So catchers are basically the managers on the field. We tell the pitcher where to get over. Were in charge of a whole lot of things that occur out here. Were leaders on the field. We have to. Were the only one's that see the whole field. It's a rule that if you do not like it, don't catch because you've got to be a leader.
So were going to speak about giving catcher signs . Once more were in charge of this. A signal might be coming from our manager in either dugout or were just telling the pitcher what we believe he should do. From this stance, like we talked earlier, were in our position to give signs. We received our 3rd base coached blocked. We got our first base coach blocked. We would like to give our signs. We wish to give them in a way where only our pitcher and our middle infielders can see them.
Now when we discuss giving signs it is not a big deal if there's no one on base because there's only a few people out there that can see them. But if there's somebody on 2nd base, that's rather different. If there's somebody on first that may also be different.
We wish to use multiple signs. We want to disguise it because this is our information. This is not public knowledge. We do not desire everybody to understand what's coming. If a hitter knows what's coming he's sure going to put some damage into your pitcher.
The other part of that is if a guy on first base knows what's coming and he sees a breaking ball, he knows it's an even chance to run. He knows the pitch is going to be slower. That is the reason why we wish to keep these closed. It's usually a good time for a base runner to steal when there is a breaking ball coming because it's probably going to bounce. No matter what, it may be slower. So that is the reason why we wish to stay closed and give good signs.
I'm going to give you 1 or 2 examples of different sequences to use. One of them that is regularly used, way to often , would be 2nd sign. So we might go three, one, two, one. That will be a fastball. That's rather basic. Some more in depth ones would be sign after two. So it'd be 3, two, one, three. That'd be a fastball also.
There's lots of different sequences you can use. Look the concept is to keep the man on second from knowing what's coming or a person on first from understanding what they would like to run. We do not want this hitter to understand what's coming. This is our data. Were in charge of this. So next time your behind home plate, keep them to oneself. Disguise them a little bit. Don't tell everyone what's coming and have a great game behind the dish.
So were going to speak about giving catcher signs . Once more were in charge of this. A signal might be coming from our manager in either dugout or were just telling the pitcher what we believe he should do. From this stance, like we talked earlier, were in our position to give signs. We received our 3rd base coached blocked. We got our first base coach blocked. We would like to give our signs. We wish to give them in a way where only our pitcher and our middle infielders can see them.
Now when we discuss giving signs it is not a big deal if there's no one on base because there's only a few people out there that can see them. But if there's somebody on 2nd base, that's rather different. If there's somebody on first that may also be different.
We wish to use multiple signs. We want to disguise it because this is our information. This is not public knowledge. We do not desire everybody to understand what's coming. If a hitter knows what's coming he's sure going to put some damage into your pitcher.
The other part of that is if a guy on first base knows what's coming and he sees a breaking ball, he knows it's an even chance to run. He knows the pitch is going to be slower. That is the reason why we wish to keep these closed. It's usually a good time for a base runner to steal when there is a breaking ball coming because it's probably going to bounce. No matter what, it may be slower. So that is the reason why we wish to stay closed and give good signs.
I'm going to give you 1 or 2 examples of different sequences to use. One of them that is regularly used, way to often , would be 2nd sign. So we might go three, one, two, one. That will be a fastball. That's rather basic. Some more in depth ones would be sign after two. So it'd be 3, two, one, three. That'd be a fastball also.
There's lots of different sequences you can use. Look the concept is to keep the man on second from knowing what's coming or a person on first from understanding what they would like to run. We do not want this hitter to understand what's coming. This is our data. Were in charge of this. So next time your behind home plate, keep them to oneself. Disguise them a little bit. Don't tell everyone what's coming and have a great game behind the dish.
About the Author:
Greg Thomas is now a little league coach, but has experience working among the pros. He shows his team tutorial videos about the significance of the catchers stance and hitting instructionto help improve their abilities.
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