- Oct 4, 2010
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Video of Cincinnati Reds catchers getting their stance and establishing and maintaining balance as they receive pitches that are out of the strike zone: Google search BASEBALLANCE YOUTuBE Channel and find them there.
Coach, just so I'm clear, at the higher levels you have the catchers set up the glove where they want the ball? So if they're calling an inside pitch, they set the glove up on the inside? I've always been taught as a batter to have quick look back to see where the catcher was positioning for that reason, so I could then set up where I needed to be. Doesn't that give away the pitch?
Also at the 18U level I suspect if a batter spends too much time looking back at the catcher she will probably be seeing a lot of high and tight fastballs to encourage her to keep her eyes off the catcher.