Catching 101 - Baseball Catcher Blocking Drills

Blocking drills done by the University of Louisville catchers with Coach Xan Barksdale. For more instruction and videos please go to www.catching-101.com

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• blocking
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• video

[bbnoreaster15]

I made my school team doing these drills as a sixth grader

[Catching101]

@bbnoreaster15 Congratulations! Keep working hard!

[KingCobra887]

im a cacher and i have a good arm but everytime some1 steals i either bobble the ball or throw off target is there anything that can help

[Catching101]

@KingCobra887

I try to answer all of these questions on my message board, please join. Thanks!

[sanitarium796]

my little brother catches and when the ball comes in to block he shyes away from it and turns his head how can me and my dad get him to stop that?

[Catching101]

@sanitarium796 This is a very good question, if you post it on my message board I'll be happy to answer and get a discussion going. I get asked the same questions A LOT and it would help out if all of these were on the message board for other people to reference too! Thanks!

[Letsgopens872]

Jackson

[Mrimkrazy]

im a catcher for our National Team and this really helps me most on the field during practice and games! thanks man :D

#NawMean :P

[ipodpwn1]

Thank you so much this helped me make varsity as a freshman

[norwinbaeball34]

sweet ima cathcher and i love these drills

[akarrows18]

Im playing varsity but the coach said I need to know how to blokck but ima excrllent picker

[TheHoothoot1]

@KingCobra887 what id do is make sure to get your hand in the glove and dont try to throw it from your glove to your hand thats what most people do and another thing is when your throwing make sure your foot is lined up with the back of the plate or you have to throw open or across your body

[natftw]

@sanitarium796 Hey there. I am currently a catcher in high school and up until my sophomore year, i was "afraid" of the ball when blocking. When i was younger, i would turn by body so much that i would get hit in the SIDE on a ball directly in front of me. It was becoming very frustrating. As a sophomore, armed with new catching equipment(All-Star) i finally got myself to "just do it". Once i realized it doesnt hurt and gives a good adrenaline rush, well, the rest is history as they say :)

[jacob12721]

@myfriendsapickle96 sit back and have your arm in the bend of your groin.. see my video on how to block. im coached by Triple A players/ Marines that go to pro camps to learn how to teach the correct way of baseball

[myfriendsapickle96]

Hey I was wondering how you can stop the ball off to one side without having the ball hit your arm.

[Streichman25]

@sanitarium796 just get him to learn that his chest protector will protect him so dont be afraid of it