- Jan 15, 2009
- 584
- 0
My daughter has been attending a catching clinic at a local college that has a great teaching coach IMO and has had some highly successful college teams.
After the last clinic we were playing some dome games and I noticed my daughter setting up extra deep in her crouch to receive the ball (thighs past parrallel with the ground, hips lower than knees). It made it awkward to get out of the crouch and IMO is less athletic a position than hips slightly higher than knees. When I questioned her about it, she told me that is the position they are drilling into her at the clinic to give the umpire the best vision of the strikezone. I told her that I wasn't a fan of it with runners on base and that she needs to ask for further clarification at her next clinic (I will as well)
Any opinions? I had noticed that the new olympic team catcher gets this low, so I'm not sure it isn't high level technique just wondering what others feel about it.
After the last clinic we were playing some dome games and I noticed my daughter setting up extra deep in her crouch to receive the ball (thighs past parrallel with the ground, hips lower than knees). It made it awkward to get out of the crouch and IMO is less athletic a position than hips slightly higher than knees. When I questioned her about it, she told me that is the position they are drilling into her at the clinic to give the umpire the best vision of the strikezone. I told her that I wasn't a fan of it with runners on base and that she needs to ask for further clarification at her next clinic (I will as well)
Any opinions? I had noticed that the new olympic team catcher gets this low, so I'm not sure it isn't high level technique just wondering what others feel about it.