Receiving

 

• 3 Types (must be able to use all three)

 

• Frame

 

• Picture Frame
• Greg Maddux
• Steering Wheel

 

• Half Moon
• Jeff Samardzija
• Triangle

 

• Cross Zone
• Jason Verlander
• Be quiet and subtle
• Keep strikes strikes
• Let balls be balls
• Steal border line pitches
• Quarter turn or half moon turn with glove “C” to “L”
• Let the ball come to you and anticipate action
• Soft hands
• Catch the ball between your index finger and thumb
• Sway to location
• Low strong base
• Nose behind the ball
• Keep your shoulders square
• Four corners
• Dominate the ball and beat the ball to a spot
• Catch the ball with soft hands but be firm with your wrist and arm
• Present the ball to the umpire

 

 

         

• Using all three methods

 

• Framing zone
• Inside
• Outside
• High
• Low
• Tennis ball flips
• Easy
• Rapid fire
• Tennis ball throw
• No glove
• With glove
• Regular short toss (coach on one knee 30 feet away)
• Tire Drill
• Wall drill
• 3 man + 1
• Wall drill (quick)
• Machine drills
• distance
• spot work
• Breaking balls
• Catch Live