ARM HEALTH/DURABILITY

• Do not ignore it or minimize it ANY pain or discomfort because there indeed is a reason for it. 
• Have a personalized and specific plan for the off season, preseason and in season because rest is not a plan. 
• Systematically prepare the soft tissue of the shoulder and elbow because rest is not preparation. 
• Develop strength in the prime movers so that the load will not be primarily dependent upon the arm, elbow or shoulder. 
• Create strength balance, structural alignment and physical symmetry because the body works as a synchronized unit. 
• Eliminate / reduce mechanical inefficiencies and disconnections. 
• Have a personalized and specific plan warm-up and recovery process. 
• Monitor your sleep, your nutrition and hydration, all affect your ability to recover. 
• Create a competent team around you who know you, your goals, your workload

SET-UPS

• We will review ALL SET UPS/STANCES (SIGN GIVING, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, KNEE DOWN, KICK STAND, AND ALL HYBRIDS) 
• Learn to get into positions that give us opportunity to present the best TARGET to our pitchers 
• Getting our body into a position with the most BALANCE to athletically receiving the baseball 
• Learn to maintain STABILITY through transitions, pre-pitch glove movement, and post catch presentation. 
• Enhance our mindset in our approach at VISUALIZING that EVERY ball is a strike until the umpire decides otherwise. 
• Promote efficient transitions as to deter any chance to PITCH TIPPING

TRANSITIONS

• As we move from our Sign Giving Set-Up to any other set up we need to do it with efficiency and athleticism. 
• Inefficient sluggish movement throws off our timing and disrupts our actions. 
• We will cover all “traditional” and “new school” transition to see which better fits the individual athlete

RECEIVING

• Work to personalize the best Set-Ups to promote balance and stability pre and post reception
• Identify the best glove load to best suit your individual skills. We will even introduce glove and body loads per pitch types.
• Teach our catchers how important glove attack angles are to “beating the ball to the spot” or “not letting the ball move our gloves post catch”.
• We will cover what “POCKETING” the ball truly means and introduce series of drills/tools to promote consistent catches.
• Post-catch body movement is one of the major deterrents for umpires to call strikes. This will be a major focal point for our instructors when improving our athletes receiving.
• Lastly and arguably the most overlooked part of keeping strikes is our Glove Finish. Through a series of video reviews and drills our catchers will better understand the optimal way to finish with your glove

BLOCKING

• This part of the game starts with a Mindset. “Want to do it or you wont do it”. 
• We will take our catchers through the most efficient ways to promote successful blocks while not compromising other facets of our game. 
• Covering blocking from tradition set-ups to the more “new school” more innovative set up. 
• We will detail in which positions we are better prepared to read a ball in flight and how to recover.