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How Greg Improved His Catching Skills to Better Coach His Players testimonials Aug 05, 2023

Catching is becoming an increasingly important position in baseball, and it can be challenging to develop the skills and knowledge required to coach catchers effectively. Greg Biddle, a little league coach from San Mateo, California, faced these challenges and struggled to find reliable resources...

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Top 3 Tips to Become a Better Catcher: A Guide from Coach Bougie Aug 04, 2023

If you're a catcher looking to improve your game, you've come to the right place.

If you don’t know who I am, my name is Anj Bourgeois and I’m the founder of Catching Made Simple. I transitioned from infield to catcher my Junior year of college, having never caught before, and now...

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Top 5 Receiving Drills For Catchers (BEST FRAMING DRILLS) Aug 01, 2023

Knowing how to receive well as a catcher will be the difference in being a starter or not.

Catching is a demanding position that requires a unique set of skills. Among those skills, receiving is perhaps the most critical. A great catcher can turn borderline pitches into strikes by framing them...

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Top 5 Kettlebell Exercises for High School Catchers Jul 21, 2023

Are you looking for the best kettlebell exercises to help you dominate on the field? This article will show you the top 5 kettlebell exercises for catchers.

Catching is a physically demanding position that requires strength, agility, and endurance. As a catcher, you need to be able to generate...

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A Little League Dad's Journey to Find the Perfect Catching Program testimonials Jul 16, 2023

Henry was looking for a way to help his little league catcher, Nathan, get better, but was limited by the catching coach options available to him. Then his wife found Coach Bougie online while looking for catching programs to help their son Nathan improve. They were looking for a program that...

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How Coach Bougie's Program Helped Bubba Gain Confidence Behind the Plate testimonials Jul 04, 2023

When Mark Banks signed his son Bubba up for Coach Bougie's program, he was just hoping to give his son a little more experience on the field. But what he got was so much more than that.

Bubba had just started playing baseball and was eager to learn. With Coach Bougie's guidance, he quickly...

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Top 5 Medicine Ball Exercises for High School Catchers (That You Can Do By Yourself) drills training Jun 14, 2023

If you're a high school catcher looking for ways to improve your strength, endurance, and throwing power, then consider incorporating medicine ball workouts into your training routine. Medicine balls are a simple and effective tool for building core strength, improving coordination, and...

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The Catching Made Simple Method: Learning How to Catch Quickly (CMSP 4) catching coach podcast Jun 02, 2023

Are you a catcher looking to improve your skills? Or perhaps a coach looking to teach your catchers how to get better? Look no further than the Catching Made Simple Method.

In episode four of the Catching Made Simple Podcast, we breaks down the five levels of learning that make up the CMS Method....

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The Most Important Skill for Catchers? You Won't Believe the Answer! podcast May 27, 2023

What’s the most important skill for catchers?

It’s likely not what you think it is…

When we look at the number of times things happen in a game, we’ll know what is really most important.

In the third episode of the Catching Made Simple Podcast, we’re diving into...

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The Catching Crisis: How Neglecting Catchers is Hurting Your Team podcast May 23, 2023

Baseball is a complex and strategic game that relies on every position to contribute to the success of the team. However, one position stands out in terms of overall impact: the catcher.

Despite being the most important position on the field, catchers are often overlooked, under-coached, and...

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Top 5 Catcher Blocking Drills (Turn Passed Balls into Brick Walls) blocking drills May 22, 2023

If you can't block, you won't play as a catcher.

Blocking is one of the most important skills you can have. If your catcher isn't blocking consistently, you'll give up extra bases and lose more games.

If you don’t know who I am, my name is Anj Bourgeois and I’m the founder of Catching...

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The Catching Made Simple Podcast: An Introduction podcast May 12, 2023

The Catching Made Simple Podcast is a new resource for catchers, parents of catchers, and coaches of catchers who want to improve their skills and understanding of the position.

In this first episode, founder Anj Bourgeois shares his personal story of converting to a catcher in college and how it...

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