The Edge Athletics College Scholarship has been re-named in honor of the late Dr. Roger Yerry of Rhinebeck, New York. Dr. Yerry, who passed away on January 22, 2007, was an avid supporter of Edge Athletics. His son Adam was a member of the original Hudson Valley River Rats team that was formed in 1996 [...]
When I think of Dr. Yerry, my mind is flooded with many images. I see Doc on the sidelines intently watching his son Adam performing in games; I see him smiling at our practices; encouraging other athletes; treating other athletes and giving medical advice to families; I see him giving guidance to parents. I see [...]
Roger Yerry was a great supporter of the Edge Athletics program. He loved the work ethic involved in being an Edge athlete. He believed wholeheartedly in the Edge philosophy of teaching the fundamentals of basketball with strict adherence to skill development. These basic philosophies are instrumental in building not only great athletic ability but greatness [...]
Edge Athletics will offer the “Shooting Gallery” starting the week of October 12 at the Poughkeepsie Day School Main Gymnasium, Sunday through Thursday. Times will vary. The Gallery includes, Team Shooting, Personal Shooting, and Personal Instruction sessions. Open Shooting sessions are not yet available. Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshmen, Modified, CYO, Town and Rec teams [...]
The final exposure clinic hosted by the HoopGroup will take place this Tuesday (Elite) and Wednesday (Junior Elite) at Fordham University. Those interested in attending should contact coach Santoro ASAP.
Edge Athletics can help offset the cost for this clinic. In order to qualify for the reduced price, you must register through Edge Athletics. For more [...]
The 2009 Edge Athletics basketball season concluded with seven teams traveling to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, to compete in the American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT) East Coast National tournament. The tournament began Thursday, July 16, with all teams playing six games in a round robin format. On Saturday, each team kicked off the day with a single [...]
The Edge program continues to perform well in weekend competition. In addition to the 11u taking the “King of the Mountain” title last week in Albany, the 12u West also went 4-0 winning the title for their age group. In Hershey this weekend, all of the teams turned in great performances.
Three teams went undefeated in [...]
There is still space available for the second and third weeks of camp. If you are interested in attending any of the weeks, please contact me or download an application and send it in. The application is available for download under the camps tab.
Edge Athletics in conjunction with Our Lady of Lourdes High School is [...]
WOW! Albany Champions!! I am thrilled with the defensive effort and intensity in the championship game. We had contributions from all players. I know we were suppose to win this, but there are alot of teams that are suppose to win, But, Don’t. We won because of defense, good passing and rebounding. We had a [...]
Both the 12u and 17u captured championship titles in last weeks Tom Dowd Memorial Tournament held at Monroe Woodbury High School. Trophies were awarded to each team with championship t-shirst given to each athlete.
For the 12u, it marks the third time in as many weekends where they have gone undefeated. After winning the championship in [...]