- May 19, 2016
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In your opinion, at 12U, should there be an emphasis on a pre-game warmup for catchers, or is the general team warmup outlined below good
enough for now?
If your DD has a routine, please share it.
My second-year 12U DD doesn't have one she adheres to, but I'm thinking she probably should.
Typically, she'll "stretch" with her team (they mostly do just lower body), then do hitting stations and some warm up throwing (eventually spreading out to 60 feet), then light infield/outfield before pairing with a pitcher to warm her up. There are no catcher-specific warmups done, such as blocking or pop up and throw.
While warming up the pitcher she could practice dropping and blocking balls that hit the ground, and also popping up, but she hasn't so far. The head coach/assistants really aren't catcher-centric, so there's not much focus there.
So, the first time she has to drop and block in a game or try to throw a runner out would be the first time she's done it in three or so days, or perhaps a week or more depending on her practice schedule.
This is DD's first year with this team and I'm not an assistant so I'm not able to pull her and the other catchers aside before the first game and work with them for a few minutes. When possible, I could work with her the day before the game, though.
enough for now?
If your DD has a routine, please share it.
My second-year 12U DD doesn't have one she adheres to, but I'm thinking she probably should.
Typically, she'll "stretch" with her team (they mostly do just lower body), then do hitting stations and some warm up throwing (eventually spreading out to 60 feet), then light infield/outfield before pairing with a pitcher to warm her up. There are no catcher-specific warmups done, such as blocking or pop up and throw.
While warming up the pitcher she could practice dropping and blocking balls that hit the ground, and also popping up, but she hasn't so far. The head coach/assistants really aren't catcher-centric, so there's not much focus there.
So, the first time she has to drop and block in a game or try to throw a runner out would be the first time she's done it in three or so days, or perhaps a week or more depending on her practice schedule.
This is DD's first year with this team and I'm not an assistant so I'm not able to pull her and the other catchers aside before the first game and work with them for a few minutes. When possible, I could work with her the day before the game, though.