The Complete Catcher Protocol

For Catchers looking to get ready for varsity (and beyond)

This Plan Will Help You Become a Complete Catcher. Guaranteed.

The Complete Catcher Protocol is an online coaching program where we build the skill you need to become a varsity catcher together.

You won’t need any fancy equipment. Just your gear, a phone, and a tripod! You can do it all right at home.

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Your Catching Has 3 BIG PROBLEMS...

Tell me if this sounds familiar...

❌ You Don't "Move" Correctly

❌ Your Movement Breaks Down At "Game Speed"

❌ You Don't Know The "Nuances" Of The Position

And this leads to "bouncing" borderline pitches, passed balls getting behind you, and runners stealing like crazy...

Or even worse, coaches not trusting you and winding up on the bench.

The whole time, you wonder, "What would happen if I was more of a complete catcher?"

I don’t want that for you.

At Catching Made Simple, I've created a skill development plan to help you get ready for varsity (and beyond).

Not only will it give you something fun to do every day...

But it will also help you feel confident you're going to perform every time you step behind the plate.

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Here's what we'll install together:

Over the next 3 months, we’ll install the following systems together:

Stances Made Simple - refined after teaching 1,000s of catchers, we’ll have you looking like a professional every time you squat behind the plate.
Receiving Made Simple - my 5 step method for stealing the low strike without getting thumbed.
Blocking Made Simple - become a brick wall behind the plate by learning the simple process to block every ball from every stance.
Throwing Made Simple - our simple 3 step process to identify the biggest constraint holding back your pop time, paired with our effective drills to fix them.
Specialty Plays Made Simple - great catching is not just about the fundamentals. It’s about being prepared for every situation you’ll encounter in a game. You will be prepared for every situation and have practiced every situation so you’re ready come game time.

Together we’ll install these systems into your catching game and get them performing consistently by running the complete catcher protocol over the next 6 months.

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Meet your Coach :)

Coach Bougie
@catchingmadesimple

👋 Hey! Coach Bougie here. I played at Biola University and transitioned from middle infield to catcher my junior year of catching.

People seem to like how I explain how to get better at catching, maybe because it was so hard for me when I learned to catch 😜

I'll be leading you through the course and giving you feedback.

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Why this works better than anything else:

It's because we have all of this working together:

1. The Right Plan - solving the 3 biggest problems

2. The Right Practice - 3+ times a week w/ progressions

3. The Right Feedback - giving you the personalized help

And when you practice these three things...

You can't help but grow.

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1. What Your Plan Will Look Like

2. What Personalized Video Feedback Looks Like

3. What Weekly Group Clinics Look Like

(This is a clip from an infield section, which we cover occasionally)

Your 3-Step Process to Becoming a Complete Catcher:

1. Sign Up Today

Click the button below to sign up and transform into a complete catcher.

2. Follow The Plan

Work on the right things, at the right time, with the right feedback from the right coach.

3. See Yourself Grow!

Build the skills and confidence you need to become a varsity-ready catcher.

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Here's what we'll do together :)

In phase one, we’ll focus on mastering your movements and on the fundamentals.

Mastering the movements is simply:

Doing it perfectly slow
Doing it perfectly a little faster

With your movements being mastered, we’ll have a foundation that we can build to move at a varsity and beyond level

In phase two, with your movements on a solid foundation, we’ll get you game ready so you can transfer those movements over at game speed.

You can easily get stuck here without a coach and a plan because you do the movement correctly when it’s slow, but revert to your old movements in the game.

This is normal and we just need to keep doing movements correctly at a progressively harder difficulty.

In phase three, we’ll nail the nuances of the position.

Now that you have your fundamentals down, let’s make sure we’re prepared for every situation we’ll face on the field.

Things like tag plays, bunt plays, pop ups, and so much more.

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Here’s What You Get:

Solve your 3 big problems:

1. Master Your Movements
2. Get Game Ready
3. Nail The Nuances

1:1 Personalized Video Feedback

You’ll get this 3x a week.

