Crow hop vs step behind

[_MIA_]

It's not a heavily exaggerated move.

It may not even be a taught move.. they just aren’t trying to crow-hop…

 

[The Man In Blue]

Also like seeing the catcher out there ready for the throw!

If positioning of the catcher were in fastpitch.. Looks like a couple of those plays at the plate may be obstruction by where the catcher is standing.
Especially the one where the catcher is standing behind the Baseline and the runner dives in front? What do you think?

A valid question, and I went back to rewatch them just to make sure I didn't step in anything ...

No, I don't have obstruction on any of those, even using various softball rules. MLB (OBR) does give the catcher an allowance for moving into the runner's path if the throw takes him that way, but I am not using that standard. During the couple where the catcher was behind the line, I felt they left a clean path until they had the ball and were making a tag. Notice there was not one collision in that video, not even a runner sliding into a catcher.

Curious to know your take @RADcatcher , but I love everything I am seeing from catchers in that video.

 

[CoachJD]

It may not even be a taught move.. they just aren’t trying to crow-hop…

I think this is right. I've had to teach this move, but that's generally with less athletic players. I think those with even decent athleticism would figure out that stepping behind puts your body in the best position.

 

[radness]

A valid question, and I went back to rewatch them just to make sure I didn't step in anything ...

No, I don't have obstruction on any of those, even using various softball rules. MLB (OBR) does give the catcher an allowance for moving into the runner's path if the throw takes him that way, but I am not using that standard. During the couple where the catcher was behind the line, I felt they left a clean path until they had the ball and were making a tag. Notice there was not one collision in that video, not even a runner sliding into a catcher.

Curious to know your take @RADcatcher , but I love everything I am seeing from catchers in that video.

Thank you for responding and taking a look. The majority of plays in that video the catchers were coming out in front of the plate like it!
However
Perhaps because of where the catcher set up
In this particular play the runner altered their path.
( For some reason on that play that catcher did not set up in front of home plate or Fair side of the foul line)
Of which would NOT suggest a catcher to start off where that catcher was standing.

* not trying to be an Umpire myself not at all. However have seen this be obstruction several times in softball.

 

[The Man In Blue]

I looked at that one a few times, but I still see it clean. Catcher is not set up in the runner’s path. In that last frame you posted the catcher is just entering the runner’s path but he has the ball.

 

[Rolling Hard]

I see what he talks about at the 2:30 mark as being the problem with crow hopping. Many players run with the ball.

 

[Tatonka]

No to the crow hop.