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Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:09 am to MrPappagiorgio
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If he gets hit in the face enough he'll learn to catch it on his own
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:09 am to Devious
he's 6 1/2
we're getting a bit of a late start i know
we're getting a bit of a late start i know
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:15 am to Croacka
Don't worry about the late start. Like Black said, you need to teach him to keep his eye on the ball. I would use something soft, like a stress ball until he catches consistently, then move up to the baseball.
I remember on one of my LL teams, the catcher was a little afraid of the ball. The coach tied him to the fence with the catching gear on and the team pelted him. At first, he cried. Then he started laughing. He turned out to be one of the best catchers I pitched to.
If you son really wants to play, he'll pick it up. Just don't make it seem like a chore right out of the gate.
I remember on one of my LL teams, the catcher was a little afraid of the ball. The coach tied him to the fence with the catching gear on and the team pelted him. At first, he cried. Then he started laughing. He turned out to be one of the best catchers I pitched to.
If you son really wants to play, he'll pick it up. Just don't make it seem like a chore right out of the gate.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:16 am to Devious
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The coach tied him to the fence with the catching gear on and the team pelted him
frick, i hope his mom never found out
dad would have probably been ok with it, but mom would have gone apeshit on the coach
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:18 am to Devious
sometimes i have to beg him to come outside because he's playing video games
i don't want him to be that kid and miss out, but i don't want to make him hate what he's doing either
i don't want him to be that kid and miss out, but i don't want to make him hate what he's doing either
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:20 am to Croacka
He was the coach's son.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:22 am to Devious
this will be my son's first year on a t-ball team
i'm probably gonna volunteer to asst. coach
i want to be able to yell at him, but i dont want the commitment of being head coach
i'm probably gonna volunteer to asst. coach
i want to be able to yell at him, but i dont want the commitment of being head coach
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:23 am to Croacka
Here's my suggestion...make it fun for him. Get him to throw the ball as hard as he can at you and watch you catch it. Even let it handcuff you once or twice, show him it doesn't hurt and it's easy to catch.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:36 am to The Sad Banana
Great suggestion
I taught my little brother how to catch and throw a ball, now he is 6'5" and pitches for the SLU
I taught my little brother how to catch and throw a ball, now he is 6'5" and pitches for the SLU
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:37 am to Croacka
I didn't start playing until I was 8. The first year was tough, but after that, my competitive nature took over. There weren't many days I wasn't doing something baseball-related.
If your son enjoys it, you won't have to ask him to come outside.
If your son enjoys it, you won't have to ask him to come outside.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:38 am to Penn
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pitches for the SLU
tSLU
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:42 am to Croacka
When I was a youngen, I hated playing ball with my dad. But he was persistent, they signed me up for a teeball league and I wound up dragging him outside every afternoon to get him to pitch to me and hit me grounders.
I could take infield or shag in the outfield for hours.
I could take infield or shag in the outfield for hours.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:43 am to The Sad Banana
my son has a knack for picking up grounders, but when i just throw him the ball, he wants to flip his glove down to basket catch it
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:44 am to Penn
quote:
pitches for the SLU
Coach Artigues
Played for him at BPCC
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:44 am to Croacka
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he wants to flip his glove down to basket catch it
that's common. Most kids want to do that. Just have to work with him on not doing it.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:44 am to Croacka
My dad wasn't the greatest athlete, but he wasn't a spazz. Still, I learned a lot the game from what I saw on TV. And that meant watching Sandberg, Dunston and Grace...where do you think the 17 comes from in my PSN ID?
This post was edited on 4/14/11 at 9:45 am
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:45 am to Black
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that's common. Most kids want to do that. Just have to work with him on not doing it.
or when i tell him to use two hands, he tries to clap the ball and sandwich it.....tough to get him to keep the glove open and facing me
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:45 am to Croacka
You can YouTube instructional videos on how to teach some one to catch.
Just a FYI. It worked on my nephew and he is 5.
Just a FYI. It worked on my nephew and he is 5.
Posted on 4/14/11 at 9:45 am to Croacka
Whenever your son wants to play basketball, holla at me
I got a Larry Bird like jumper
I got a Larry Bird like jumper
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