The below is a message we received from Viper alumnus Lauren Naveo.  Lauren played for us for 3 years and is a graduate of Dumont HS, Class of 2018.  Sharing here so that our players and parents can see how seriously we take our role with our players and preparing them not only for softball,…

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A) According to a recent study, less than 5% of high school athletes never miss a class or a practice…..   Guess what percentage of high school athletes play sports in college?   You guessed it….less than 5%       B) Parents, as we talk to our daughters regarding the recruiting process, please stress…

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  The above exchange, hypothetical or created for Dr. Branson’s publishings, really drills into my theory of player development.  I have run my business platforms for years on this same premise.  I will go into this more in our open house/ Town Hall scheduled for 10/8. I take very seriously the responsibility of coaching and…

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10U: Played their second week of games.  Had ALL roster kids show up.  Coaches Jim and Dino are doing a tremendous job acclimating to our club season and getting all of our kids in.  Every kid played and hot in the lineup all day Saturday.  Coming off an opening week sweep of tghe Rockaway Rampage,…

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I received a call from Amanda Taylor, one of our founding players who will be continuing her career at Bates College in a few weeks.  She asked me how tryouts were going and how the younger kids were coming along.  I explained how the landscape of Club Softball has changed dramatically from when she started…

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Math for Viper Players Miss 1 or 2 practices – you and your coaches notice it Miss 3 to 5 practices – your teammates will notice Miss 6 or more – your Opponents will notice NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BETTER!!!   Choices : Laziness is a choice Arriving late is a choice Being…

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Many of our Viper teams have just finished or will be completing their 2018/19 seasons this past weekend or this coming weekend.  We have one team competitng n the Northeast Nationals the w/o 7/29. We want to thank all of our players, parents, coaches, fans and supporters for making this season our most successful campaign…

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We received this from Coach Sheila.  While she does not know the source to credit, she believes (and so do we) that this is a good thing to post for our Viper Families:   For parents, words of advice when navigating the (Club Softball) waters. #1 find a PROGRAM, not a team (for kids over…

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