I have been catching for six or seven years now and you need to develope arm strength to throw down to second. Every day you should go outside with your friend and throw long toss. Start out small and work your way ferther and ferther away from your partner. Then have him put his glove in a sertain spot and try to hit it every time. Long toss can help your strength and consitancy to hit the glove in the right spot to make the play. Also make sure u are a leader and loud you need to be on the top of your game. You are the only person who can see the entire field so make sure you tell them where they are going

First you need to learn your pitcher. By that I mean, figure out her strike zone and work her to her best ability. Secondly, make sure that you are calm when you are behind the plate. Your vibe often reflects on how linked together you and your pitcher were. Thirdly, you are in control. The catcher sees everything going on in the field. Between batters, take time to remind your infield how many outs, where the play is, who's up in the order, etc. Hope this helps, and good luck!

You will need yo be able to throw down to second a lot. I've been catching for 10 years now. You also need make sure you stretch your arm out before every game because i never used to and i threw my arm out and now i cant throw like i used to and it sucks. You also need to have a fast reaction time to throw the ball down and to get the ball if it goes past you depending on what age level you are in. hope this helps

another thing to remember is what to do about foul balls popped up behind you or down the base line. You need to be able to whip your catcher mask off quickly when a foul ball occurs, so you will be able to see it better. if you wear glasses, make sure that you don't break them taking off the mask. get down in our crouch position behind the plate and jump up while taking the mask off and locating the foul. there are way too many easy outs that are not gotten because the catcher doesn't do this simple fundamental play. good luck

If the pitch is a little high, inside, or outside, instead of getting up and out of position while you are catching it drag it to the middle. This sometimes can trick the umpires to call strikes if its not too obvious. And if your pitcher is pitching too far to one side, scoot yourself over slightly in a good spot. Hope this helps!

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Every catcher must be able to block the low ball, snap throw to bases for outs, and pitch select for the pitcher. Whether the catcher or the coach selects the pitches, the catcher has the challenge to catch the ball and to lead the defense. Catchers can propel adequate pitchers to success. Similarly, most pitchers do not achieve great team success without a competent catcher.

Good softball catching is essential for the success of any teamIn addition to these main skill requirements, catchers can develop additional game and glove sense which can make the difference in many situations. Here are a few of my favorite catching tips.

Be alert and active during the pitcher's game warmup. Usually, each pitcher will establish a routine and pitch count for their warmup. Count the pitches and ease the pitcher through her routine. Notice the development of each pitch as she warms up. Is it spinning, breaking, working....will this be the go-to pitch of the day, or do you need to keep looking for her best stuff? How are her mechanics and mindset? What is the experience level of the pitcher, does she already have success against this team? What can you do to help her prepare?

Common pitcher game warmups include jogging, stretching, dynamic warmup activities, overhand throwing, underhand warmup and distance pitching. This is followed by throwing for pitch locations and then each of her pitches. The last effort involves throwing a mix of pitches as selected by the catcher and should represent game environment as closely as possible.

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I've catched n I've pitch so I know being a catcher you need to know where the pitchers strike zone is and You need to be able to throw down to secod n don't drop the ball on third strike of you do get the ball to first batter can run

You got some very good advice, just going to add a bit from an umpire (me) point
of view. Very seldom do we get fooled but we do at times notice the catcher's
glove which may or may not assist are call on some close ones. I tend to not
look at the glove but the elbow. If it goes away from the body( rib area ) it's most
likely a ball. One of the main things that I don't here to much about is the fact that
we are human and may make a wrong call here or there. What I'm getting at is
this, just because you don't get a strike call that u thought was a strike don't go
away from that set spot and never come back to it. Try a few more times with
differant batter's up there. If it's still not a strike call then it's not her or his strike
zone and go fishing some place differant....

Getting ready... Do lots of squats, and other stretches to strengthen your lower body muscles. It helps alot with your speed.