Plus Justin Stone of EliteBaseball.TV answers the Question Of The Week about whether it's worth teaching kids how to bunt. And Austin Wasserman of WassermanStrength.com shares the Supine Anti-Resistance Movement to create separation between the pelvis and the torso in his Wass Strength Tip Of The Week.
In this 43-minute episode, you'll learn:
- what's the difference between coaching high school, Division 1 and Division 2
- the problem with pitch counts
- the problem with skill development in tee-ball
- the minimum 9 skills of a complete catcher
- whether the gap is smaller in today's data era of baseball between good youth catchers and bad youth catchers
- why learning all those skills is harder than learning all the skills of other positions
- whether a good youth catcher is worth more, less or the same as a good MLB catcher
- a key side of skill development (hint: starts with a 'p'), and why it's critical
- a smart way to develop that key side of skill development
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- D1 Catching
- Austin Wasserman's Supine Anti-Resistance Movement exercises
- The Most Famous Frame Of All Time
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