Does anyone have a pregame catchers routine or one that they can direct me to? Also, how would I incorporate the 450g driveline plyo ball into my warmup and routine?
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My son (2019) starts with a good stretching routine, including extra stretches for his shoulder, then J-band exercises. Then he begins his throwing routine (20-30 feet) which starts with lower body anchored (no step or hip turn), using only his torso and arms. Then he continues throwing normally and gradually stretching out to about 150'. Along the way he'll do about 10 of what he calls "start/stops" where he simulates the catch, transfer and arm cock, working on staying down through the motion and getting his front side and throwing arm in their proper positions. Then when he's at full distance he'll drop into a squat and do a few throw downs out of the crouch. Then he'll warm up the pitcher in the bullpen where he works on receiving/framing. When all this is done he'll do some blocking drills. Once on the field, he'll do typical pre-game routine of some throw downs, drop 3rd-strike throws to first, throws to 3rd, then catch a pop-up.
Smitty, sounds similar to my '22's routine. Will push him to incorporate the band which is the one main difference.
My 2019's routine is also similar to Smitty's son's. Unfortunately however, the way that many of his games go he's typically not getting the on-field part of the warmup. It seems like our guys run this while he's in the pen with the starting pitcher.