Alex Miner “Barron”
"Baps is a rare find both in all aspects: player, coach, and teammate. Having the opportunity to play alongside and be coached by a handful of NHL players and coaches, I am confident in putting my name and reputation alongside Baps in saying that his work ethic and hockey IQ are NHL quality. As a first-hand witness, watching him stay up till 2:00 am-3:00 am in the morning after a game studying, researching, and finding ways to become more knowledgeable about the game, himself, and the athletes he works with was truly inspiring. This is a man you want on your team and in your corner in all aspects of life. Mason is one of few people that I trust with blind faith, will always have my best interest at heart, and be in my corner when I need him. I expect him to develop into a phenomenal hockey coach and won't be surprised at the tremendous success he and his players will have. He is genuinely dedicated to elevating his game and the game of those around him."
-Thanks for your support as a teammate, mentor, and brother!
Matt Marcinew
“After working with Baps Hockey during the 2019-2020 season, its clear to me how his program has helped so many amateur and professionals with their game. His video analysis has helped me learn to anticipate plays faster, develop good habits, and create more offensive opportunities.
This program provides Mason the opportunity to highlight the strengths of my game and what I did well; while focusing on aspects of my game where I can improve.
Masons attention to detail is what makes his analysis so valuable and separates him from other programs. By focusing on puck decisions, positioning without the puck, and potential better options, we were able to tweak small factors in my game that made a big difference in my play.
I’d recommend Baps hockey to anyone looking to gain an edge and improve not only their individual skills, but their game play with and without the puck. Mason is a supportive, knowledgeable, detail oriented coach. He takes his time to evaluate the players he works with and gives them his undivided attention. It is a pleasure to work with him.”
Adam Rockwood
“Baps knows the game analytically and statistically better than almost anyone I have ever played with. Combining that with his exceptional work ethic and desire to expand his breadth of knowledge made working with him extremely beneficial for my game. He is extremely well-read and dives in to minor in-depth statistics that carry major weight on the outcome of your individual game. In our day and age, everyone is looking for every possible competitive advantage so he looks for small details that the best of the best do and helps explain and teach it to his clients. He also has a great knack for developing a great rapport with his clients where he is able to watch you play, and point positives and negatives out almost instantly.”
Sam Mccormick
“Working with Bapshockey this year helped me improve my game tremendously. Having someone send you clips from your games with specific focus on your shifts helps you notice things that you otherwise wouldn’t. Mason is always on time with the clips and has all kinds of tips and things to focus on to help improve your play.”
Jimmy Soper
“Mason is one of the best teammates I've ever played with at any level. His knowledge, dedication and passion for the game is something you don't find. I learned a lot from his attention to detail and constant commitment to make me a better player, while understanding my role at the same time. The way he breaks down video for you is different than anyone else and allows you to really improve your game each day.”
Ryan Lowney
“These past few years working with Baps hockey has developed the overall dynamics of my game. As a defenseman, offense can be hard to come by, but Baps has helped improve certain areas of my game to make me more of threat on the ice. He breaks down the game in a simple yet highly intelligent way which gives you a different perspective on how to analyze your moves on the ice. Through this time working with him, he has given me the ability to take this knowledge, practice it and apply them into an in-game scenario to develop an advantage over my opponent. I never would thought how much those certain areas would have such an impact in a game. I credit Baps hockey with expanding my hockey IQ and and growing my game to the next level.”
Max Mccormick
“Mason’s in-game teaching clips take a unique approach unlike any other. He analyzes what can be adjusted for a better result and shows you an example of what that adjustment looks like by NHL players. I am a visual learner, which is why Mason’s video analysis is so helpful for me. I like that he provides me with specific drills I can work on. Mason is able to spot the details that can make or break a play. He puts in the work to study the game, which is why he is the best at helping you see patterns that will build your skills and hockey IQ.”
Jake Horton
“Working with Baps this season on my video was more valuable than I could've ever expected. He employs a continuous process where we aimed to establish subtle in-game adaptations over time to optimize personal opportunities within the scope of my game. The frequency and duration of the video review gave me the perfect amount of digestible information, along with enough time to build new habits into my game before the next review. One of my favorite things about working with Baps is the acuity of his eye in recognizing the often overlooked nuances of the game that players perform - recognizing the execution of small details that have a big impact. Participation in his video program will reinforce what you do well, suggest alternative plays to broaden your view of the game and build IQ, and most importantly it will offer an action plan via the Crosby Habit for filling the holes in your game - but to find out what the Crosby Habit is you'll have to join the program; you won't regret it.”
Garrett Bartus
“Baps’ ability to take varying perspectives of other forwards, defenseman, and goalies opens up detailed skill development that translates into success. He realizes it’s not only skill development that progresses you as a player, but also breaking down the little things national league players do to score at the highest level to develop elite awareness of the game.”
Liam Pecararo
“Baps hockey helped me throughout my first year pro to analyze plays fundamentally and think the game situationally. The clips he uses have an underlining purpose in developing hockey intelligence instead of the usual positioning clips were used to seeing.”
Zachary Fucale
“Baps is one of my favorite teammates I got the chance to play with, always, and I mean always looking to improve his game. He's the most dedicated guy and wants to learn the ins and outs of every play and to understand the principles behind the best minds in the game. By seeing his relentless work-ethic first-hand, I know he will be one of the go-to coaches in the near future when the best want to improve their hockey IQ. Nobody has been putting the time he has to learn the principles to score goals. Period.”
Coach’s Testimonials:
Pat McCadden
“Mason is one of the most passionate people I have met in the game of hockey. As a former teammate of mine he was always striving to learn as much as he could and push himself to get better. This desire made for a smooth transition for him into coaching and developing young talent. He has spent countless hours designing the model that is Bapshockey and any player in the game who has the opportunity to learn from him absolutely must take advantage of it!”
Ben
Boudreau
“Mason is a player a coach can trust because of the way he thinks the game. His game sense and hockey iq seperates him from the crowd. I was always impressed with his worth ethic both on the ice developing the Physical side of the game, but also off the ice developing the mental.”
Tim Coghlin
“Mason Baptista has done it all. He was a highly successful JR A player, a 2X NCAA Champion collegiate player and now continuing to develop as a Pro. He is a student of the game and is changing the way we train young players on and off the ice. Bapshockey can help take your game to the next level.”
Parent Testimonials:
R. Savov
“We’ve been using BapsHockey premium service and IQ development program for the last 3 years for our son who played high school, AAA and for the upcoming season will play high level Junior hockey! Our ultimate goal is for Luke to play D1 college and beyond, and we believe that using BapsHockey is essential for this goal. Ever since we started to use the program Luke has excelled rapidly in all areas of his game, most importantly his understanding of the game, IQ/hockey sense, in addition to his overall skill and compete level, shot, and skating technique!”