There has been some differing opinions with coaches on using the runner on stance. We have tested blocking times from both stances and dropping and blocking from a runner on stance is faster and easier. Below are a few examples of our college age catchers setting up for pitches. These were pulled from our videos and will be a bit blurry but give you a good idea.
Runner On Stance
In general, this is a wider stances with hips level with knees, knees behind toes....
No Runner On
Lower hips, weight not on knees...
The stills for general reference and reflect a millisecond in time. For complete details on each stance, check out The Catching Camp's instructional video on Vimeo. Not only do they explain the details of each stance, they explain why it's important to a catcher.
Runner On Stance
In general, this is a wider stances with hips level with knees, knees behind toes....
No Runner On
Lower hips, weight not on knees...
The stills for general reference and reflect a millisecond in time. For complete details on each stance, check out The Catching Camp's instructional video on Vimeo. Not only do they explain the details of each stance, they explain why it's important to a catcher.
