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Reply to "Coaches... If you have several great catchers on your team... which one do you start?"

game7 posted:

IMHO:

Most important is blocking.  Second is throwing.  Third is receiving.

Edited to say:  WRT throwing:  I focus more on accuracy than on raw poptime.

A 2.4 near-the-bag is better than a 2.2 chest-high.

It seems like most youth and high school coaches would agree with that order (I'm still learning about high school ball though, so that's just my impression). 

When do you think receiving becomes more important?  I know it's considered the most important thing at the pro level.  Do you think college continues to value blocking and throwing most?  Or does receiving become more important at that level?

And I agree that accuracy is worth a lot, maybe even half a second

Last edited by playhard314
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