backstop drills - Tons of softball drills, softball tips, and advice on softball hitting, softball pitching, coaching softball, softball training, and more.

frustratedmom · 06-27-2008, 05:31 PM

My dd is a good catcher until the ball gets passed her, then she is slow to the backstop. Can anyone recommend a drill or two to help her?

Catching Coach · 06-27-2008, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frustratedmom

My dd is a good catcher until the ball gets passed her, then she is slow to the backstop. Can anyone recommend a drill or two to help her?

Frustratedmom,

Frist off, how old is your daughter?

Next give me a little more information on how your daughter makes this play. What I need to know is when she goes back to the ball does she stay standing all the way to the ball and then bends over to pick it up to make the throw back to home plate? Or does she make the play some other way?

Coach Weaver

frustratedmom · 06-27-2008, 06:33 PM

She is 15. I guess I've never paid attention to how she makes the play... I guess she stays standing. She will be in a speed & agility camp soon since that is her weakness. (good bat, good arm) (not real slow, mostly not real agile)

krd005 · 06-30-2008, 03:22 PM

sounds like my 13 year old............it drives me nuts when coaches don't practice this stuff and then when it happens get all over the catchers for not stopping the ball or getting to it fast enough. My 13 yr. old has only been catching for 1.5 yrs and still is learning. But the only practice she gets is catching 30 minutes of pitching and taking iinfield.......

06-27-2008, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
frustratedmom Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23	backstop drills My dd is a good catcher until the ball gets passed her, then she is slow to the backstop. Can anyone recommend a drill or two to help her?

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

06-27-2008, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
frustratedmom Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 23	She is 15. I guess I've never paid attention to how she makes the play... I guess she stays standing. She will be in a speed & agility camp soon since that is her weakness. (good bat, good arm) (not real slow, mostly not real agile)

06-30-2008, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
krd005 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24	sounds like my 13 year old............it drives me nuts when coaches don't practice this stuff and then when it happens get all over the catchers for not stopping the ball or getting to it fast enough. My 13 yr. old has only been catching for 1.5 yrs and still is learning. But the only practice she gets is catching 30 minutes of pitching and taking iinfield.......