Coaching
Stay Low and Through The Ball
12/15/21: Come Through The Ball & Stay Low When I coach, run clinics and give privates with defense, I always emphasize to come through the ball. We need to stay low and follow our throw. This allows us to use our legs and get our body properly angled (lead with shoulder when possible) to get…
Read MoreCatcher Clinics: Let’s Go!
Attention 10U-16U Catchers! Come work with our staff on improving your catching skills. From beginner to intermediate, we are ready to work with all.
Read MoreA Querc From The Merc, 3/29/21
Why Bother Coaching Youth Sports? You love kids. If you don’t love kids, you should not be coaching. You want to be a positive role model, something kids so desperately need You love the game and want to pass that love on You want to show kids that hard work and fun can go hand-in-hand. They are…
Read MoreCatching Clinics: 10u-14U
10/19: 7:30-8:45 10/26: 6:30-7:45 11/2: 7:30-8:45 11:9: 6:00-7:15 11/16: 6-7:15 11/23: 6-7:15 Space is limited. $20 per person, payable at door. RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your spot. Viper Den. 37 Rockland Park. Tappan, NY VIPER PLAYERS ONLY
Read MoreRecruiting 101
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST @ 7:00 PM EST SportsRecruits 101 Join to learn everything you need to know about leveraging the SportsRecruits platform to jumpstart your recruiting process! Learn how to build out a complete SportsRecruits profile, how to effectively use each tool on the platform, and some recruiting process best practices. Register Here …
Read MoreFake Bunt/ Ride Back
This has been added to our Training & Videos Section. We will know who watched and who didn’t when you are asked to do it. (wink)
Read MoreBaserunning & Rounding The Base
See our Training & Videos section for the latest update. It is often little things like this that turn into big things…can be the difference in a good to great or good to bad weekend. Invest the 5 minutes to watch
Read MoreDrills Addition: Throwing Harder & More Accurate
We have posted this in our Training & Videos Section. You can click to go there right from here. Enjoy! Drills/ Tips: 9/17/20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O733HPIY03E&feature=youtu.be Throwing Harder & More Accurately As we enter our new 2020/21 season I think it is important to start sharing good drills/ fundamentals & practices again. I…
Read MoreThe Sports Edge, Ask Coach Wolff
TRAVEL/CLUB TEAMS: Why the Time has Come for Real Oversight in this Industry POSTED BY RICK WOLFF SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 IN PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS, SPORTS PARENTING TRENDS, TRAVEL TEAMS I had a fascinating interview this AM with Bob Germano, the owner/operator of the North Jersey Vipers softball program. Considered one of the best run programs in the country, Bob is one…
Read MoreZero Tolerance Policy
The Vipers have a Zero Tolerance Policy “The Vipers” hereby adopts a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of violence and harassment, understood as: physical hitting, shoving, kicking, throwing of objects, unwanted sexual advances, all forms of physical assault; abusive language or e-mails, threats, harassment and intimidation; any attitude or action that can be reasonably construed as…
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