How Rip City got here
A training room in Dalton that started with one standard and grew into a year-round development program for athletes at every level.
Before 2019
The standard came first
Long before there was a building, there was George "Buddy" Pellerin and the way he treated players: show up, work, and take care of the person in front of you. Rip City carries his name for the game forward.
2019
The doors open in Dalton
Rip City Academy opened so Berkshire County athletes could get real development without a drive to Boston or a college roster spot. Cages, a strength floor, and coaches who had played and coached at the level our athletes were chasing.
Since then
Numbers replaced opinions
HitTrax in the cages, radar guns on every arm and Driveline modules for throwing. Every session produces information, so an athlete can see exactly what changed and why.
Today
One room, every level
Youth players, high schoolers, college athletes and pros train in the same rooms, chasing the same standard. That mix is the culture, and it is the part we protect hardest.
George "Buddy" Pellerin
Founder of Rip City · January 9, 1939 - July 4, 2016
The standard he set for how you treat players, and how hard you work for them, is still the standard here.
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