Watch as Coach Tyler Johnson discusses the importance of staying below the baseball when receiving a pitch. The catcher must try to match the pitch angle from underneath by making the target then taking the thumb to 6 o'clock and working it back to 3 o'clock. Coach Johnson will explain, and the catcher demonstrates the Thumb/Ball, Heavy Ball, and Mini Mitt Drills.
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