#catching camp

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it boils down to the fact that an incoming pitch can travel much faster than you can reach out, catch it, bring it back toward your body and make an exchange to the throwing hand. Let the ball travel and make the glove-to-hand exchange closer to your body,  tinker with the distance, but receiving the ball about 12-18 inches from the chest is about right. Obviously, if a pitch is extreme (outside your body), you must extend to catch the ball and bring it all back to the midline to make an exchange. But if the pitch is around your body, fight the urge to reach out and get it. Use the superior speed of the ball and make the glove to hand exchange closer to your body for more efficient times. It's not a big thing, but not much is what counts when it comes to pop times. It can easily save a tenth of a second though, and transform you from just a guy to THE GUY.

[veloprosports-blog]

Big League Edge offers 2 Distinct Catching Camps: 1. VPX Elite Catching Camps Velopro Harness:  Train with the VL Harness and improve your footwork and arm strength. Catching Coordinators:  All catching instructors are NCAA or HS catching coaches. Low training ratios. Reps driven platforms:  All camps utilize a "20sec or less" training platform that provides a rep every 20sec. There will be verbal training that may slow this down, but such is utilized for explanation purposes only. Machine driven training:  All camps incorporate pitching machines to provide a large amount of reps for receiving, blocking, and POP time enhancement. Technology:  Catchers will train with POP time counters, targeting monitors, KOTH trainers, and throwing speed radar readers. What is covered:  Receiving, blocking, footwork, arm strength, framing, bunt coverages, and more. Agility:  All camps train with cone & ladder set ups specifically designed for catching drills. BLE Training Membership: Every athlete is provided a $12 per month BLE membership, which puts a $250 value back to them (see above for details). 2. VPX Specialized Catching Camps Velopro Harness:  Train with the VL Harness and improve your footwork and arm strength. Catching Coordinators:  All catching instructors are NCAA or HS catching coaches. Low training ratios. Reps driven platforms:  All camps utilize a "20sec or less" training platform that provides a rep every 20sec. There will be verbal training that may slow this down, but such is utilized for explanation purposes only. Machine driven training:  All camps incorporate pitching machines to provide a large amount of reps for receiving, blocking, and POP time enhancement. Technology:  Catchers will train with POP time counters, targeting monitors, KOTH trainers, and throwing speed radar readers. What is covered:  Receiving, blocking, footwork, arm strength, framing, bunt coverages, and more. Strength included. Small ability specific groups of 2 catchers. 6 catchers per session. Agility:  All camps train with cone & ladder set ups specifically designed for catching drills. BLE Training Membership: Every athlete is provided a $12 per month BLE membership, which puts a $250 value back to them (see above for details).

[veloprosports-blog]

We want to be as close as we can without getting hit. The reason is when were set up, the deeper we back up, the lower I’m going to end up catching this pitch. Like it or not, the umpires call pitches based on how the catcher catches them. They’ll tell you it’s where it crosses the plate. The reality is how the catcher makes it look. So the closer we can get to the home plate, the higher we can hold a low pitch. If we have to scoot up further and further back, were now going to catch that same pitch down here that we would of caught up here before. This is always dictated though by the hitter. You must know your hitter. If he’s going to hit you on a back swing, you better back up a little bit.