Fast PitchFast PitchPlate MechanicsPlate Mechanics

STANCE FEET

KNEES

BACK

SHOULDERS

EYES

HEEL - TOE STANCE

NO SCISSORS

NO HOOKING

RIGHT HANDED BATTERRIGHT HANDED BATTER

LEFT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHERLEFT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHER

PROPER HEEL AND TOE STANCE

LEFT HANDED BATTERLEFT HANDED BATTER

RIGHT FOOT CLOSER TO PITCHER

PROPER HEEL AND TOE STANCE

ARM PITS

SOME PART OF A LEGALLY

PITCHED BALL MUST PASS

THROUGH THIS STRIKE ZONE

TO BE CALLED A STRIKE

TOP OF KNEES

REMEMBER THAT THE POSITION IN THE BATTER’S BOX MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. THE PLATE AND

THE BATTER’S NATURAL STANCE AT THE PLATE ARE THE CONTROLLING FACTORS.

FAST PITCH STRIKE ZONEFAST PITCH STRIKE ZONEZONEPLATE

WORKING THE SLOTWORKING THE SLOT

OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF

THE STRIKE ZONETHE STRIKE ZONE

AT THE TOP OF THE STRIKE ZONEAT THE TOP OF THE STRIKE ZONE

SLIGHTLY INSIDE THE INSIDE CORNERSLIGHTLY INSIDE THE INSIDE CORNER

OF THE PLATEOF THE PLATE

SET POSITIONSET POSITION THE POSITION YOU ASSUME TO CALL THE POSITION YOU ASSUME TO CALL BALLS AND BALLS AND

STRIKESSTRIKES

TIMING TIMING

TO CLOSE - FAR TO CLOSE - FAR

TO WIDE – DEEP TO WIDE – DEEP

TRACKING THE BALLTRACKING THE BALL

MOVING HEAD & EYES MOVING HEAD & EYES

TRACKING THE BALL IS WATCHING THE BALLTRACKING THE BALL IS WATCHING THE BALLFROM THE PITCHER’S HAND INTO THE CATCHERS GLOVE/MITT FROM THE PITCHER’S HAND INTO THE CATCHERS GLOVE/MITT

USING A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD AND EYES GUIDED BY YOUR NOSEUSING A SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HEAD AND EYES GUIDED BY YOUR NOSE

MOVING BODY ON PITCHMOVING BODY ON PITCH

STRIKE CALLSSTRIKE CALLS

VOCAL VOCAL

TIMING TIMING

MECHANICSMECHANICS

STRIKE ZONESTRIKE ZONE

BOOK RULEBOOK RULE

SURVIVALSURVIVAL

17” WIDE17” WIDE 2” BLACK2” BLACK 8” ROUND BALL8” ROUND BALL 27” WIDE PLATE27” WIDE PLATE

CONSISTENCYCONSISTENCY

BALL CALLSBALL CALLS

CALL IN DOWN POSITION CALL IN DOWN POSITION

COUNTCOUNT

HEIGHTHEIGHT ROTATIONROTATION HOW OFTENHOW OFTEN

PASSED BALLS – POP PASSED BALLS – POP FLIESFLIES

AVOID CATCHER

CATCHER WILL FIND THE BALL

DIFFICULT SITUATIONSDIFFICULT SITUATIONS

HIT BATTERHIT BATTER

DOUBLE HITDOUBLE HIT

CHECK SWINGSCHECK SWINGS