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Sunday, January 6
TAKE THE POLL!!!
Thursday, December 20
RISING STAR SOFTBALL CAMP TO BE HELD FOR GIRLS AGES 9-14 !!!
Rising Star Softball Camp will be held at New Rochelle High School during the summer of 2008.
For more information regarding the dates of camp, please call (914)260-6773.
 | | Photo: 2006 Camp - Session #2 (July, 2006) |  |
SUMMER 2008 CAMP SESSIONS & AGE GROUPINGS
A Ball (Ages 7-9); AA Ball (Ages 10-12); AAA Ball (Ages 13-15)
The summer 2008 baseball day camp sessions will be:
Summer Session #1: June 30 - July 4 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #2: July 7 - 11 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #3: July 21 - 25 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #4: July 28 - Aug. 1 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #5: Aug. 11 - Aug. 15 [Ages 7-15]
*Note: 13-15 age players will have a more rigorous
camp day schedule based on preparing campers for
high school level practices and drills*
For more information and a camp brochure/registration form Click
on "Camp Brochure" on the menu (above left) and print out this summer's
application. Be careful to check the appropriate week(s)/age group for
your child and make sure the application shows availability for the weeks
of interest. For other questions, call Coach Darren Gurney @ (914)260-6773.
2008 Camp-Site: Albert Leonard Middle School
SHOOT FOR THE STARS !!! REACH YOUR POTENTIAL !!!
Handout: 2008OnLineBrochure
Friday, January 11
Coach Lopez Signs Professional Contract
Coach Chris Lopez, who was worked at the Rising Star Baseball Camp for the past five years, signed a professional contract with the Chillicothe Paints of the Frontier League. Chris will be pitching for the Paints in Ohio this summer. Congratulations Coach Lopez!!!
Wednesday, April 30
Rising Star Camp coaches performing well in 2008 college season
|  | | Coaches (former campers) Eric Fama & Tom Koehler pitching in 2008 | |
Tommy Koehler (Stonybrook U.) has earned America East Pitcher of the Week honors three times this season already. Coach Koehler has amassed 5 wins and 68 strikeouts in 63 innings as the ace of the Stonybrook staff. Coach Eric Fama (Rhode Island College) has dominated the Little East Conference as his team's closer. Coach Fama ranks among the national leaders in saves and has struck out 26 batters in 17 innings with an ERA below 1.00. Both Coaches Koehler and Fama attended the Rising Star Baseball Camp as campers during summers 1999-2000. Steve Gilman (Yale U.) has dominated Ivy league hitters all season. Coach Gilman gave up three earned runs all season, finishing with an ERA of 1.00. He struck out 27 in 27 innings and tallied five saves. Gilman tied for the team lead with four wins. Alex Christ (Yale U.) had 33 strikeouts in 39 innings and earned eight starts on the mound for the Bulldogs. Coach Jason Kosakow (Winthrop U.) has successfully recovered from Tommy John elbow surgery and is currently pitching for Winthrop U. Congratulations coaches!!!
Monday, August 13
Coach Kosakow Runs Away With 4th Annual Rib Feast Competition
After losing a close battle in 2006 to Coach Koehler, Coach Jason Kosakow claimed his first ever Rising Star Baseball Camp rib eating contest championship on Monday, August 13, 2007. Although Coaches Raftery and Matos put pressure on him early, Coach Kosakow pulled away as the evening progressed. A late surge by Coach Gurney was not enough to challenge the ravenous Coach Kosakow. Coach Chris Lopez, the underdog who went off at 65:1 odds, did not finish even 1 rib as his airplane mysteriously did not arrive in time for the competition. Congratulations Coach Kosakow!!!
Friday, July 13
Rising Star Baseball Camp At Shea Stadium 2007
Monday, August 13
2007 Annual Rib Feast Dinner for Coaching Staff on Monday, August 13th @7pm
Wednesday, August 1
Rising Star Campers Meet A-Rod!!!
|  | | 2007 Trip to meet A-Rod |
On Wednesday, August 1st, six campers went to meet and listen to Alex Rodriguez speak at Nike Town in NYC.
