I mean - to be clear, a catcher is setting up outside to field the outside pitch. Isn't this usually when they're expecting a swing and a miss and not a called strike?
If your catcher is set up competently off the plate and basically in the outside batters box. Look at it this way - if there is NO catcher between me and the pitcher, that is not good for anyone. The pitcher should be able to see some of the umpire - NOT all of them.
Again - good technique from catching camp and others show how totally unnecessary this is to do anyway. If you need to set up on the outside corner you can reach the ball 2' off the plate even in 10U and 12U - and that is a ball anyway.
It is never revenge. No make up calls. I either see it or I don't. I will do my best to call it a strike if it is a strike.
But it is bad technique and even when they miss close to the plate, the catcher has to dive back to catch it. Even if you do manage to catch a corner it looks to everyone like it is WAY outside.
I wrote this because it was such a major contrast from doing all the older age group games.
EDIT: If you feel the need to move your catcher for an outside pitch, lining their belt buckle up with the outside corner is as far as you should ever need to go. They should be able to catch a ball even 2' outside from that position. Once they go down the catching camp road, they likely wont even do that. DD's catchers basically set up the same for EVERY pitch. They are fast and have long arms
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