Great practice before and after games
Supports with receiving the ball from the ground up
Enhances the umpires view to call a strike
Eyes and hands track the baseball
Keeps the ball in the zone
Catcher snaps at the ball and never lets the ball arrive
Pushes the glove down from 12-6 position; will not be called a strike
Not getting the frame of the body behind the ball
Catching top half of the baseball
Thumb not underneath the baseball
Ball not caught out in front
Catcher on both knees
Glove hand on the ground
Roll a ball and have them create a forward movement w/ their thumb “up towards the sky” coming up through the ball
Eyes are behind the ball
Thumb under the ball with elbow close to 90 degrees
Arm moving in upward motion when ball is received