Stances

• Signal
• Feet shoulder width apart
• Stay tall
• Knees and toes angled towards shortstop and second baseman
• Glove hand over knee (always the same)
• Lay forearm across the inner-thigh
• Signal against groin and cup
• Conceal and be comfortable

• Primary (No one on and less than two strikes)
• Kick to side of plate where throwing to if you have to kick out

 

• use the three points of the plate
• signal given down the middle point
• away to a righty, off the outer point
• in to a right, off the inner point
• Wide base
• Throwing hand hidden
• Back, Shoe, Pocket
• Stay as low as possible
• Good target at the bottom of the zone, “C” position with glove
• Keep body square towards pitcher

• Secondary (man on, late in the game, or two strikes)
• Kick to side of plate where throwing too if you have to kick out
• Hips rise up
• Be on balls of your feet           
• Wide base while leaving you the ability to block and throw (expect the worst)
• Bare hand half way between glove and chest
• Wrap your fingers around your thumb loosely
• Relax arms