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Coaches Spotlight

Meet the YGB Coaches

Some of our great YGB leaders.

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Coach profiles

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Bret Nichols

Head Coach & Camp Director

Former professional basketball player who played in Ireland, England and against the Harlem Globetrotters as player/coach of the New York Nationals.

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Caryn Ayers

Coach

Coached girls Varsity basketball at Rockville High School and JV at East Catholic. Led Roger Williams University in rebounding and scoring; reached the Women's Division III Final Four with Eastern CT State in 2003.

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David Anderson

Coach

From Newtown, CT. James Madison University '08, honors student and NHS Varsity Captain.

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Matt Baier

Coach

Newtown High School graduate, accepted into the UConn Honors program. Known for his instant encouragement of campers.

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Dexton Williamson

Guest Coach

"Air Jamaica" from the Harlem Wizards.

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More coaches

The full YGB staff (from the original site)

  • David Anderson
  • Caryn Ayers
  • Matt Baier
  • Joe Barbera
  • Jessicca Berard
  • Lauren Berard
  • Chris Bock
  • Matt Brede
  • Andrew Buchanan
  • Kelly Butler
  • John Campos
  • Stephen Carr
  • PJ Cochrane
  • Katie Condon
  • Meghan Condon
  • Raquel Cordiero
  • Sean Dardine
  • Andrew Davenport
  • Courtney Davis
  • Brendan DeAngelis
  • Bryce Decker
  • Taylor DeRosa
  • Joe DeVellis
  • Ellen Donahue
  • John Donohue
  • Nick Drouin
  • Kristiana Engler
  • Josh Engler
  • Lukus Fedak
  • Laura Finn
  • Andrew Fiscella
  • Darcy Fiscella
  • Josh Fitzgerald
  • Brian Fitzpatrick
  • Laura Fitzpatrick
  • Kacy Fohrenbach
  • Mark Gerace
  • Elliott Gualitiere
  • Erinn Halasinski
  • Meghan Higgins
  • Natalie Higham
  • Erin Hillis
  • Jordan Hosey
  • Alex Hoss
  • Luke Hoss
  • Jake Kallette
  • Lee Kelsey
  • Patrick Lenehan
  • Andrew Luchina
  • Kyle Lyddy
  • Heather Marsh
  • Maggie Mathieu
  • Russ Mayo
  • Doug Michlovitz
  • Mike Mitchell
  • Kelly Murphy
  • Lauren Nero
  • Andre Ortega
  • Renzo Ortega
  • Tony Paolini
  • Maria Parenteau
  • Andrew Perrotti
  • Mario Pizzighelli
  • James Robitaille
  • Dan Schock
  • George Schork
  • Franklin Scurto
  • Davis Settipane
  • Leah Settipane
  • Dan Shea
  • Shawn Simpson
  • Jeremy Susi
  • Mike Terry
  • Ryan Tisi
  • Marcus Tracy
  • Jenny Troiano
  • Donovan White
  • Nate Wilda
  • Dexton Williamson
  • Josh Zbierski

Safety & trust

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Camper-to-coach ratio: [BRET TO PROVIDE]