Beginner Catchers, Read This⬇️ This video is from 3 years ago🤯 but I still agree with what I was teaching. Here are the core points to a kickback style of blocking: • glove goes down first • throwing hand behind mitt • knees replace feet - it’s not a big hop up and down, imagine your standing on a rug, and behind you, someone’s pulling that rug out from beneath you • chest at 45 ish degree angle • catch the ball with your belly button (not in the video, but adding this point) Getting your blocking form down is easy. Becoming a consistent blocker behind the plate in a real game is a bit tougher. DM me “BLOCK” to become a brick wall behind the plate. I was laughing at myself when I said I’m a “firm believer” of being a sponge, not a brick wall. Which, in fact I do still like to use that analogy. But brick wall does indeed just sound cooler lol #softball #catcher #softballlife #catchers