YORK — New Youth The Seacoast has seen considerable growth in travel youth athletic teams over the last five years, with many having gone from specializing in one sport to offering programs across multiple sports.  

This week York High School baseball coach Chuck Chadbourne announced he is launching Coastal Riptide — an elite youth baseball program that will work exclusively with players from U10-U14.

“I saw an opportunity to provide a different kind of program — one that provided advanced skill and player development within a targeted age group.” said Chadbourne, Coastal Riptide’s Director of Player Development. “Coastal Riptide will focus on preparing boys for the challenges of playing at the high school level with a concentration on four key areas — position specific skill development, mental preparedness, physical conditioning and teamwork. Every player in our organization will work with a position specific coach at every practice. Having coached high school teams for many years, I have found these to be critical to a player success and long-term love of the game.”

Coastal Riptide will recruit this summer, holding tryouts in August. They will field only four teams — offering the highest coach to player ratio on the seacoast. This decision was purposeful as they want to provide elite and thorough training. Further Coastal Riptide will work collaboratively with town programs to ensure both experiences work in concert to benefit the player.  

“Our goal is to curate the best experience and results for each player.” said Jana Doughty, Director of Operations “Coastal Riptide’s purpose is to develop the player first, with team play serving to cement those skills. We believe that approach will also result in winning teams.” 

“We are inviting players from every Seacoast community to come tryout in August.” said Nick Hanlon, a member of the Coastal Riptide coaching staff. “Coastal Riptide will be competing in the AAU tournament circuit as well as regionally selected tournaments.

About Coastal Riptide

Coastal Riptide is a specialized youth baseball training organization focused on advanced player development from U10 through U14. Founded by York High School baseball coach Chuck Chadbourne, Coastal Riptide focuses on skill development, mental preparedness, physical conditioning and teamwork. Working exclusively with players from U10 through U14, Coastal Riptide fields a limited number of teams this fall to ensure the highest quality player experience. Our staff is focused and our coach-to-player ratio is the best on the seacoast. Our mission is to challenge players and prepare them for competitive high school play. Further we strive to develop boys who thrive on and off the field — fostering a lifelong love of the game. For more information or to register for tryouts visit coastalriptide.com