Catching fly balls is a unique combination of visuomotor & spatiotemporal skills. Youth athletes need to judge flight, direction, & speed of an object at a varying distance. They must also use locomotor skills to position themselves properly to then use an implement & (/1)

Secure the object. Each of these skill sets is difficult in their own right, & that’s not taking into account a present level of fear of getting hit by a hard flying object. Furthermore the anxiety of a Coaches reaction or teammates reaction to not completing the catch creates /2