Vipers Announce Coaching Staff For Summer 2020

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Head Coach Steve Proteau, was born and raised in Danbury Ct. and attended New Fairfield HS. After High school, Steve earned a scholarship to pitch at Norwalk Community College.  After an elbow and shoulder injury Steve was forced to stop pitching. He committed his training to hitting and transferred to Western CT State University where he finished his collegiate career as a Designated Hitter and 1st Baseman.  Steve graduated from Western CT State with a Degree in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. After college, Steve started his coaching career as the hitting coach at Western CT State U. He then moved to Florida where he started V-LO Baseball – training to develop healthy, elite throwers and build confident hitters. He is also the Pitching and Hitting Coach for Centennial HS and Head Trainer at East Coast Baseball Academy in Port St Lucie, Fl. In 2019, Steve joined the Coaching Staff with Vipers Baseball Club where he is the Head Coach of the Vipers Collegiate Team and works with player development with the other Vipers teams

Assistant coach Paul Heckler was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the beginning of Coach Paul’s 60+ yeas of baseball experience, he was a standout pitcher at Central Catholic High School. After High School, Coach Paul earned the opportunity to play college baseball where he went on to pitch for Gannon College in Erie, Pennsylvania. After college Paul went on to play for the US Army Baseball Team while serving our Country and stationed in Germany. After his service time Coach Paul spent 10 years pitching in the semi pro leagues before he began his coaching career. In 1998, He started Coaching High School, Legion Ball and Travel Ball teams and players in Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach (Central Catholic HS, Dwyer HS, Royal Palm Beach HS, SunCoast HS). In 2014 Coach Paul began coaching with Vipers Baseball Club. This will be Coach Paul’s 2nd year coaching the Vipers Collegiate Team. 

Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches

PLAYER FINANCIAL AGREEMENT

This Financial Agreement (« Agreement ») is between you and PALM BEACH BSB, LLC (“CLPB”). Permission to participate in the 2021 CLPB season is conditional upon your acceptance of and satisfactory performance under this Agreement. By clicking on the “I accept” button below, you have indicated that you have read, understand, consent and agree to the terms of the Player Financial Agreement. Acceptance of this Agreement will bind you to the terms herein in a legally enforceable contract with the CLPB.


In furtherance of the 2021 Letter of Intent and Player Agreement entered into with PALM BEACH BSB, LLC (“CLPB”), I hereby agree to furnish $1000.00 to the CLPB for and in consideration of my participation in the CLPB season, including all post-season play.


By accepting this Agreement, I agree to submit a $500.00 deposit to the CLPB by December 19, 2020, and to submit a second installment of $500.00 to the CLPB by March 17, 2021. I acknowledge and agree that I am responsible for an additional expense for insurance coverage to be determined before the beginning of the CLPB season. The CLPB reserves the right to require proof of medical insurance as a pre-condition to participation in the CLPB season.


By accepting this Agreement, I acknowledge and agree that I will have the option to train with Cressey Sports Performance during the CLPB season at the additional cost of $299.00 per month to be paid directly to Cressey Sports Performance.
By accepting this Agreement, I acknowledge and agree that I will be required to sign additional necessary waivers to participate in the CLPB season when I arrive at the CLPB.


This Agreement and any dispute, controversy, disagreement, or issue of construction or interpretation arising hereunder, whether relating to its execution, performance, validity or the obligations provided herein, shall be governed and interpreted according to the laws of the state of Florida. In the event that there is any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or to the interpretation, breach or enforcement thereof, and any action or proceeding is commenced to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, each Party shall be responsible for payment of their own attorneys’ fees. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY FOR ANY DISPUTES THAT ARISE OUT OF OR ARE IN ANY WAY RELATED TO OR DERIVE FROM THIS AGREEMENT. The Contracting Parties must and shall mediate any dispute prior to instituting legal proceedings against one another, and upon instituting legal proceedings, shall again submit the dispute for mediation within 60 days. Jurisdiction and venue shall lie and any litigation must be commenced in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Contracting Parties hereby agree that this Agreement will not be construed more strictly against either Contracting Party regardless of which Contracting Party is responsible for its preparation. Player agrees that the foregoing deposit is non refundable under any circumstances, except in the event of injury