Feel free to reach out with any other questions as well.

One 30 Min Onboarding Call

Let’s get you IMMEDIATE progress on your biggest problem through a 1 on 1 onboarding lesson.

Select a time that works for you to connect via zoom.

And make sure you have your shins strapped on!

One 60 Min Live Group Call a Week

Get live coaching and feedback as we do drills together, talk about the mental game, and connect to take you to your next level.

Community Of Other Driven Catchers

Getting around other people focused on the same thing will help you grow.

Bonus: ALL CMS Courses

Getting around other people focused on the same thing will help you grow.

BONUS: Infield Made Simple w/ Coach Murph

The same signature coaching program that’s helped 100s of catchers is not available for infielders too.

Bonus: Social Media Awareness

When you succeed, we highlight your progress on social media for additional exposure, increasing your visibility to college scouts.

For example, this video got over 250k views on Instagram alone!

Bonus: Catch Clinic Recordings

Access lots of recordings of drills, catcher convos, and group calls!

For example, if you want to work on receiving, just open the video up and follow along!

100% Money Back Guarantee

If The Complete Catcher Protocol isn't delivering on every promise we made plus more...

Just send me an email and I'll send you your money back. This works.

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Testimonials

Here's a few case studies:

Nate, Freshman

Background: Nate is a talented 14 year old catcher from Canada and works out all by himself. He has a rebound net in his backyard and does all the CatchCORE drills alone. He’s super consistent and very technically sound. He’s going to be so good!

Before: Nate was already a pretty advanced catcher, but struggled finding coaching that would help him identify where he had room to grow and give him drills he could do at home. He was ready to work, but he needed some guidance on what to work on.

After: Now he knows how to evaluate himself, he’s made tremendous progress, and is set up to play at an elite level because his movements are so dialed in. One of the biggest adjustments we made was working to be patient and let the ball travel more so he could be stronger as he received. Keep your eyes out for this guy, he’s shown tremendous baseball IQ on our group calls too.

Caul, 12u Catcher

Background: Caul and Shawn came to me to prepare Caul for varsity baseball. He's still a year or two away from it, but they wanted him to be strong from the start.

Before: Caul was already a skilled catcher but knew he had areas to improve, even if he wasn't sure exactly what they were.

After: Now Caul’s made AMAZING progress, is prepared for all game situations, and is well prepared for varsity baseball! (Refining his arm path is the next step for him).

Here’s a screenshot in the 2nd week of working together (we’d only worked on stances and receiving at this point):

Chase, 10u Catcher

Background: Chase is one of the funniest “mate’s” I know and is an absolute gamer behind the plate! Plus, he’s from Australia… Online coaching is pretty cool!

Before: He came in not knowing too much about catching despite being a good athlete.

After: Now he’s locked and loaded whenever he straps on the gear. Plus, he won the Golden Glove for Catcher. Pretty cool 😎

Aaron, 12u Catcher

Background: These guys are AWESOME. (The pic above is a CMS hat and a Coach Rac jersey. We played together in college and started NYABC together.)

Before: Aaron was struggling to catch the ball correctly and hurt his thumb as a result.

After: Everything changed. Now Aaron knows how to catch correctly, how to review his own videos, and even wants to make catching videos himself 🤯.

Bonus: Listen to this cool family story: Aaron, his mom, and his sister would all gather around the kitchen table after school to watch the video feedback from yesterday, watch the new lesson for today, then go practice in the backyard and send me another video to review. What a cool memory they’ll always remember.

11u Catcher Improves From Online Catching Lessons (And Likes It Better Than In-Person Lessons!)

I-dawg, 11u Catcher

Background: Brian and Isaac are a father-son powerhouse from Pittsburgh. Isaac goes by “Idog” because it’s cool 🙂. He’s an 11u catcher and they found me on YouTube looking up catching drills.

