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Todd Coburn AKA "The Catching Guy"

December 14, 2020 • Evan • Episode 17

Ep. #017- Todd Coburn AKA "The Catching Guy"

Join Evan and Todd Coburn AKA "The Catching Guy" as Todd shares his catching journey and provides a wealth of knowledge, tips and insight on being the best catcher, and the best ball player, you can be.

What You’ll Learn:

01:13 Todd’s journey as a Catcher- from Little League to Pro Ball

02:30 Work ethic and his major transformation

18:37 How he became “The Catching Guy”

24:53 Importance of the Pitcher Catcher relationship

28:18 Todds “Big 3” for Receiving

42:12 “Mitt Magic”

43:01 Characteristics of a great Catcher

45:27 On “Blocking” as the difference maker

50:14 The age catchers should start calling their own game

54:03 Pitching “by the book” and pitching “backwards”

1:07:35 Favorite Foot Quickness Drills

1:12:16 Todd’s “Big Four” for Throwing

1:16:42 Mindset and managing emotions

1:26:15 Training and Clinics for Catchers

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Website https://thecatchingguy.com/

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Instagram @TheCatchingGuy

YouTube http://www.youtube.com/c/ToddCoburnTheCatchingGuy

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