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First of all I want to say, “Thank You.”  Coaching here at Fauquier and getting to know the young men in the program stands as one of the highlights of my career.  It is amazing to look back, count the faces, and see how many young men have come through this program and gone on to great things.  One of my favorite parts of this job is that while the relationships seemingly start anew each year around October as we get into off-season conditioning, the older relationships continue to grow through the halls of FHS, off to various colleges and universities and then on into the “real world”.  The players have taught me more than I could ever have imagined and I am truly thankful for it.  

For those of you in the program now, it is with a sad heart that I leave you in the midst of your year, hopefully gearing up for a championship run.  I have always tried to express to you the importance of my family in my life and this decision is strictly based on what is best for the Koch’s.  We are excited about the opportunity to offer Parker, Devon and Bennett an immersive experience in a culture well removed from ours, Joanne is furthering her career by taking a job over seas, and personally, I am excited to follow my sense of adventure as I have spent most of my life here on the Eastern seaboard.  While it may be difficult now, I trust that someday you will see that I make this move with mixed feelings about leaving, and have always tried to keep your best interest at heart.

All of you have been of great influence to me, and I hope that you will keep me informed of the great things that you do.

Best in Baseball,

Paul R. Koch

UPDATE Snyder Baseball - Winter Program

The 2010-2011 High School Winter Baseball Camps are designed to hone the skills in a variety of areas includinghitting, pitching, fielding, throwing, and speed and agility. The players will work with some of the area’s most respected coaches, in one of the finest facilities in the region. There is no better place to prepare them for the upcoming tryouts and season. Video technology is utilized for video analysis in appropriate classes. Class size is limited and student-to-instructor ratios are small in all programs to provide qualified instruction with individual attention.

All camps begin the week after Thanksgiving. All camps offer 9 weeks of instruction ending the week prior to the start of Spring Tryouts. There will be no camps during the school holiday break from December 20-January 2. All players registered for any of our winter programs can purchase a Winter Break Open House Membership for $35 ($50 off regular price). The open house will enable dedicated players to utilize the facility and stay sharp during the break. Advanced Junior High players may also sign-up for High School programs.

Read More http://www.snyderbaseball.com/hs-baseball-winter-camps.shtml

Baseball Meeting Friday - Conditioning Opens Monday 10/18

Anyone interested in participating in the baseball program should report to a brief informational meeting this Friday at 2:45 in room 121.  The meeting will be an introduction to the staff, an overview of team policies and procedures, and preparation for the Fall conditioning program which opens Monday 10/18.  There will also be information on the Winter training program at Snyder baseball which begins in November.

Please join us.  The meeting will be completed by 3:15.

NFHS | Approved BESR-ABI Composite Baseball Bats

NFHS | Approved BESR-ABI Composite Baseball Bats

Virginia High School League bans energy drinks

The Virginia High School League’s executive committee voted Wednesday to ban the use of energy drinks by student athletes during games and practices. The rule, which was adopted by a vote of 24-2, goes into effect immediately, said Mike McCall, a spokesman for the VHSL.

The rule stipulates that “athletes not consume energy drinks during participation in VHSL practices and competition, “ because of “potential serious safety and health issue.”

“The safety of the athletes was the overwhelming rationale for approval of the recommendation,” Tom Dolan, co-director of Athletics for the VHSL, said. “ We’ve been fortunate up to this point, but is it prudent for us to wait to see if we have an issue before we do something about this? For me the answer is absolutely not. They’re our student athletes. We have an obligation to protect them.”

The VHSL, which oversees all public schools in Virginia, considered the proposal after it was recommended by its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee. The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association has no position on the use of energy drinks although many athletic directors, athletic trainers and coaches discourage their use.

Last month, Dr. Katherine Dec, chair of the VHSL sports medicine committee said there was enough anecdotal evidence to begin discussing the possibility of a ban in Virginia., "The kids see [the drinks] as something to give them energy," Dec said. "But it's not the physical nutritional energy that they need to perform well, so we want to try and keep with that hydration, replenishment concept. We want them to be appropriately replenished post practice and games and appropriately hydrated so they don't run into problems with heart rate, blood pressure, jitteriness -- some of the complaints from kids through the past few years after drinking these drinks."

The National Federation of State High School Associations, in its position statement on energy drinks reported that in 2006, “over 7 million adolescents reported that they had consumed and energy drink.”

Virginia’s ban, also based on the NFHS position statement, states:

• Energy drinks should not be used for hydration.
• Energy drinks should not be consumed by athletes who are dehydrated.
• There is no regulatory control over energy drinks, thus their content and purity cannot be ensured. This may lead to adverse side-effects, potentially harmful interactions with prescription medications (particularly stimulant medications used to treat ADHD), or positive drug tests.

The penalty for violation is a warning to the offending school, but that has more punch than it sounds like, because stricter penalties could follow.

"The warning carries multiple meanings in our organization," Dolan said. "If a coach intentionally distributes energy drinks at this point, then I think we would put that particular team from that particular school on warning for a year which means if it happened again during that year, they could be put on probation, which would keep them from going to the playoffs. We have those kinds of options.

"We don’t want to hammer people for stuff they don’t know. We want to educate them first, but we also don’t want any outright intentional breaking of that recommendation.”

Consider this when buying new bats for this Spring

NFHS composite bat rule change

The NFHS has moved the compliance date for composite bat changes forward from 2011-2012 to 2010-2011.  This means that any composite bat used during the 2010-2011school year must:

-           meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR).

-           be labeled with a silkscreen or other permanent certification mark. 

-          have the certification mark that is rectangular, a minimum of a half-inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color.