| Improves catchers’ abilities to react quickly to pop-ups.
The catcher assumes the crouched position while a coach or player, standing directly behind the catcher, throws a pop fly. The catcher first turns his back to the field, locates the ball, discards the mask and makes the catch with two hands.
NOTE: The catcher should not take off the mask until they have located the foul ball and is in position to catch it. A catcher who takes the mask off to early may trip over it.
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