FUNGOMAN JOURNAL

While other kids were watching Cable TV growing up, I remember watching the YES Network documentaries of Yankee greats, including the likes of Don Mattingly. I'll never forget hearing Mattingly talk about how obsessed he was with baseball in high school. He credits his high school coach for his unparalleled work ethic, challenging him to be the best on his team, best in his city, and best in the state, etc., etc. You wouldn't find Mattingly with other students at the cafeteria during lunch hour. You'd find him in the indoor batting cage set up in the basketball gymnasium. Those individual practice sessions during lunch period are the gems we at FungoMan value most in the makeup of a player's development. Check out the ways players are capitalizing on individual practice.

If outfield work brings to mind standing around and picking daisies, our take on outfield drills is anything but. Case in point: this hustle hard series of outfield drills is a sure fire way to spruce up your outfielders practice regiment. Get ready to stretch your range, own the warning track, and rob homeruns. Author of the Outfielding Drills eBook below and Coach, Trent Mongero's outfielder Dylan Lavendar made the Top 10 ESPN Play of the Week TWICE. Check it out!

Infielding ground balls is no job for the dazed and confused. Only the quick, sharp, and agile survive the split-second decisions that must be made to get outs. Alright, alright, alriiiiight? Let's get to the business of fielding ground balls and making sense of ball hops. We've all been there. We've seen a player over-anticipate the second hop, fumble the ball, give a late throw, or even worse, make an error. So in this post, we will be dissecting ball behavior, addressing common mistakes, and giving fielding notes for the intermediate to advanced player.