The drill can be varied by having the catcher not only go down all five, but moving to the other side and returning to where they started. The catcher should start in the down position with a ball placed in front of them. When the coach says go, the catcher fires their hands out to the side and away from the ball, gets to their feet quickly, rakes in the ball and gets their body in a position to throw the baseball. Blocking Acceptable activity for when practice is getting monotonous and the catchers need a change of pace. The first zone should be 3 feet by 3 feet starting at the catchers feet, the second zone should be 5 feet by 5 feet starting at the catchers feet, the third zone is anything outside zone two.
Catcher assumes stance while the coach stands on the mound.
The coach will throw balls in the dirt. The catcher should block, retrieve the balls in a zone and then get their body in a position to throw. Each catcher gets an established number of trials. Add up points and assign a winner. There is no substitute for blocking live during an established period of time during batting practice.