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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 misund...
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 Made Simple....
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 i...
Working with a catching coach can lead to many benefits for you and your son, such as increased skill level, more playing time, and so much more.
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 o...
Catching is the most important position on the field, yet it is the least understood and least coached. Quality catching instruction is hard to come by.
Generally, anyone who offers coaching can help a beginner increase their fundamentals. But if you want top-notch coaching for your son so he has t...
A bad stance makes everything harder. And a good stance makes everything easier.
If you don’t know who I am, my name is Anj Bourgeois and I’ve helped hundreds of catchers fix their stance and learn the fundamentals of the position.
I transitioned from an infielder to a catcher my Junior year of co...
Finding a good catching coach is hard. It’s even harder to know if they’re actually helping your son.
A good catching coach will speed up their process of learning. Basically, you can pay money to shortcut time and skill by working on the right things.
If you don’t know who I am, my name is Anj Bo...
Since I don't do camps at Catching Made Simple, people will often ask me, “What are the best catching camps to go to?”
After coaching at catching camps myself, I know a thing or two about what makes a good camp, but I have to say I have not personally experienced many of these camps.
If you don’t ...
If you don’t train your mobility and stretch as a catcher, you won’t reach your full potential behind the plate.
Your stance, skills, and technique will be limited by your lack of mobility. And a bad stance makes everything harder.
If you don’t know who I am, my name is Anj Bourgeois and I’m the f...
“My kid is falling behind. They need lessons,” is a thought many youth baseball parents have.
As travel baseball gets more competitive, more kids are getting private instruction.
Everywhere they look, parents see other kids getting private lessons.
And for catchers, there’s only one spot on the f...
You got your new Allstar, Rawlings, or A2000 catchers mitt, and are anxious to break it in. “But how do I break it in?” you’re thinking?
Do I wrap it? Heat it up? Sleep on it? The options are endless.
Well pay attention - because a poorly broken in catchers mitt can ruin your glove. It will turn i...
