So I live in Canada and my kid plays local ball here and also plays in a decent US travel ball program. This year she got to play in the Tulsa Elite Invite as well as Top Gun Invitational. I did not see a single catcher in either of those tournaments calling their own pitches - everything was called in by the coaches.
Up here, not a single team does it. Not one. The argument is "Oh, the catchers need to learn how to do it." Why? They probably aren't gonna do it in college. And actually having their coaches do it is probably a good way to learn. It would be great to get catchers to the point where they could do it at the same level as coaches but not sure that's gonna happen in most cases.
Are there many catchers calling pitches in top-level tournaments where you are?
Up here, not a single team does it. Not one. The argument is "Oh, the catchers need to learn how to do it." Why? They probably aren't gonna do it in college. And actually having their coaches do it is probably a good way to learn. It would be great to get catchers to the point where they could do it at the same level as coaches but not sure that's gonna happen in most cases.
Are there many catchers calling pitches in top-level tournaments where you are?