“If great pitchers are thoroughbreds, great catchers are the jockey riding them.” ~ Pat Casey

Pat Casey, Head Baseball Coach at Oregon State University, has written an article covering the fundamentals of catching: Receiving, Blocking, and Throwing. Each is broken down into key skills including positioning of hands and feet, framing the pitch, bunt and running situations and much more.

Made available throught the JUGS Sports archives, you can download Casey's article here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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