Catcher as goalie

[Dakota]

I'm sure we've all heard the defense's coach yell to the catcher...

"Ya gotta keep those in front of you..." or words to that effect.

I called a Jr Hi game a couple of days ago where the catcher took that instruction literally. Have you ever seen how a hockey goalie will use the leg guards to block the puck? That is what this kid did... she'd intentionally position herself so the pitched ball would rebound off her leg guards back out into the infield. This wasn't just an accidental thing - she did this intentionally for every low pitch. Very strange.

I asked the coach between one of the innings if her catcher was a hockey goalie.