Evaluation Checklist for Catchers
Evaluation Checklist for Catchers
Here's a very useful tool for both catchers and coaches!
The catcher plays a key role in the success of your program. The catcher must be the team's leader. The catcher has the entire field in front of them and they are able to read and react to every situation. While the ball is in play, the catcher is the only position that never has their back to the action. The catcher must take command and deserve respect and performance from her pitching staff and other position players.
When a critical situation is at hand, the catcher must step-up and take charge of the game. The number one goal of any team should be keeping runners off base. If runners do not get on base, the opponent has a very difficult time scoring. When runners do get on, keeping them where they are or forcing them out at the next base is vital to winning ball games. Holding runners to the base they have just reached is a difficult task that falls on the shoulders of the catcher most of the time. The more control a catcher assumes, the more successful the defensive execution. In order for a catcher to gain control, she must build confidence in her physical abilities and also support it with her knowledge of the game.
It is essential to critique an athletes catching skills to develop an objective list for improvement. The following checklist is an extremely valuable tool for the coach to utilize when evaluating a catcher. The "needs work" column will define the catcher's skills that need to be addressed more frequently. As a coach, it is imperative to give feedback and guidance to your athletes. The checklist is a clear cut way to show your athletes what you expect them to be able to perform.
A coach that is out there trying to recruit a catcher or holding tryouts for their team will find the checklist an easy and thorough way of assessing a catchers talent. The checklist will help
you view how a particular catcher will fit into your program.
you view how a particular catcher will fit into your program. Download in pdf >> Evaluation Checklist for Catchers
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