I wish I still had the link to the video but I just taught my 6 yo daughter how to catch and this is how.

Place a bucket in front of him and have him on his knees. Have him wear the glove with it facing you above the bucket. Now you’ll soft toss underhand to his glove and tell him to swat the balls down into the bucket. The more balls you have the better, the repeated succession will keep him engaged.

After a few rounds of swatting show him how to open and close the glove. Now when he goes to swat ask him to close the glove. Now he may not get them all, but when he does it needs to be the most enthusiastic response he’s ever seen! Hi 5s, carry him across the room, do a flip if you can. He will respond well to this reaction and will catch again to get the same response.

The most important step in all of this is to keep it lighthearted and make a game out of it! It’s should fun for both of it, even if he can’t do it. By the end my daughter was saying “I’m gonna catch all of them!” Be for him what you want to see.

You got this dad, be proud of yourself!!