Fred FontzFungo bats are lightweight bats that are specifically used by coaches. They typically have a different shape than a bat that players would use. The taper of the barrel starts much earlier, meaning that there isn’t a large sweet spot. Because of the shorter barrel and smaller sweet spot, a fungo bat is definitely not a bat that players would...
We’ve recently started a series of drills to help improve every players skillset. Our first article was directed towards players who are just learning the game. The drills use tennis balls most of the time and focus on developing the fundamentals of the game. Today’s article will focus on the next step. How can we help players that are 8-12 years...
Baseball and softball aren’t sports that are naturally easy for most children. Even Ted Williams said that making good contacting with a round ball and a round bat is one of the hardest things to do in sports. Today, we’re going to look at some great drills to improve the skills of a young ball player. Some of these will be true drills while...