Beginner Essentials Curriculum

A Peek Inside Our 8 Week Remote Catcher Training System

    1. You're IN! 🎉 Welcome to Beginner Essentials DIY

    2. Welcome to the Summer Game Plan

    3. Welcome to Beginner Essentials

    4. A message from Coach Erin, Founder of Gear Up Catching 💛

    5. A Note to Coaches & Players

    6. Tips for Success for Beginner Catchers

    7. Materials You Will Need

    8. Setting Your 8 Week Goals

    9. 🌟 BONUS: The Catcher's Training Roadmap {Parent Masterclass}

    10. 🎥 SGP Kickoff Call Replay

    1. The Footwork Routine

    2. The Arm Warmup Routine

    3. SAMPLE: Arm Warmup Routine Demonstrated by Catchers

    4. The Mirror Drill Routine

    5. The Leg Strengthening Routine for Beginners

    1. Week 1 Gameplan Explained

    2. 🎥 Elements of a Gear Up Catcher

    3. 🎥 How to Property Fit Your Gear

    4. 🎥 The 4 Pillars of the Catching Position

    5. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Getting into a Squat Property + Relax Stance

    6. 🗣️ Explanation #2: Sign Giving Stance

    7. 🗣️ Explanation #3: Ready Stance

    8. 🥎 Drill #1: Leg Strengthening Conditioning

    9. 🗣️ Explanation #4: How to Frame Inside & Outside Pitches

    10. 🥎 Drill #2: The Beginner Framing Progression

    11. 🗣️ Pancake Glove Drill Explanation

    12. 🥎 Drill #3: Pancake Glove Frames

    13. 📋 Week 1 Homework Guide

    14. 📋 Week 1 Homework Video Breakdown from Coach Kenzie

    15. 🧠 Week 1 Mindset Lesson: Your Responsibility in the Battery

    1. The Week 2 Game Plan Explained

    2. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Introduction to Blocking - All Skill Levels

    3. 🗣️ Explanation #2: The Phases of Blocking Mastery

    4. 🗣️ Explanation #3: Tracking Tips: How to Enhance Blocking Reads

    5. 🗣️ Explanation #4: How to Block to the Middle

    6. 🗣️ Explanation #5: How to Block to the Left Side & Right Side

    7. 🥎 DRILL #1: Dry Blocks to Middle, Left & Right

    8. 🥎 DRILL #2: Blocks to Each Location with Ball

    9. 🥎 DRILL #3: How to Block and Recover Explanation + Block and Recover Drill

    10. 📋 Week 2 Homework Guide Directions

    11. 📋 Week 2 Homework Video Breakdown from Coach Kenzie

    12. 🧠 Week 2 Mindset Lesson: The Mind Behind the Mask

    1. The Week 3 Game Plan Explained

    2. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Throwing Footwork Steps 1 and 2

    3. 🗣️ Explanation #2: Throwing Upper Body Steps 1 and 2

    4. 🥎 DRILL #1: 1-2's on Your "T"

    5. 🗣️ Explanation #3: Throwing Footwork Step 3

    6. 🥎 DRILL #2: 1-2's + Add Step 3 on Your "T"

    7. 🗣️ Explanation #4: Throwing Footwork Steps 4 and 5

    8. 🥎 DRILL #3: Add Step 4 & Step 5

    9. 🗣️ Explanation #5: Throwing Footwork Steps 1 through 5 All Together

    10. 🥎 DRILL #4: Footwork 1-2's + Add Step 3 + Step 4 + Step 5 - From READY Position

    11. 📋 Week 3 Homework Guide Directions

    12. 📋 Week 3 Homework Video Breakdown from Coach Kenzie

    13. 🧠 Week 3 Mindset Lesson: Finding and Using Your Unique Voice

    1. The Week 4 Game Plan Explained

    2. Tour of the Week 4 Video Resources

    3. → Lesson Part 1: The Warm Up [0:00 - 0:20]

