1 Knee Catcher Stance: Right or left? How to choose which knee - Catcher receiving tips
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When it comes to the new style of catchers receiving on one knee, catchers should learn to be comfortable on both knees as well as traditional stance. But, how do you know what knee you should be on and when?
In this video, MLB catcher Ryan Lavarnway shares an important consideration when you are making this decision, as well as what game situations, leftie or rightie hitters, where the umpire is, and other things to think about.
And, it finishes with a live pitching view over the shoulder - so you can view the strike zone from the perspective of an umpire - while Ryan catches in the 1 knee stance, first with right knee down and then with left knee down.
If you have wondered how to do this catcher stance, with a knee down, you'll find this insight from a Major League catcher to be very interesting!
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Who's Ryan Lavarnway? Ryan Lavarnway is a Major League catcher who has caught for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins, & Detroit Tigers. Lavarnway was drafted out of Yale in 2008. In 2013, he earned a World Series ring with the Red Sox. He also caught for Team Israel in the 2017 (named "Pool A MVP" ) & 2018 World Baseball Classics, and the 2020 Olympics.
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Great explanation. Adding the video was great way to visually validate the point.
Catcher for 22 years good stuff there ob the kickstand
As an umpire, Good catchers make a big difference. Many umpires will lie and say they are not influenced, but if they are good at calling games, they are influenced. Not so much in "stealing" strikes, but in not losing them. You present well or receive well, you'll not have strikes called balls. Poor catchers lose strikes and for some umpires, they know it. They know it's a strike but because of the catcher bad presentation they don't call it. Mainly because if they do the dugouts complain because the catcher made it look like a ball to them. So why am I going to get chirped at by teams because the catcher is poor. The opposite happens with a good catcher. Sometimes early in game you need to tell that really good receiver that he knows I'm not calling that pitch, so stop trying to make your coach think it is. You help me and we're going to have a better game. But usually catchers THAT good only frame balls outside the zone in the first inning or two until he knows your zone and then it's just pitches that are close to that. And yes, if I can see the zone I'm better... but if you know the pitch isn't supposed to be in the zone, maybe blocking me will cause me to make an error. Especially an outside pitch by a lefty pitcher to a right handed batter. Hardest pitch to call!
@shannonpipes8816
2 жыл бұрын
Love this response. I have a 17 year old. His experiences are the same as the stuff you are talking about. I'm not crazy about the use of "stealing" strikes either. Ha.