Hey, I am well aware of the difficulties of catcher and being a catcher myself I know how hard it is to get blocking to be your second nature and all. But, honestly, I don't see it harder than a position player. I see some of the bad hops some infielders take, and I get to wear a mask...Maybe I'm just used to everything at catcher, I don't know.
Also, to note about hitting and catching- my coach thought I was good defensively but he thought my hitting was horrible. He told me my job is to work behind the plate and only to care about hitting when I'm in the box. He said my hitting will not affect my playing time as long as I do my job behind the dish. I never knew why he felt so badly about my hitting, but I never let it affect me. As the season started, I did get off to a slow start, but soon after, I moved the 5 spot, a few games at 3 and then the rest of the season at 4 spot.