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How do I increase likelihood of success for a freshman catcher?

A Aleebaba1,000+ posts
Son is a 2014 who is a good player having been starting catcher for his high school varsity team as freshman, and having played on top travel teams here in DFW area. He is not fast, but he hits well most of the time, blocks well, and ranges between 1.8 and 2.3 on pop time. (Right now he is only 5'-10" and 180 lbs). Other than working on his speed, strength, and technique, is there anything else he should be doing to help out his chances to get into top baseball college (or even drafted)? I know this sounds obsessive but I just want to make sure we maximize his chances for success. I was hoping that those that have been thru this with a catcher son could provide some advice.
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PrepsterPrepster10,000+ posts
You might call around to some of the baseball development centers in the DFW area to see if any of them employ former professional catchers as instructors who provide private instruction. The professional game requires so much more of its catchers in the way of knowledge of the position. If your son could learn some of what a professional catcher could teach him, I'd think it'd be a big help to him.

Good luck to your son!
playfairplayfair500+ posts
My son just finished his sophomore year in college and is a catcher. He is a HS State Champion (SoCal) and this year a .401 wood bat hitting .500 obp NJCAA All American. He went undrafted. This is not a complaint as he has a scholarship to the #1 ranked baseball school in the nation.. UVA

This is a reality.

You said your son runs ok. Get him in yoga, get him to a running coach. If I had it to do all over again I would have had my son work on individual tools rather than playing skill.

My son is an amazing player..Plays with his full heart, his smart mind and his great arm. He only runs ok. If your child is a 2014 kid start working on tools.

Get the boy to an agility coach.
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bigheat27-42bigheat27-4210+ posts
an individual skill is something like arm strength, speed, bat speed, blocking and the "tools" you will hear a scout talking about. a lot of times, this can come down to how hard he is willing to work or just God given talent. since he is good like you say, he has the talent so now it is all about making the most of it.

playing skill is the mental game, knowing what to do, in general how he plays in game situations

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