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Largest dev. program for baseball & softball catchers in the 🌎. Youth ⚾️ NCAA ⚾️ MLB ⚾️ Jay Weaver | Owner | MiLB Defensive Coach @marlins

Behind The Dish, USA
Joined August 2009
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#Catchers, we’ve extended the regular registration rate for the 19th Annual TCC Summer Camp! Save $100 & sign up now! Join catchers from around the world for high-level #catching instruction! (33 States & 5 Countries signed up so far!) More info @ catchingcamp.com/summercamp
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RIP Tyler Skaggs. It seems so insignificant, but our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the Skaggs family and the entire @angels organization. I'm at a loss for words. Gone far too soon.
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#Catchers, this is why we keep the mask on. You never know when something may swing up to the face or head! The “but I can’t see the throw come in from the outfield if I leave it on” argument is ridiculous. Last I checked, our necks work just fine! Leave it on and look up!
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Didn’t your mother ever teach you not to steal?!?....guess not!😂 Maybe these guys learned their lesson yesterday. We hope all of the mothers out there enjoyed a very Happy Mother’s Day! #catchingcamp #catcher #catchers #catching #catchingdrills #baseball #softball #TSNS
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#Catchers, it’s plays like this that show just how fast the gm really is. Narvaez had a shot @ the plate. In a close game that has to be our 1st priority, but it’s an easy mistake when trying to make sure you get at least 1 out. I 👏 Omar for sticking w/his 1st instinct. #catcher
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What a 🚀 from @FranMejia95! The quickest path between 2 pts is a straight line #catchers. Make the throw on a line. The ball will get there faster. The pitcher will move, & if they don’t...let’s just say it’ll be the last time they make that mistake. #catcher #catchingcamp #TSNS
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All #catchers need an emergency throw in their back pocket! 🚑🚨🚨🚨🚒🚔...remember the ball is never traveling any faster to 2B than when it’s out of your hand and in the air! #catcher #catching #catchingdrills #catchingcamp #baseball #softball #athlete @Yan_AGomes @Nationals
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How about #Rays #Catcher @ChrisBetts26 w/ the heads up play! Knowing the rules is 1 thing. Paying attention & using the rules to your advantage is very different. Chris told me he’s been checking if the runner touched the plate every time since he was 15. Looks like it paid off!
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Lots of progress in #hitting instruction & emphasis on identifying & understanding high-level swings. Terms like swing plane, launch angle & exit velocity are now mainstream. Yet bring up “attack angle” regarding #catchers & all that objectiveness goes right out the window SMH🤦‍♂️
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If I have one more, “well, that’s not how we do it” conversation in the game of baseball or softball without a coach providing actual data/proof of concept/effectiveness I swear to god... Terminology changes over time, as does tech & available info. Be objective or get out! Thx.
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Not sure this is what they meant by #throwbackthursday 🤦‍♂️Sometimes, #catchers, we have to just throw our hands up 🤷‍♂️ and say “whaddya gonna do?” It’s important to recognize when situations are 💯% out of your control & to not try & fix a problem that doesn’t exist. #catcher
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Kollin will be a member of TCC forever, & his story is one a lot of #catchers need to hear. Be hyper-vigilant w/your health. If something feels off, tell someone. Kollin was a bright spot on every field he has ever stepped foot on. While his path in life has changed, he has not.
Thanks for the time Jake. Hopefully others can learn from what we went through with Kollin and take concussions seriously. @khenneman_99 @joshpetty1323 @catchingcamp @bigspringbsball
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#Catchers fake it ‘til you make it, right?😂 Definitely a funny clip, but we can learn from it too. We preach working underneath the ball, toward the bottom of k-zone. But if the mitt’s 1st movement is ⬆️, it has to go ⬇️ to work back underneath the ⚾️ & that takes more time.
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Raise your hand if you think Tyler Flowers got really lucky here. 🙋‍♂️With all of the data available to us it’s easy to see how great Tyler is at receiving. There are very few better in the game. No question. However, among #catchers w/2200+ blocking chances in 2018, he ranked 32nd
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Marte should have been safe. Flowers got lucky w/the ball hitting part of his anchored body, bouncing to the best possible location for him to make a play. But make no mistake, this was not a controlled block. It hit his thigh. Could have just as easily bounced 10 ft away.
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It also took Marte sliding passed the bag for Donaldson to get the tag on him. Sure the Braves should be thrilled it didn’t lead to more damage, but they should not be comfortable with the number of blockable pitches leading to extra bases.
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