Due to the physical nature of being a catcher, your child should be mentally and physically tough. The catcher has the best opportunity to learn the game of baseball much faster than anyone else on the team because they will be involved with every single pitch. But the position can also be tough on their …
Equipment
Let me first start by saying that if your fungo (what is it?) skill is excellent and you are under the age of 50, you do not need to read this post 😉 But if your batting skills are average and your joints get stiff after a workout, buying a used pitching machine for conducting …
First of all, I love this McGregor Team Roller Equipment bag (link). This thing is absolutely humongous so it has no problem swallowing up my son’s 14-16 year old catcher’s equipment, along with bunch of my coaching stuff. The only drawback with this bag is the small “skateboard” wheels. Because these wheels are small in …
** Update May 23, 2019 – after using the bat for almost one season, the barrel cracked. I contacted Rawlings and emailed a bunch of pictures. Rawlings asked me to return the bat via pre-paid label and upon receipt, agreed to issue a refund check for the cost of the bat! I am very impressed …
Background USA Baseball is the national governing body for the sport of baseball in the U.S. In conjunction with participating national member organizations (NMOs), it announced a new USA Baseball bat standard (USABat), which will apply to bats that are classified below the NCAA and NFHS level of play, (meaning if your child is 14 …