Before: His main struggles were that of most young catchers - he didn’t know how to move! He wasn’t in great stances, wasn’t moving to block properly, and was set up to “bounce” the ball when he caught every time because of his movement.

After: So they signed up for CatchCORE and made wild improvements on his movement. Now he’s locking it down in the game, more confident than ever. You can watch the case study below.

Video: Case Study: 11u Catcher Becomes a THREAT Behind the Plate

K-dawg, 12u Catcher

Background: “K-dawg” is one of the most energetic kids I’ve ever met. Lol.

Before: K-dawg was a talented young athlete, but hadn’t had a ton of coaching on catching. He struggled getting into good stances, blocking consistently, and catching the ball back to the zone.

After: He’s made a ton of progress, primarily in his core fundamentals (stances, receiving, blocking, throwing), and also in the “intangible” skills such as leadership, communication, confidence, and baseball IQ. Very proud of this dude!

Tristan, 8u Catcher

Background: Tristan and Rob are some of the OG Catching Made Simple Crew. They’re AWESOME. I love these guys so much. And also… Tristan is a BEAST behind the plate.

Before: Tristan was a really solid catcher for his age already, but just hadn’t had a ton of coaching and had some “loose ends” with his mechanics.

After: He’s mirroring the movements of the pros… and he’s 8 years old. It’s gonna be crazy to see what he can do if he sticks with it in the future. He’s the best 8u catcher I’ve seen.

Video: 8u Catcher Drills Transformation (From Simple Daily Drills With Dad!)

Teddy, Freshman

Background: Teddy and Frank are just amazing people. The kind of people where a smile comes to your face when you see a message from them.

Before: Teddy came in with a loose chest protector, trouble getting into a good stance, and no real foundation on the core of catching.

After: Now, the confidence from working every day and getting better behind the plate has carried over into other areas of life and school too. We’ve worked together for a little over two years now and I’m so proud of the dude. He made his HS team too :)

Bonus: One thing we say all the time is “5 minute habits, 5 year goals.” He’s proof this works.

Caleb, Freshman

Background: Caleb and Andy are from the stomping-grounds where I grew up in Utah.

Before: He came in struggling with the fundamentals (like every untrained catcher).

After: He’s dialed in his fundamentals, created a practice habit at home, and impressed his coaches like crazy!

Moose, 14u Catcher

Background: “Moose” and Marc found me on instagram when I made a post about why I stopped doing in person lessons.

Before: The day before, Moose was trying to throw down to 3rd base and didn’t know the footwork to do it. Marc thought to himself “Man, I really should get him some lessons, but I don’t know where to even find someone.” Then he saw my instagram post, watched the videos on CatchCORE and signed up.

After: Now, Moose is dialed in behind the dish, knows how to throw to 3rd (and many other throws), and made the middle school team when he was 2 years younger than everyone else!

Liam, 12u Catcher

Background: Liam is a 12u catcher who does 200 pushups and situps a day. WILD.

Before: He was strong for his age, but wasn’t super skilled at catching (everyone starts with low skill). Plus, he’s a bigger body so his hips were tight.

After: We added in the Mobility Made Simple Program on top of his regular CatchCORE and he has seen tremendous improvement in his stances, mobility, and overall performance behind the plate. Now he’s getting the nod to play from coaches who don’t know him at all.

Leyson, 11u Catcher

Background: Hayden (Dad) caught in high school but knew the game had changed a lot since when he caught. Plus, he never really got taught anything when he played! They just threw him back there and let him figure it out.

Before: But when Leyson was cut from his travel team, it lit a fire in him. He knew he wanted to catch and started to work with his dad in the cages every day before school. Then they decided to take it to the next level with professional video feedback.

After: Now, he made a better travel team (which crushed the team he was cut from) and has become a lock down defender behind the plate, getting compliments from other coaches on the team.

Bonus: Sawyer, his little brother is 8 years old but plays like a 12 year old from all the work with his dad and brother!

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