Thursday, August 10
Coach Koehler Puts On Show At 2006 Annual Staff Rib Feast Dinner
Coach Tom Koehler captured his first Rib-Feast title on Thursday,
August 10th at Wellington's in Harrison, NY. Despite being challenged
by coach Kosakow and Matos for most of the night, Coach Koehler impressively
displayed speed, savagery, and an overall disregard for cleanliness/appearance.
After downing a cup and a half of soup, a dinner salad, rack of ribs with baked
potato and fried onions, Coach Koehler finished off Coach Tirado's remaining ribs.
In toasting his glorious evening, Koehler then put away an apple pie alamode.
Coach Kosakow was neck and neck with Coach Koehler until a 37 minute bathroom
visit cost him the title. Another contender, Coach Jason Matos, fell back
when he could not put away the skin from his baked potato. Among the evening's
disappointments were Coach Balliet who trained for days for the event only to
put in a poor showing, while claiming the style of the ribs were not ones he was
accustomed to eating. Coach Lopez threw the towel in early and for some reason
was not ashamed of getting a doggie bag. Congratulations to Coach Koehler!!!
 | | 2006 Rib Feast Dinner - Wellington's (Harrison, NY: August 10, 2006) |
Friday, June 9
CAMP NOW OPEN TO AGES 7-9 YEAR OLD PLAYERS!!!
|  | | Photos from the Single A Field |
In the summer 2006, the Rising Star Baseball Camp welcomed players ages 7-9 years old for the first time. There is
an emphasis on basic baseball fundamentals of hitting, throwing, fielding, running, and more as campers will learn
the basics from our highly skilled camp instructors. Click on the video camera below from "LIVE GAME FOOTAGE"
to view footage of a game for 9 & 10 year olds from several summers ago.
 | | Summer 2006 Campers Ages 7-9 (Single A Field) |
 LIVE GAME FOOTAGE (Ages 9-11)
Thursday, July 6
RISING STAR BASEBALL CAMP GOES TO SHEA STADIUM 2006
 | | Campers, Coaches, & Parents at Shea Stadium - July, 2006 |
Saturday, April 7
Rising Star Camp Philanthropy Events & Donations
Rising Star Baseball Camp donates to various organizations, including
New Rochelle Little League, Youth Baseball of New Rochelle, The United
Way of New Rochelle, the New Rochelle High School Baseball Team, and more.
In addition, our staff runs free baseball clinics/seminars for players and
coaches throughout the year.
Tuesday, July 25
RISING STAR BASEBALL CAMP COACHES PERFORMING WELL IN ACBL
Rising Star Baseball Camp coaches David Noble (Bronx,NY), Alex Christ (Pasadena,CA), and
Steven Gilman (Annondale, NJ) have been all performing well in the ACBL [Atlantic Collegiate
Baseball League] this summer. Their team the NY Cadets is on track to win a divison title
for the second consecutive summer. Coach Noble (SUNY Albany) has been the NY Cadets
#1 starter all summer logging 42 innings and maintaining a 3.00 ERA. Alex Christ (Yale) has had 7
appearances and has yet to allow an earned run, while averaging one strike out per inning!
Steven Gilman (Yale) is the NY Cadets closer and has also been averaging one strikout per
inning as well as having closed out the ACBL All-Star Game. In addition, camp coaches Gurney
and Tirado were selected to coach the Kaiser Division in the 40th Annual ACBL All-Star Game.
Congratulations Coaches!
 | | 2006 NY Cadets All-Stars & Coaches |
Tuesday, December 19
McDermott Continues Impressive NCAA Performance
|  | | McDermott as camper (1999); McDermott at Providence College (2006-2007) |
Former camper, Geoff McDermott helped lead Providence
College to a 77-68 victory over Holy Cross on Tuesday,
December 19. McDermott scored 11 points, grabbed 17
rebounds, added 7 assists, and tallied 3 blocks in the
win. In the following game, Geoff notched a triple double
in leading the Friars to a win over Harvard with 12 points,
11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Geoff is currently averaging
a double-double per game (10 Points - 11 season). Geoff
also leads the Big East Conference in rebounds and assists.
