How to practice catching and receiving drills in baseball

This collection of instructional videos from BaseballRox will help you develop your catching and receiving skills in the sport of baseball. These baseball videos are aimed to help young players and coaches improve their performance on the field. See how to catch and receive the ball in baseball.

These videos are from the BaseballRox catching and receiving series. You'll learn the proper mechanics of catching the ball. Your feet need to be wider than your shoulders, and you should be on the balls of your feet when getting ready to receive the ball. Your legs should be slightly bent, which creates a good athletic position. Your arms should not be fully extended, nor underneath the face in the alligator position.

Catching & Receiving 1: Introduction. The introduction to the catching and receiving series discusses the proper mechanics of catching a ball.

Catching & Receiving 2: Line Catch Drill. The Line Catch Drill helps to develop hand eye coordination and proper catching form and mechanics.

Catching & Receiving 3: Line Catch Alternating. An advancement to the Line Catch Drill is the Line Catch Alternating Drill which adds an element of unpredictability to the exercise.

Catching & Receiving 4: Line Catch with Fake. Another advancement to the Line Catch Drill is the Line Catch with Fakes Drill.

Catching & Receiving 5: Circle Catch. The Circle Catch Drill helps to improve agility and coordination by working on throwing, catching while the players are in constant motion.

Catching & Receiving 6: Four Corner Catch. The Four Corner Catch Drill is a great exercise to develop throwing, catching and footwork skills.

Catching & Receiving 7: Run Down Catch. The Run Down Catch Drill is a great exercise to help develop throwing and receiving skills.

Catching & Receiving 8: Run Down Catch -- Creep with a Tag. The Run Down Catch with a Creep and a Tag Drill is a more advanced form of the Run Down Catch Drill.