Catcher Throwing Drills Using Footballs

I'm interested in this too. I'm hoping there is more interest thatn this.

I was an IF in college and used footballs to strengthen my arm. redbirdjr is a C and has used them in the past.

I recently found some articles on quarterback throwing mechanics, etc. A lot of what I read and have seen, show the quarterback mechanics of throwing very similar to the form a catcher would use.

I have began researching some QB throwing drills and hope to put together a drill program shortly to test with our kids.

yes my son and i throw the football alot during off season when he comes home.we throw for 30 min. to an hour the last half we long toss.he doesn't throw a baseball during this time,close to two months,he throws the baseball enough during 142 game season.throwing the football feels good to his arm.

I'd be a little leary of practicing a throwing motion that isn't specific to catching. Many catchers don't get a tru 12-6 spin as it is, I can envision practicing with a football contributing to this problem with some players.

Why not just use weighted baseballs and use catcher throwing mechanics?

A catcher's throwing motion is very similar to a quarterback's motion. There are some differences but overall it's very similar so I can see why somebody would want to use this. Overall I just don't see the point when you can long toss. I'm not a big fan of weighted balls also.

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Originally posted by coach2709:
A catcher's throwing motion is very similar to a quarterback's motion. There are some differences but overall it's very similar so I can see why somebody would want to use this.

I agree. Over the past few months I have studied a ton of catching and quarterback still photos and videos, and see many similarities between the two throwing motions.

I have two catchers I am working with now that have a tendency to push the baseball when throwing and/or drop down 3/4. Looking to incorporate some drills with the football more for throwing form and mechanics than building arm strength.

For arm strength we use long toss and the Wolforth weighted ball program.

throwing the football is less taxing on the wing,thats the main reason we throw it. well that, and because its fun.we throw long because its challenging and a good workout. the arm action and body mechanics are the same.we work on getting our front foot down to the T. he throws "bullets" and i throw "bombs".i cant play long toss with him with a baseball but i can with a football so maybe thats why he likes it.and i agree CC05 for arm strength there's no substitute for long toss with a baseball.