- Jul 1, 2019
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I've had to catch DD at several camps. Our team has girls from multiple states and grabbing one of them isn't always possible unless one happens to be going to the same camp. When I have to catch for her, I'm nothing more than a catcher, I don't coach her, don't interact other than receiving and throwing the ball back. However, I do catch every lesson for her so I'm very familiar with her movement and luckily she rarely skips one in.
Most of the girls in our area that we know thru school or local travel team's aren't used to her or used to catching pitchers with much movement. She's always felt like they would potentially make her look worse so she's stuck with me in the situation where she can't use one of her regular catchers. Never had a college coach even bat an eye about a parent catching, realistically I don't think they're looking at me us unless you give them a reason to. I have seen them look questioningly at the bucket dad who's coaching/instructing their DD during the camp and I'd highly advise against it. That said, if you're not one who regularly catches them, don't just jump in and try if it's above your skillset.
Most of the girls in our area that we know thru school or local travel team's aren't used to her or used to catching pitchers with much movement. She's always felt like they would potentially make her look worse so she's stuck with me in the situation where she can't use one of her regular catchers. Never had a college coach even bat an eye about a parent catching, realistically I don't think they're looking at me us unless you give them a reason to. I have seen them look questioningly at the bucket dad who's coaching/instructing their DD during the camp and I'd highly advise against it. That said, if you're not one who regularly catches them, don't just jump in and try if it's above your skillset.