The Big 3 For Catchers: Receiving, Blocking, & Throwing

Description

When it comes to catching, Todd Coburn knows his stuff. In this course, you'll get to see Todd breaking down the Big 3 of Catching:

Receiving
Blocking
Throwing

Todd goes into great detail during this presentation from the 2020 Virtual Baseball Coaches Summit. He shares plenty of skills and drills that catchers of all ages can incorporate right away to have an immediate impact with their pitchers and on their team.

Having a great catching is an absolute must for any team. Pitchers need a strong catcher behind the plate. They throw more confidently and get more strikes called when there's someone they trust behind the dish.

You'll learn specific exercises to strengthen and mobilize the areas that catchers need most. Todd will share specific drills to improve receiving ability, blocking reactions and throwing mechanics.

Stay tuned at the end for a great Q/A section and maybe one of your questions will get answered.

Lessons

1 Introduction 2:41 2 Big 3 of Receiving 2:37 3 Mitt Positioning 2:34 4 Muscle Activation Drills - PreGame Prep 5:48 5 Pocket Awareness 2:11 6 Location Receiving Positions 4:50 7 Blocking Mindset 2:07 8 Transition Into Blocking Position 3:48 9 Body Positioning & Posture 2:36 10 Bootstrap Squats 3:56 11 3 Ball Blocking 3:20 12 Sit & Hit Series 3:14 13 No Hands Blocking 3:55 14 Big 4 of Throwing 5:31 15 Quick Foot Exercises 6:24 16 Closing Q/A 6:17

The Coach

Todd Coburn

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Todd Coburn is “The Catching Guy”. He started camps and clinics in 2000 and now he has events around the country.

Todd is one of the most sought after coaches in the catching world. He is a lifetime catcher who loves spreading the knowledge to anyone who wants to listen and learn.

Todd was a two time draft pick by the Houston Astros he also caugh for the Philadelphia Phillies.

He is also the former Program Development Coordinator for Velocity Sports Performance.

Todd authored, The View From Behind the Mask, Everything You Need to Know About Catching & More.

Featured Speaker at CatcherCON 2016, Be The Best Coaches Convention, 2018 ABCA Barnstormers USF Coaches Clinic, MHSBCA Annual Convention, 2019 ABCA National Convention.

Todd has more than 100,000+ followers across social media.