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In memory of:
Jim Wilkins
(1953-2010)
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Recommended Catching Links
This Links Page is being designed to give you more recommended Catching Resources - Click one of the links below for more Catching Info:
This Week News Article - "Joe Wilkins Life on the Go"
Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers Website
Baseball-Catcher.com
Jason Varitek Article - "Fit for the Role"
Why Catchers Make Great Coaches Article
Current MLB Catchers List from SI.com
Baseball America 2009 Collegiate Fall Ball Round Up
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MMORE is an organization that raises awareness about Multiple Myeloma, a persistent cancer that took my dad in June of 2010 after an 8 year battle. Visit: www.mmore.org for more info
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Coaches Against Multiple Myeloma is an Organization run by Doug Hare, father of Matt Hare. Matt was diagnosed with MM and has dedicated his life to helping to raise money to find a cure for this cancer. A big fundraiser is an annual tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
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Behind the Mask Catching is a Nolan Neiman company. Nolan is an Assistant Baseball Coach at Millersville University. He came to Millersville after serving as the catching coach at the University of Maryland. Neiman has worked with catchers all over the country and still runs camps of his own, as well as working with Xan Barksdale and I on other catching projects. --
Dave and Jay Weaver were the pioneers of catching-specific online instruction. They were the first to offer any type of online education and catching-specific camps that I am aware of. When I saw their stuff, I began to put my own instructional information together, which is now here on our site. Thanks to Dave and Jay, we now have 6 popular sites in the United States and catching information is spreading around the world! Thanks guys!
Visit: www.catchingcamp.com to find out more about Weaver's Catching Camp
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Catching-101 is a great website constructed by nationally known catching coach, Xan Barksdale. Xan was a catcher at the University of Mississippi and played a couple professional seasons. He has taken the catching education to another level and we want you to have direct access to his information.
Visit www.catching-101.com
Visit www.catching-101.com
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The Ohio State University will always be a place to call home. Not only did I graduate from there, I grew up a Buckeye fan. Playing baseball for the Buckeyes was a great experience. Here's your chance to be a Buckeye - visit the team store: Go to: www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
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Midwest College Planning is a Financial Service geared toward student-athletes and their families. President and CEO Mark Zeigler is a former Major League Scout and has many years of experience working with student-athletes and their families.
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HazzSports.com is a social networking site, much like facebook, but with a twist. Chuck Hazzard was a Power-Hitting First Baseman for the University of Florida and also coached at Pepperdine University. He created HazzSports.com for avid sports enthusiests.
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UpToBat is an indoor training facility in Brooklyn, Ohio, training baseball and softball players of all ages. UpToBat hosted our winter camp in 2009 and they were great!
visit www.utbbaseball.com
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All-Stars Family Sports is an indoor facility that has hosted our catching camps for our winter events. All-Stars was great to work with and the Sergakis family was awesome. All-Stars is a huge facility in "The Continent" in Columbus, Ohio that hosts soccer, baseball, performance training, flag football, and many other sporting and party events. With a full menu and bar, they can host any party or event with a sports atmosphere.