Catcher pop time

No.
Not when you hit .180 and you are allergic to balls in the dirt.

Sorry, just kidding. Look, you are a HS catcher and you are listing your official pop time (and a pretty good one) in hundredths of a second. I'm pretty sure you know the answer to your question. That's why you have plenty of views but no responses.
Welcome to the site and please come back when you have a real question. There are lots of knowlegeable people here to help.
If, for some reason, I'm wrong, just do a search here regarding POP time. You'll find plenty of info.

Cabbagedad did a good job of illustrating what I like most about this site: we don't play games.

mhiggins - welcome to the site! This place can help you, but it's not the place to go fishing for validation.

Same here Rob.

One thing I learned from a the father of the catcher on my son's team. He was told by numerous DI coaches that they will request a video demonstrating the claimed Pop time due to the many techniques/tricks used to lower the time that cannot be used in real game situations. So if you have a 1.93 Pop time that was measured with you half standing with your feet and shoulders already in a throwing position I suggest you retime yourself from your normal Catcher's stance.
If you can duplicate your sub 2 second time video it with the watch showing and send the video out at the appropriate time.

@ speedsdad i was in a normal catchers position squating down like in a game i wasnt already standing up. but thank you all for the info!

RE: video, my son was never asked for a video showing his pop time. Most coaches will want to observe it themselves (i.e. throwdowns between ininings if no one is running or pregame) or from a trusted source.

This all seems well and good but as College Parent No More points out, videos and claims get attention, performance gets results. That's why when the pitcher warms up his last pitch should be a fast ball to the heart of the plate so the catcher can strut his stuff. And bottom line, the real measure will be game situations. Can the catcher save a strike and still throw out the runner. Can he work with the pitcher and 1B to keep the runner honest? POP time is immaterial if the runner gets a strong lead and the pitcher doesn't mix up his deliveries and checks.

I don't think I really said all of that! Personally I believe in order for a catcher to get the attention of a college coach or scout, he must show an ability to hit at the next level. A catchers pop time doesn't mesn much at the next level if he can't hit.

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A catchers pop time doesn't mean much at the next level if he can't hit.

Bingo. If you are going to play in college, even as a catcher, you have to hit.

Amen, you have to bat at least your weight if you expect to go past college. Defense will only take you so far.

Or you could play for Augie at UT. Bahaaaa

A pitcher's last warmup pitch should be whatever he needs to be ready to throw his first pitch to the leadoff hitter that inning. That is usually going to be a fastball, but not always and it won't always be to the heart of the plate.

So the pitcher should tip off the leadoff batter what is coming first pitch?

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Originally posted by CADad:
A pitcher's last warmup pitch should be whatever he needs to be ready to throw his first pitch to the leadoff hitter that inning. That is usually going to be a fastball, but not always and it won't always be to the heart of the plate.

Sorry friend but all that shows is that he is a bad teammate. Warm ups between innings are just that, warm ups. He better know the pitches he has that day before the game starts.

Allowing the catcher to strut his stuff in front of the crowd, scouts, and especially to have him ready for anything that inning is far more important than throwing junk on the last warmup pitch.

I want a stiff fastball on the outer half on the last warm up pitch every time. Its the catchers opportunity to throw down. Anything other than that and I really don't like it. And neither does any catcher I know.

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Originally posted by Coach_May:
I want a stiff fastball on the outer half on the last warm up pitch every time. Its the catchers opportunity to throw down. Anything other than that and I really don't like it. And neither does any catcher I know.

AMEN!

Agreed - give the catcher a good fastball down the middle to the right side to help him look good. It might be the only chance he gets to show off the whole game and for scouts / coaches to get accurate reads. I time my catcher every throwdown and when the throw is outside of the zone we want it then it does affect his throws. The worst ones are the balls in the dirt.

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Originally posted by Coach_May:
I want a stiff fastball on the outer half on the last warm up pitch every time. Its the catchers opportunity to throw down. Anything other than that and I really don't like it. And neither does any catcher I know.

AMEN! I cant tell you how frustrating it is as a C parent to see the pitcher give less than his best effort on the last warm up pitch and lollipop the last one in there....