SMALL GROUP TRAINING – WINTER 2025

Eric Simonelli and Bay Lambert are teaming up to direct high energy small group basketball workouts for players (recreational, travel, and CAL level) looking for personal attention and extra reps. Each session offers players attention to detail with personalized coaching, individualized skill development, attention and personalized assessments throughout the season. Each session is designed to strengthen fundamental skills, with a focus on ball handling, shooting form and footwork. With a max of six players per session, each player receives targeted coaching, and constructive feedback in a supportive, and high-energy environment.

Why Small-Group Training During The Season?

  • Individual Attention: Fewer players mean more reps focused instruction and customized feedback.
  • Competitive Drills: Engage in drills that simulate real-game scenarios and foster a competitive spirit.
  • Team Play Dynamics: Practice skills and team drills to improve communication, positioning, and court awareness.
  • Coaching Assessment: Coach Simonelli will provide each player with an individual assessment including a player’s strengths (e.g., shooting accuracy, speed) and key skills to focus on improving (e.g., ball-handling under pressure, shot consistency, footwork).

About Coach 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.

Contact Information
Phone: 401.477.3670
Email: simoedconsulting@gmail.com

 

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 gave my child the opportunity to develop individual skills while still working with others in a competitive setting.” – Parent of a middle school player

“Coach Simo pushes each player to do their best while making sure everyone improves.” – Parent of a 5th grade girls player

“My daughter has been working with Bay for about a year, and the progress she has made is remarkable. Bay has an incredible talent for understanding a child’s unique abilities and creating personalized programs that help them excel both on and off the court. His dedication and expertise have made a significant impact on her development.”
-Jamie Wolf