THE PLAYERS EDGE CLINIC - WINTER 2025
Improve Your Skills, Elevate Your Game!
Drills and Focus Areas Include:
- Ball Handling: Develop control and confidence with dynamic dribbling techniques.
- Shooting: Master proper form, accuracy, and consistency through repetition and targeted drills.
- Passing: Learn to read the court and make precise, game-ready passes.
- Defense: Improve footwork, positioning, and reaction time to become a lockdown defender.
- Game IQ: Enhance decision-making and understanding of offensive and defensive concepts.
- Conditioning: Build endurance, speed, and agility to stay competitive throughout the game.
Each session includes skill-based drills, situational exercises, and live gameplay to apply what you learn in a competitive setting.
Don’t miss this chance to train like a pro!
WHO:
Boys & Girls, Grades 3-8
WHEN:
Session I:
Saturdays, 5-6:30 pm
- January 4, 11, 25
- February 1
Session II:
Saturdays, 5-6:30 pm
- February 8, 15, 22
- March 3
WHERE:
Kent County YMCA, Warwick, Rhode Island
COST:
- $240 per session (includes four 90 minute high-intensity training sessions)
- $70 per individual session
Limited to 30 players per session. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Coach Eric Simonelli
- Commissioner of the Warwick PAL Warriors youth travel basketball program in Warwick, Rhode Island (RI) for boys and girls in grades K-8
- President of Higher Learning Basketball
- DIII All-American and was inducted into Endicott College Hall of Fame, Class of 2007
- Attended Duxbury High School in Massachusetts - scored 1,200 career points and was a Patriot Ledger, Boston Herald, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic Player
- Former State Championship Head Varsity Basketball Coach at La Salle Academy, where he compiled a 96-21 Division 1 record and a 135-49 overall record over seven seasons - Simonelli’s team was the Division 1 Champion in 2014 and 2015, the RI Open State Champion in 2015, and the RI Open State Runner-Up in 2016.
- Former Prout School to the Division III State Championship in 2011 and 2012 and Division III Runner-Up in 2007
- Head Coach for 3rd grade girls and 7th grade boys in the Warwick (PAL) Warriors travel program
I enjoy coaching and helping players "believe in themselves on the basketball court, in school and in life. "Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." – Christian D. Larson. In everything that we do, if we learn how to practice and prepare, the results speak for themselves.
About Coach Bay Lambert
- All State in Basketball and Football at East Providence High School
- Former Girls Head Varsity Basketball Coach at East Providence High School
- Former Girls Head Basketball Coach at Park View Middle School
- Former Head Coach of the RI Lady Volts AAU Team
- Higher Learning Basketball Clinic Director
- Personal Youth Basketball Trainer
- Boys Head 3rd Grade Basketball Coach of the Warwick (PAL) Warriors RI Travel Team
- Played Football at Bryant University
- Bryant University Graduate
"I am all about “Putting in the Work”. I focus on basketball players’ weaknesses just as much as their strengths. We focus on Skills, technique, footwork, power and speed. My two mottos are “Get 1% Better Everyday” and “100% Accountability ~ 0 Excuses”. I will push you to your absolute Max, along with Rep after Rep. Success comes from Focus, Confidence, and Repetition. I will get you there…..Believe!
Testimonials
"The small group size provided my child with the opportunity to develop individual skills while collaborating with others in a competitive setting. The passion and energy the coaches bring are always positive and truly motivate players to give their best effort." – Parent of a middle school player
"Coach Simo pushes each player to do their best while making sure everyone improves. My daughter gained so much confidence when working with him" – Parent of a 3rd grade girls player