Congratulations Geoff!!!
TAKE THE POLL [Part 2]!!!
|  | | Pictured Above: 2004 Camp Week Session #1 [July 9, 2004] |
Friday, June 9
Rising Star Baseball Camp Best Bargain in Westchester Area !!!
For years the Rising Star Baseball Camp has provided an excellent,
personalized camp atmosphere for youngsters. With an unusually small
camper-coach ratio and innovative teaching methods, players experience
a camp week of unique attention. In addition, the camp is the
best-priced program in the area. Click on the below word document
to see a comparison of local baseball day camp prices.
Handout: Baseball Day Camp Cost Comparison
 | | College players DJ Price, Brian Hamill, and Mike Tocci provide instruction | |
CURRENT COLLEGE COACHES & PLAYERS PRESENT
|  | | 2006 Camp Coaching Staff |
Camp staff members include local high school coaches, active college
coaches/players, and coaches with previous professional playing experience.
LIVE CAMP GAME FOOTAGE
Click on the miniature video camera below entitled "LIVE GAME FOOTAGE (Ages 9-11)"
to view LIVE Camp Footage from an afternoon game in July, 2003. [* Note: WINDOWS XP
may be required to play video or click on Start Menu and complete a WINDOWS UPDATE*].
LIVE GAME FOOTAGE (Ages 9-11)
IS THE NUMBER OF FORMER CAMPERS CURRENLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL
RSC COUNTER : 6 FORMER RISING STAR CAMPERS PLAYING NCAA BASEBALL
FORMER RISING STAR CAMPERS WITH NCAA BASEBALL PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
Eric Fama, Jason Matos, Tommy Koehler, Claude Balliet, Paul Bruzzese,
Kevin Fegan
 | | Current college players - Claude Balliet & Eric Fama as campers (Summer 1999) |
SPECIFIC FUNDAMENTALS & MECHANICS TAUGHT
|  | | Manhattanville Assistant Coach, Alex Tirado |
Campers are taught various skills to help them become better baseball players. Proper
fundmentals and techniques of hitting, throwing, running, fielding, sliding, bunting, and
more are taught by qualified instructors with college/high school coaching experience.
 | | Math Baseball | |
Camp Links: A Great Source of Baseball Information
Rising Star Baseball Camp links are a terrific source for
baseball history, rules, games, and much more. Check them out by
clicking on the above link or "Camp Links" on the menu to the left.
 | | Google Tool Bar for Baseball-related searches |
CAMP SESSIONS - SUMMER 2007
Summer 2007 Camp Sessions/Albert Leonard Middle School
A Ball (Ages 7-9); AA Ball (Ages 10-12); AAA Ball (Ages 13-15);
Summer Session #1: June 25-29 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #2: July 9-13 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #3: July 16-20 [Ages 7-15]
Summer Session #4: July 30-Aug.3 [Ages 7-15]
For more information and a camp brochure/registration form Click
on "Camp Brochure" on the menu (above left) and print out this summer's
application. Be careful to check the appropriate week(s)/age group for
your child and make sure the application shows availability for the weeks
of interest. For other questions, call Coach Darren Gurney @ (914)260-6773.
 | | Summer 2000 Camp Photo; 7 of these campers went to play some form of NCAA sports |
Centerfield (Let's Go!)
Thursday, August 18
2005 Camp Staff Dinner: Rib Feast Eating Contest
The 2005 Camp Staff competed in their Annual Rib Eating Contest.
Rookie Of The Year Coach, David Noble, took MVP Honors for his
impressive performance of downing 18 ribs, sides of : mashed potatoes,
fried onions, beef & barley soup, dinner salad, and New York Cheesecake.
Camp judge Kevin Raftery is handling the appeal of Coach Jason Matos who
protested the heroic performance because of two suspicous disappearances by
Coach Noble in the middle of the Rib-Feast. The French judge (Coach Balliet)
could not be reached for comment, but has a history of turning down such appeals.
Great job and congratulations Coach Noble!!!
