Watch as Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez explains that communication is key when catchers are dealing with pitchers. She gives a couple of examples of a catcher using negative language when speaking with a pitcher. Communication needs to be effective, and using the Hamburger Theory can achieve results, as the catcher starts the conversation with a positive comment, follows with a critique, and ends with another positive.
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