    4. 🥎 DRILL #1: Review Your Throwing Footwork Steps 1-5

    5. 🥎 DRILL #2: The Arm Warmup Routine

    6. → LESSON PART 2: THROWS TO 2ND BASE [0:20 - 0:30]

    7. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Introduction to Throw Downs

    8. 🥎 DRILL #3: Throw Downs to 2nd Base

    9. → Lesson Part 3: Pickoff Throws to 1st Base [0:30 - 0:45]

    10. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Reading Runners at 1st Base

    11. 🗣️ Explanation #2: 1st Base Throwing Mechanics From Feet

    12. 🗣️ Explanation #3: 1st Base Footwork for LEFTY Catchers From Feet

    13. 🗣️ Explanation #4: 1st Base Throwing Progression Introduction

    14. 🥎 DRILL #1: 1st Base Throw Footwork Warmup: 1-5's From Squat

    15. 🥎 DRILL #2: 1st Base Footwork From Squat with Live Ball

    16. 🥎 DRILL #3: Live Throws to 1st Base From Feet (STOP AT KNEE THROWS @ minute 1:00)

    17. → Lesson Part 4: Throws to 3rd Base [0:45 - 1:00]

    18. 🗣️ Explanation #1: Throwing to 3rd Base Footwork Explained

    19. 🗣️ Explanation #2: Throwing to 3rd Base From a Squat Explained

    20. 🗣️ Explanation #3: 3rd Base Footwork Variations with a Right Handed Batter

    21. 🗣️🥎 DRILL Explanation: 3rd Base Throwing Progression Introduction

    22. 🥎 DRILL #1: 3rd Base Footwork 1-2s from Feet

    23. 🥎 DRILL #2: Live Throws to 3rd Base From Feet

    24. 📋 Week 4 Homework Guide Directions

    25. 📋 Week 4 Homework Video Breakdown from Coach Kenzie

    26. 🧠 Week 4 Mindset Lesson: They Look IN at us, so we look OUT for them💪

About this course

  • $197.00
  • 154 lessons
  • 8 weeks of training plans

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What You Get:

Inside the Beginner Essentials Summer Game Plan, you’re getting:

  • ⚡ 8 Weeks of Structured Training Plans (Exactly what to do each week—mapped out step by step so there’s zero guesswork)

  • 🎯 Weekly Skill Focus (Each week builds on the last, so she’s not just practicing… she’s progressing.)

  • 🎥 Drill Breakdowns + Video Guidance (You’ll see exactly how to run each drill, what to look for, and how to do it correctly.)

  • 🧠 Built-In Skill Development System (This isn’t random training. It’s a progression-based system designed to build real skill)

  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Clarity + Guidance (You’ll finally know how to support her—what to look for, what matters, and how to help her improve.)

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The Same Proven System

that has sent 100% of our graduates to college on scholarship

  • Catchers who go on to play at the collegiate level

  • Athletes who earn scholarships year after year

  • Catchers who transform from unsure beginners → confident leaders behind the plate

Course Unlocks May 31st! 🎉

The SGP Beginner Essentials course will unlock for all registered participants on May 31st. Course programming will run June & July 2026.

All Sales are Final.

Once you're in, you're in. Due to the nature of this program, all purchases are final. No refunds, no credits, and all payments are non-transferrable. 

15 Years of Training Catchers Teaches You A LOT

I’ve spent the last 15+ years developing catchers through a system that goes far beyond just drills.

We train the complete catcher— The physical skills, the game IQ, the leadership, and the mindset behind the mask. And we’ve seen what happens when a catcher has the right plan… They don’t just improve. They take ownership. They lead. They grow into the kind of athlete coaches trust. This program is the starting point for that journey.

Fast forward 8 weeks from now…

She’s more confident. Her movements are cleaner. And you’re no longer guessing what she should be working on. That starts here.

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