TPM posted:CatcherDadNY posted:Great replies all...thanks..the tournament was black bear South Carolina...good competition and quite a few scouts there...saw a few equally talented catchers there from the south but none had his 6.8 60yard speed...Im feeling it will take a coach that will value speed and athleticism over a lot of the slow, heavy legged catchers out there...possibly seeing him as more versatile...he is 6ft 180lbs at 17 years old..
Catchers are not recruited for speed but rather pop time and power and leadership. It may very well be that your son needs to let coaches know that the catcher position isnt written in stone. You dont want to sit behind someone for 3, 4 years.
they most likely will cut his ass after 2 so he won't have to be overly concerned about that! your point is good about changing positions but in my experience they don't really ask where you want to play. They just tell what your new position is X and there you go.