The 2009 EFBA Xtra Innings Newsletter is attached below for your use. It contains valuable information on such topics as registration, fees, tryouts, opening day, etc. The newsletter is available in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

2009 EFBA Newsletter

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To fill out the 2010 New Player Application Form , please download and print out one of the following documents. It is suggested that you completely fill out this form and present it at the time of registration in order to speed you through the registration process. The documents are available in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

2010 New Player Application

To fill out the 2010 EFBA Medical Release, please download and print out one of the following documents. It is suggested that you completely fill out this form and present it at the time of registration in order to speed you through the registration process. The documents are available in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

2010 Medical Release

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of East Fishkill Baseball, please download the following form, and mail to: EFBA c/o 24 Weitz Rd., Hopewell Junction, NY 12533.

2010 Sonsor Form

To review the EFBA refund Policy, please print or review one of the following documents. One is in Microsoft Word and the other is in Adobe PDF format.

2010 EFBA Refund Policy

Any incidents during the baseball season must have an incident form filled out appropriately and timely for insurance reasons. Coaches should print off as many forms as they need and keep some handy at all games and practices.

Instructions:
1. Fill in all information as required.
2. Notify League Director and League Safety Officer immediately after incident. Notification should not be more than 24 hours after the incident.
3. Photocopy completed form making three copies as follows: Manager of Team, League Director, and League President.

EFBA Incident Form

These are files that should be used by the Director's, Managers and Coaches in conjunction with East Fishkill Baseball.
1) Coaches code of conduct gets signed by every coach and kept on file by the league directors.
2) Parents Code of Conduct gets signed by the Parents and/or Guardians and is reviewed by the Manager or Coach and kept on file by the manager along with the Medical Release forms of every child.
3) Coaches Equipment Handout is to be used by the Directors to go over the equipment guidelines and signed and kept by the League Director.
4) Coaches Meeting Points Handout is required by the Manager or Coach to review with his parents/players at the start of the season.
5) The Umpires Code Of Conduct is to be reviwed by the Director of Umpires and signed by the Umpire and kept by the Director.
6) Players equipment handout is for Managers/Coaches to handout to their players at the first practice so they can be prepared for the season.

Coaches Code Of Conduct

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By STEVEN ELLIS | The Complete Pitcher®

THE FOUR-SEAM fastball (Sometimes called a "rising fastball") is the king of kings. It's the best pitch in baseball. The four-seamer is the fastest (its seams rotate about 36 times to the plate) and easiest pitch to locate for a strike.

To grip this pitch, place your index and middle fingertips directly on the perpendicular seam of the baseball.

The "horseshoe seam" should face into your ring finger of your throwing hand (as shown in the first picture above). I call it the horseshoe seam simply because the seam itself looks like the shape of a horseshoe.

Next, place your thumb directly beneath the baseball, resting on the smooth leather (as shown in the third picture).

Ideally, you should rest your thumb in the center of the horseshoe seam on the bottom part of the baseball.

Grip this pitch softly, like an egg. Grip the pitch in your fingertips. There should be a "gap" or space between the ball and your palm (as shown in the middle picture).

This is the key to throwing a good, hard four-seam fastball with maximal backspin and velocity: Having a loose grip minimizes "friction" between your hand and the baseball. The less friction, of course, the quicker the baseball can leave your hand.

Does a four-seam fastball rise?

"No," says Bill James, author of the "The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers : An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches". "A fastball can't rise unless it's thrown underhand. But if you throw the fastball overhand with enough force, it will "appear" to rise because it's not dropping as much as the batter's brain thinks it should."

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