What to work on to get recruited

Hey there bud,

You will obviously grow some more,since you are only a freshman,so let nature take its course first and foremost

Id work on getting your throwing arm stronger.Do rotator cuff exercises and things like that(stretch bands are great and you can do these every night). Long toss is good too. Another thing to work on is your footwork. Jump rope,latter drills,etc are good for this.It will help you a lot with throw downs and pitches you have to move around for. The difference between a 2.2 and 2.0 isnt always arm strength,but footwork. Make sure you are firing out towards the bag at second base,and not falling off to the sides,or putting all the weight on the back leg of your body

Get in the weightroom and get stronger. Down the road you will have to pass an eye test at a camp,and you want to look like an athlete,but also play like one when you get the chance. Its better to not load up the weights to the point where it nearly breaks your form.Rather,put on a weight which you challenge yourself at,but still move the barbell and dumbbell at a quick speed.This way you develop explosiveness,and not just bulk up like a body builder. Stay consistent in the weight room,and dont skip workout days

I wouldnt worry about showcases until later next year. Work on getting your game better,and improving your defensive ability. When you are hitting,swing hard and dont cheat yourself. College coaches love batspeed,and so do drills to improve your batspeed.

Also dont forget,stretch VERY well before games and practices,and workouts too. You will be happy down the road. Take it from me. Dont forget to eat fairly well too.

Thank You! I hit the weight room before the season, but i never had time to get back in there during the season since i have a game to go to or play everyday. I'm going to see if my school has a weight program im the morning. Thank You for all the tips! Others keep posting with more tips!

Futurecatcher is on the money ....Work on arm strength but work on mechanics too. I remember my son throwing a baseball up in the air while watching TV hundreds of time just to feel the seems for the perfect throw. He went from 2.3 to 1.9 by senior year. He also got bigger and stronger.....he also used to put 2 bags of rice on the floor while watching TV and constantly run his fingers through them ...he said it would make his hands strong ....kids are strange ....God love them.

One thing to add ...work light weights very quickly, once your motion slows stop the workout or you are training your arm to move slow under stress. You are a catcher...quick feet,quick arm and quick mind ...and success is in your pocket.

Out hustle everyone. All the time. Do the little things that others don't. Get there early and be ready before everyone else.

Spend as mush time or more working on speed and agility, footwork, as you do on hitting and arm strength. You can have a gun for an arm and a great bat, if you don;t have the foot work you won't catch.

That is assuming you want to catch.

Work hard, have fun and remember, you never know who's watching. ;-)

Ok thank you guys! I will put all these into a workout and get going. These tips are greatly appriated!

All good advice MGB. Remember to keep those grades up too. 3.5 is great; 4.0 is better =); good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.

Will Do OBC! I'm looking into the Butler University Baseball Camp. It's only a 2 day thing, but heck, its a college camp and a good way to get recognized. Keep Posting!

The best way for a catcher to get noticed is to hit.
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MGB


You are a freshman---you have a lot of time ahead of you

Just keep working to improve your game and keep the grades up

Ok. I have been told though that it's never to early to begin worrying about scouts. I work and hustle around every practice and i just want exposure show i can show people how hard i work.

MGB

You wont see scouts at JV games---like I say work on improving your game

Just get better...play the game. If you "worry" about college coaches seeing you, you aren't playing the game the right way.

Ok thank you very much guys!The varisty catcher is a sophomre so its gonna be tough. But i think i can pull it off.

Finnally have reached a little goal! i had a accurate 2.06 pop! =D

Stop worrying about impressing the scouts---play the game---you play the game well and the scouts will be impressed

I am playing the game. I was just saying. I work on improving my game everyday. I barley get to play anyways because we keep getting rained out! Gr! Indiana Weather!

It's good to set goals and work toward them, but don't get too hung up on numbers. When I watch a catcher the last thing on my mind is POP time. It's said that the base is stolen on the pitcher ...well it's the catchers job to make the pitcher keep the runner close. Throwing behind a runner, running at him when he bluffs a steal, getting a pitcher to step off or throw over. An active catcher is what I look at first.

When you do get your varsity chance,block everything,even when nobody is on base. Dont yell at your pitcher,or teammates if they make an error. I recall one game my junior year,just a conference game,where we lost 3-2. After the game,a JUCO coach approaches me and asks if I am interested in their program. I had no clue he was there. As mentioned,you never know who is watching.

Hustle on and off the field and stay positive,you have a lot of time to develop.As mentioned,keep your grades up. A lot of guys can play baseball,but not all of them have a good GPA or ACT.

Ok thank you! I really never understood why people didn't block even if there wasn't anyone on. I think it kind of intimidates the other team if me or another catcher is blocking everything, making them second think stealing on me or another catcher. A example would be that i did block when no one is on, ( This is 2 weekends ago) and they were second thinking stealing on me. So when i blocked it, i sprang up and picked the ball up and they just decided to steal, giving me time to got my proper footwork and throw right to the SS mitt for the out. It really does make baserunners kind of nervous knowing that a catcher can block and will make the throw.

This is for everyone... would the fact that MGbaseball goes to a 2a school effect him getting recruited by a d1 school?

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Originally posted by bigbeng94:
This is for everyone... would the fact that MGbaseball goes to a 2a school effect him getting recruited by a d1 school?

No...why would it? If you can play, you can play.

Work on athleticism in addition to honing your catching and hitting skills. Collegiate coaches like athletes. Spend some time on ground balls and fly balls as well. You get noticed by playing. Give the coach a reason to have you in the line-up everyday when you make the varsity team. Be able to play everywhere.

In addition to all the great advice so far, here are some mental aspects that I found useful when I caught. Always anticipate that a runner will steal. Wild pitches and passballs do not exist, there are only balls that get past the catcher, minimize those occurrences until they do not happen...But don't beat yourself up over it

MGBASEBALL2012,

You don't mention how involved your parents are. If they don't mind spending some money my advice to you would be to find a private catching coach. My son's game went way up after a winter with one. We did it between freshman and sophmore seasons.

It took me some time to find a quality coach but it was worth all the effort. My son went from being an athlete who looked good catching to a catcher who looked good catching.

The instructor we used was great. He was a real teacher who was really into the details. We had tried a couple of guys who just couldn't be bothered with the little things. So don't be afraid to shop around. The best players don't always make the best teachers.

So listen to the other posters and keep working to improve your tools, but try to get as fundamentally sound and technically perfect as possible.

No,I know a guy from a class A school that threw 90 and got drafted

Or in football,a guy named ronnell lewis will be playing safety and LB at OU this fall. He is from the town of Dewar,Oklahoma.Population 919

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This is for everyone... would the fact that MGbaseball goes to a 2a school effect him getting recruited by a d1 school?

I'm in the same boat. I go to a 3A school, and I can't help but wonder if the guys that are 5A aren't apt to get more attention. It just seems logical, bigger school, better team, better players. I'm not saying that's how it is, but that might be how it is sometimes.

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Originally posted by sugarstud32:

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This is for everyone... would the fact that MGbaseball goes to a 2a school effect him getting recruited by a d1 school?

I'm in the same boat. I go to a 3A school, and I can't help but wonder if the guys that are 5A aren't apt to get more attention. It just seems logical, bigger school, better team, better players. I'm not saying that's how it is, but that might be how it is sometimes.

If you can play, you will be seen and attract attention. Stick with it and keep playing hard!