed almost at the SS and 2nd baseman so I could use my glove to shield the batter from peeking when needed and it happened a lot. During warm ups I would asses which pitches were working best that day and then we would jog out to the foul pole and discuss which pitches we were going to use that day and how the sign patterns would go. Then relay that info to the players up the middle. SS tells 3rd, 2nd tells 1st and CF tells LF and RF. SS and/or 2nd would relay pitch calls to the OF'ers, so they could "cheat" a step or 2 accordingly and situation dependent.

[@kaynwells6936]

Just ordered your book for my son. He has his first try out on Saturday

[@DanBlewett]

awesome. Really appreciate that!

[@tucoblondy1643]

By far the best on KZbin ! Thanks

[@Chelsea-bm5my]

ikr

[@sgriffett541]

fantastic video!!

[@DanBlewett]

Glad you liked it!

[@davidrule1335]

Very good coach Dan! except for shouldering the catcher I do not like most of the rule changes made to the game. Pitch com? I don't like because because I would watch the sings my self. Also I liked the pitcher having to bat He's on the team too And I'm sure they liked swinging the bat, (who wouldn't)?

[@johnnash9072]

Pitch com my eye. I called my own games except intentional walks and pick off plays for 1st and 3rd situations. I agree, why is it the highest paid players, who play the least amount of games, only have to do half the job of every other player on the team in the handful of games they play in?

[@christanpage1479]

Hi 😀

[@danielanderson72]

Dan-any chance you could make a video about what it means to “stay on top of the ball” when pitching?? I haven’t found a good explanation that’s made it “click” and I know my 11 year old throws a “natural slider” when playing catch which isn’t great. But whenever we try and work on it he does a bunch of unnatural mechanical adjustments to try and correct it which obviously isn’t great either. Any thoughts or good drills to correct?

[@DanBlewett]

there's a grip fix here, start with that if you haven't yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmmVpX57g9Krn8k but basically, "stay on top" really just means getting your finger pressure firmly in the center (the top) of the ball. Being "on top" as a sidearmer, for example, means fingers centered on the ball at 3 o clock.

[@danielanderson72]

@@DanBlewett awesome, thanks Dan!

[@ss_fiend]

Any recommendations for a low inside outside pitch sign

[@DanBlewett]

what

[@charlessmith263]

There is also the location of the fastball for the signs. So I am guessing - 1. For a high fastball - a fist up and one finger straight up. The inverse of the traditional fastball signal. 2. Or a low fastball - the traditional sign for a fastball - one straight finger downward, but bring it close to the plate's dirt to tell the pitcher to throw that fast ball close to the grass. NOTE: Low fastballs are risky because there is a risk you can get a passed ball or even a wild pitch - so use low fast balls sparingly unless you can imagine hitting exactly the target where the catcher will know you will go way down with the ball towards the dirt and the catcher can react safely to it with one's glove, and can use one's body to stop the ball if there is a chance that ball will ricochet wildly past the catcher.

[@DanBlewett]

I believe I covered elevating fastballs in this video. there is no sign for low fastball - no one intentionally throws them. it's not a thing.

[@andrewhenriquez4332]

coach i throw a splitter at 13 yrs old. im 6’ 180 lbs and have big hands and throw 76 mph. I want to know if i should keep throwing the splitter, or wait until im older.

[@DanBlewett]

no - I dont recommend it as a primary offspeed pitch, especially for your age.

[@gagelemaster2775]

Is there a non wiggle 4

[@DanBlewett]

no

[@user-qe2zj6yv3j]

There are times when I can't see the sign when I'm a pitcher😢 Is there a way to do this?

[@DanBlewett]

gotta call your catcher out and tell him. he may need to paint his finger nails or put white tape on his fingers

[@johnnash9072]

I agree with Coach Dan and try those first. If for some reason you are still struggling, due to poor lighting during night games, for example. You could switch to the number of signs flashed, glove position while flashing signs, chest protector touches (as if he were a base coach sending signals), whatever you and the catcher can to work out because you need to be on the same page every pitch. When choosing the alternate methods I presented you need to be careful as it is much easier to steal the signs if they are looking hard enough and they tend to be confusing for those trying to learn them. These are best used to finish an inning or switch to for the last inning if signs are being stolen or visibility is poor. These alternate methods will last no more than an inning or 2 at most.

[@bonsummers2657]

What would happen if no communication of pitches was done? Just have the pitcher throw without any signals being done. How about that?

[@DanBlewett]

what you think would happen

[@aceurl]

Where’s the location part at ?

[@DanBlewett]

it was in there