playhard314 posted: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? ...
Only when both the accuracy of the pitchers and the consistency of umpire strike calling improve enough to make it a significant difference-maker, more so than the other attributes. This is very rarely the case in HS, but great improvement is apparent at many college levels. Also, at that point, the other C's in a program are generally good at blocking and throwing too, so it can be a separator. Still, hitting, throwing, blocking and game management hold more weight. A catcher isn't going to be recruited primarily on his receiving skills. It matters but tertiary at best.
A big key here is preventing runners from advancing bases. Of course, a past ball is a free base. A stolen base is advancing a base. A well-framed pitch may, on occasion, get you a strike or, less frequently, an out but is relatively less of a factor in preventing bases. You can argue, situationally, between the importance of blocking vs. throwing/POP but receiving is a clear third at that level, even with the abstract deductions that can be made with buying occasional strikes.