No catcher for pitching lessons

[Cecelia]

Long gone are the days where I can sit on a bucket and catch for my daugher, age 16. And now we have an ongoing problem with getting her team catchers to commit to coming to her lessons every week to catch for her. We had one who said she'd do it, but has missed more sessions than she's attended. Last minute cancellations = we have to pay anyway, and daughter misses her lesson if we can't find a replacement.

Trouble is, every other catcher we know already catches for her own team's pitchers. Does anyone have any suggestions for us? This has been huge frustration for me and I feel a little bit helpless to solve it. I've tried enlisting the help of her coaches and they always say they'll figure something out, but nothing is ever figured out. Daughter is the team's #1 pitcher, and she can't attend her lessons!

Any advice?

 

[dadofadirtlover]

Long gone are the days where I can sit on a bucket and catch for my daugher, age 16. And now we have an ongoing problem with getting her team catchers to commit to coming to her lessons every week to catch for her. We had one who said she'd do it, but has missed more sessions than she's attended. Last minute cancellations = we have to pay anyway, and daughter misses her lesson if we can't find a replacement.

Trouble is, every other catcher we know already catches for her own team's pitchers. Does anyone have any suggestions for us? This has been huge frustration for me and I feel a little bit helpless to solve it. I've tried enlisting the help of her coaches and they always say they'll figure something out, but nothing is ever figured out. Daughter is the team's #1 pitcher, and she can't attend her lessons!

Any advice?

Can you check with a 14U catcher to see if she'd like the opportunity?

 

[Cecelia]

Can you check with a 14U catcher to see if she'd like the opportunity?

That's a really good suggestion and I will check into it. Thx!

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I catch all of my lessons, but other instructors have the girls throw to a mat, or into a net.

 

[Jquick823]

Do you pay the catchers? My DD is a catcher and she does it for free but I coach so I don't like the idea of charging my players for that. However catchers only last so long, knees, lower back and arms. Every pitch your DD throws is one that has to be returned. I would say a little monetary motivation might get you a regular catcher.

 

[FrozenRope]

Do you offer transportation for the catcher? I would assume yes, but if not, that may be a problem. How about her PC? Did you ask her? She may know someone, especially if you offered a few bucks.

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[JAD]

When you do not have a catcher have your DD work on fundamentals and throw into a tarp.

 

[NVfishing]

I've seen some girls throw into a backyard bullpen from jugs. That way they can work on zones.

 

[djcarter1966]

Might be down to paying...but definitely try 14U or look for girl trying to make JV team looking for extra work, find someone who coaches catchers and see if you can work something out.

 

[PEPPERS]

DD pitching coach used a tractor trailer mud flap hung from the ceiling in front of a pitching net, it had lines painted on it for the nine strike zones and it popped loud when struck. The kids like the noise when it was struck.

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