Advanced Catching Techniques

By Rick Straub

There are many excellent Catchers' Guides available on the market and internet that explain Catching basics. As with hitting and pitching, there are several different styles, techniques and methods that work well in some situations for some catchers. But, they don't work in all situations -or- they have restrictions/ limitations. I teach many of them and then suggest different ones to different students. We all know before you can excel, you must have mastered the fundamentals and be able perform at that level.

Also, I have discovered that while much has been documented in finite details about hitting (Charlie Lau, Walt Hriniak, Ted Williams), and pitching (Rick Peterson, Mike Marshall, Bill Thurston), there is little to take catchers to that level. I have attempted to go to that level, beyond Catcher 101... the “graduate level”.

It assumes that you have a foundation of catching knowledge on which to build. You have had success and want to improve. Some of these techniques are somewhat different from what you may be doing so they take time and practice to master; BUT they will make you better!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rick Straub
• Release date: Aug 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476143286

Rick Straub

Eric A Straub (RICK)..... [e-mail] Rick has coached hundreds of baseball players, played in thousands of games, with decades of catching experience. He has caught several future major league pitchers while playing in the Baltimore, York Pa and in DC Leagues. Rick has three grown children, Kurt, Kelsey, and Andrew. Rick is an IT, management and business professional; starting Baseline Software Group and the Baltimore IIBA chapter. ******************************* PLAYER: - Milford Mill HS (Varsity) ... 1963-64 - Apaches / amateur 14-16 ... 1961-63 - Putty Hill / amateur 16-19 ... 1964-66 - Spring Grove / A&S Contractors (semi pro) ... 1967-83 - Pleasureville, Stoverstown, Vikings (York Central Unlimited) ... 1983-2003 - York Labor Day Tournament with (Baltimore, Reisterstown, Pleasureville, Stoverstown, Mt Wolf) ... 1966-2001 - In the TOP 50 Hitters of ALL TIME in the 80 year old YORK CENTRAL LEAGUE - Baltimore Baseball Club (DC Metro, AA county) ... 2003- present (All Star catcher each year) - MSBL Annual Tournaments in Arizona and Florida ... 2003-2011 (MVP 2006) COACH: Reisterstown and Lutherville/ Timonium Rec Leagues Baltimore Baseball Coalition Bay Bridge Baseball Academy BATT Academy St Frances Academy

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