I’d like to get some advice on any good catching drills to practice by myself

Hi Ryan,

Grab a golf or tennis ball and stand say about 1 to 2 metres from a concrete/brick wall. Under arm the ball relatively firmly against the wall so it comes back at you at reasonably good pace and practice catching with two hands first but also one hand swapping between left and right hands.
Keep you eye on the ball all the way into your hands and practice giving with the ball to create what they call soft hands.
If the wall is a bit abrasive, the golf ball especially with come back at different angles and be a great little training drill.
Don’t just catch 20, catch hundreds and keen challenging yourself.
Best wishes

Get a rebound net and also get a ball that has a lot of rebound such as a rubber ball and find a brick wall. Additionally just a tennis racquet and tennis balls and hit yourself high catches. Practice the technique of simplicity. I had a training session with M Taylor at the SCG for colts and he said when catching always nod your head and look to read the logo or to see the cross seam etc to overexaggerate watching it all the way into your hands. I had a chat with M Waugh at a presentation night and he said to make your hands feel like jelly so there is no tension in your hands so your hands will naturally grasp the ball when taking it rather than being hard and tense before the ball gets there. Keep it simple by trying to be 100% focused on the task at hand. You can practice this by giving yourself a certain amount of catches to take and add them up whilst focusing on taking the catch in between . You will know that you have got it wrong if you are thinking of the number whilst catching the ball.