Catching Made Simple

Your perfect week

Three sessions a week, about thirty minutes each. Film an example video every session. That is the whole program. Here is what each week looks like, and what to do with everything else in your library.

If you only ever do the level work, you are doing this right. Reps on your current level until it is clean, then film it and send it. Everything else in the library is there to support that, not to compete with it.

The loop

This is the whole program

Everything in the Complete Catcher Protocol is this one cycle, repeated. Once you can see it, nothing else in your library is confusing.

1. Practice Run the rung's drills 2. Film it Then send it in 3. Coach review Finds the one thing Stamped Next rung mini missions · repeat until it's clean 1. Practice Run the rung's drills 2. Film it Then send it in 3. Coach review Finds the one thing Stamped Next rung mini missions · repeat

Mini missions are the return throw: coaching comes back, you go again, and the blue arrow only fires when the standard is met. Watch the ball take one full lap before it stamps.

The cadence

Run that loop three times a week

Three sessions, about thirty minutes each. Pick any three days that fit around games and school. That is the whole commitment.

~30 MIN

SESSION 1

Train and film

  1. 1Watch the level video
  2. 2Follow along and train it
  3. 3Film your example and send it
  4. 4Write one line in the journal

Starts the loop.

~30 MIN

SESSION 2

Work the Mini Mission

  1. 1Watch the review together
  2. 2Do any Mini Missions assigned
  3. 3Train the sub-level again
  4. 4Film your example video again
  5. 5Journal what changed

This is where the fixing happens.

~30 MIN

SESSION 3

Film it again

  1. 1Watch the review together
  2. 2Do any Mini Missions assigned
  3. 3Train the sub-level again
  4. 4Film your example video again
  5. 5Journal what changed

We repeat this loop over and over as you pass sub-levels.

Plus one group call a month, required. The catchers who grow fastest come to more than that. Training at home is still the main thing, but the calls accelerate it. If something is not clicking, ask and we will work on it live in the call.

Optional routine add ons

Neither of these is required and neither is homework. They make the thirty minutes work better if you have the time and the interest.

10 min, before you start

Mobility Made Simple

Loosens the hips so your catcher can actually get into the stances we are asking for. It is a warm-up, not a course, so there is nothing to finish and nothing to fall behind on.

20 to 30 min, before or after

Strength Made Simple

An at home program built around a kettlebell and a med ball, three times a week. Best for catchers who are already consistent with the loop and want more.

The bench

Everything else is situational

Your Mini Mission is the homework. Everything below is not. These come off the bench when there is a reason. If nothing here matches your week, close the tab and go do your level reps.

When you want more reps

Daily Drill Progression

Extra volume on days you are not filming. Use it if your catcher is hungry and wants to do more, not because you are behind.

When you hit one specific wall

The Made Simple courses

Blocking, Receiving, Throwing, Stances, Mindset. Open the one that matches the thing that is actually going wrong. One at a time, never all at once.

The check

You are doing it right if

  • You ran the loop three times and each session took about thirty minutes.
  • You sent three videos this week, one from each session.
  • You are going round the loop on the same level until we approve it.
  • You have not opened most of the library. That is normal.
  • You are trying to get through the whole library. That is the most common way to stall.
  • You are waiting to be told what to do next. Your Mini Mission and your current level are always the answer.

Where this is all going

Six belts, thirty rungs. Every week you repeat above moves you along it. Here is the whole ladder.

See the level system →

Repetition is the program, not a sign you are behind. Most catchers pass a level in about three weeks of this, and the ones who move fastest are the ones who did the boring reps on 1.1 and 1.2 first. If you are ever unsure what to do on a given day, the answer is your current level. Ask in the group any time and we will point you at the one thing worth adding.