FUNGOMAN JOURNAL

There is without a doubt no shortage of backhands you'll see in a game, nor is there any lack of discussion around how to master them. The problem is breaking down the essential components that culminate into the perfect backhand. We have Coach Trent Mongero sharing his essential recipe for backhand mastery. Implement these 3 drills into practice and observe how your players confidently approach backhands when the game's on the line.

Starting position is up there with hand eye coordination as one of those basic baseball necessities. I bet even reading about starting position or athletic position reminded you of a concept with which you are already familiar. So here's an idea: Take inventory of the basic first steps you take in each direction to make a play. It's actually quite situational, depending on the velocity of the ball. Now consider how you would comprehensively communicate all the variables of ball type and corresponding footwork. Not that simple, eh? The coaches at Gameday Baseball created a brief, straightforward video drill to address starting position and first steps. Check it out 👇

Both a close relative to the slider and the curve ball is the topspin. Today we're sharing a great way of sharpening up your player's read on topspins. Trent Mongero and Winning Baseball teach an infield footwork drill, implementing a Fungoman, set to throw extreme top spin similar to a ball pounded in the clay in front of the plate and is taking its second hop.