I have noticed in our HS ball and Travel ball the past couple of years, catchers who appear to me not to set up well prior to the pitch.
What i mean by this is basically having there glove in the same vertical position (and not good horizontal position) Ie: giving the pitcher a proper target before the pitch.
Catchers would basically hold there glove at waist level for high and or low called pitches. When they should be holding there gloves much lower or higher depending on what pitch is called. And not really holding there glove far enough on the inside or outside of the plate. To me this leads to pitches that are going to be going through the heart of the strike zone. My DD has worked with a couple of good quality catchers in travel ball who know how to set up a pitch and what a difference!!!
Her walks are lower, SO's are higher and ERA is much lower with a good catcher vs one that doesn't set up the pitch well.
I have suggested this to Travel and HS coaches and it does not seem important to them or something they should work on. Am i wrong here? or just a pia dad?
What i mean by this is basically having there glove in the same vertical position (and not good horizontal position) Ie: giving the pitcher a proper target before the pitch.
Catchers would basically hold there glove at waist level for high and or low called pitches. When they should be holding there gloves much lower or higher depending on what pitch is called. And not really holding there glove far enough on the inside or outside of the plate. To me this leads to pitches that are going to be going through the heart of the strike zone. My DD has worked with a couple of good quality catchers in travel ball who know how to set up a pitch and what a difference!!!
Her walks are lower, SO's are higher and ERA is much lower with a good catcher vs one that doesn't set up the pitch well.
I have suggested this to Travel and HS coaches and it does not seem important to them or something they should work on. Am i wrong here? or just a pia dad?