Pictured below: (Left)Rib Plate with sides; (Center)Coach Lopez after cleaning plate;
(Right)2005 Rib-Feast Champ Coach Noble; and (Bottom)2005 Staff Dinner Table
 | | 2005 Camp Dinner: Rib Feast |
CAMP PRIZES AND MOMENTOS
All campers receive a water bottle and camp t-shirt. Daily prizes are also given out for hustle,
hitting a line drive, fine physical/mental plays, rolling a double play, and overall improvement.
On the final day of camp, a "Camper of the Week" and "Gold Glove" award is presented.
CAMPER ALUMNI SECTION
Click on the menu link to the left "Camp Alumni"
to read about former campers who have gone on to
star on high school & college baseball programs.
 | | Former camper, Tommy Koehler who now plays for Stonybrook U. & Keane Swampbats |
Tuesday, April 15
COACH DJ PRICE TURNS PRO
DJ Price, who coached for three weeks at camp in 2002,
just completed his first season playing professional baseball in Australia.
His team, the Toowoomba Rangers plays in the Greater Brisbane Baseball League.
As a rookie, he batted .319 and won a Gold Glove in the outfield.
Congratulations Coach Price !!!
CAMP RECEIVES HIGH MARKS !!!
Monday, July 26
2004 CAMP SEASON CONCLUDES - THANKS TO ALL COACHES & CAMPERS
The 2004 Camp Season ended on Monday, July 26th. On the final day of camp, coaches
and campers were treated to a special guest visit/speaker - Eric Clement. Clement who coached
at the camp during the summer of 2000 shared stories about his experiences
playing professional baseball. Some highlights from the 2004 camp season include:
numerous camper records, Coach Feliciano winning a record seven straight games, Coach
Raftery not missing one call all summer as umpire, and various outstanding guest speakers.
Pictured Above: 2004 Camp Week 3; Pictured Below: 2004 Camp Coaching Staff
Friday, July 23
RAIN WASHES OUT GAME, COACH RAFTERY GOES MAD !
On Friday, July 23 rain washed away the final Game of the Week.
Subsequently, Coach Raftery did his best Rick Dempsey imitation
to date. On lookers were not sure if he was suffering from
"Umpire Rage" or if the three week camp sessions just made
him go mad. Pictured Below:
Coach Raftery Before.On the Bases.Diving At Home Plate.Raftery After
STATION DRILLS
The Camp Staff provides instruction in proper baseball mechanics
through effective station drills designed to build skill development.
Photos include, Coach Pete Annunziata instructing at the soft toss
hitting drill; Coach Eric Froman working on the Feel for the Fence
Drill; Coach Brian Hamill teaching the basics of the slide.
CONTROLLED SCRIMMAGE GAMES
Campers play games every afternoon, in which they incorporate skills/techniques
learned in the morning station drills and apply them to game situations.
BASEBALL OLYMPICS COMPETITION
On the final day of camp, players compete in various categories,
including homerun derby, long toss, throwing accuracy, bunting
proficiency, and many more. Photographs below include; Michael Grogan (2003)
competing in the bunting competition, Adam Stowe (2003)in a timed run
home to first base, Brett Rosen (2003) throwing in the long toss, Peter Labella (2003)
in bat control/hitting accuracy competition, Steven Alfano (2003)
and Paul Bruzzese (2001) competing in the homerun derby.
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BASEBALL GAME SITUATIONS TEST/TRIVIA COMPETITION
At the end of the camp day, prizes are awarded to players who have made
outstanding plays on the field or answered baseball-related questions effectively,
including trivia and game situation questions. Prizes include t-shirts, autographed
memorabilia, and Gatorade/Snapple beverages.
NEW ROCHELLE HS TEAM WEB-SITE
Check out live video footage and photos of camp coaches and former
Rising Star campers on the New Rochelle HS Team web-site !!!
SIMULATED PRO/HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUT
All campers experience a professional tryout as camp staff members
went through during their playing careers. In addition, a major league scout
visits and discusses with campers the necessary attitude and skills
to attract major league organizations.
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