.....you also time the pitcher from “break-to-plate”. Break-to-plate is timed when pitcher makes a move that commits him to throw to home and then the watch is stopped when the ball hits catchers glove. This shows how fast the pitcher gets the ball to the plate. I was in the stands with some college coaches at a showcase watching the games on the 2nd day of ... Read More

In the summer of 2000 the New England Catching Camp held its first summer camp. We had 16 baseball catchers attend. They ranged from 9yrs to 13yrs old. Eleven of the attendees were from my home town of Hudson NH. I was very excited that so many kids were interested in coming to our camp. Fast forward to the summer of 2008 where we had 90+ catchers, ages 8-18 from 25 states. Of the 90+ catchers more then 30 of them ... Read More

It is always a costly venture for a college coach to come and see you play during the season. Many colleges have cut the budgets for trips related to scouting potential recruits. This has brought about the increased use by college coaches of recruiting skills video as a way of getting an initial look at players they may otherwise not have been able to see play. While skills videos are important for both baseball and softball players of all postions ... Read More

After an afternoon of watching playoff baseball -- Go Phillies! -- I figured this would be a great time to add the first catching-related post to our blog. Obviously, if we are talking about the ability to block the "out-pitch", we must assume the pitcher actually has an "out-pitch" and that likely reserves this blog entry to coaches of catchers who are at least over the age of 14. This doesn't mean this blog cannot be entertaining and a valuable source ... Read More