Pitching
Progressive program building skills:
- Mechanics & throwing routines
- Wind-up vs. stretch
- Holding runners
- Arm care
- Using lower half
- Developing off-speed pitches
Hitting
Progressive program building skills:
- Mechanics & connecting to lower half
- Controlling the barrel through the zone
- Reading/recognizing pitches
- Hitting to all fields
- Adjusting to speeds
Catching
Progressive program building skills:
- Mechanics & stance
- Hand position and framing pitches
- Receiving stance options
- Using legs properly for balance and power
- Blocking strategies & different pitches
- Footwork for throwing to bases
- Calling pitches & managing pitchers