Our mission is to maximize the physical and intellectual potential of young athletes by elevating sports and social intelligence. Our vision is to cultivate future leaders.

Bringing

SPORTS &

SCIENCE

Together

Our vision is to maximize the physical and intellectual potential of young athletes, elevating sports IQ while developing EQ. We strive to develop athletes through the power of science.

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Who are the raptors?

The Raptors are an elite youth travel baseball organization in the lower Westchester New York area for which the curriculum is currently designed. We harness the power of sports and science to meet our goal of grooming future leaders through a multidimensional perspective.

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President of operations/Founder

What is

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?

BioniQs is an applied learning experience program, also known as experiential learning. It is a scientifically validated method to develop critical thinking, problem solving, and self-confidence. We aim to strengthen scholarly and personal growth principles through the design of our unique educational curriculum which was developed by a physician and a professional athlete. We use sports as a lens to teach scientific and cooperative principles with a goal to foster intellectual (IQ) and emotional (EQ) growth.

Harness the power of

SCIENCE-DRIVEN PROGRAMS

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Communication and Leadership

The ethos of our program is to develop transformational leaders by focusing on group based instruction and empathic communication.
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BIOLOGY IS THE KEY

Our program teaches the collective importance of muscle, bone, cardiovascular, respiratory, and visual systems to maximize athletic performance.
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PHYSICS AT THE CORE

BioniQs demonstrates how Newtonian laws, kinetic energy, angular momentum, balance, and stability dictate the flow of human movement in sports.
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Kinesiology AND YOU

We instruct on sound mechanics through principles of natural musculoskeletal motion.

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Stretch and Strength

The importance of various muscles, tendons, and ligaments are taught to elevate body awareness through sports conditioning
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Psychology

Self motivation, confidence, and anxiety management are fundamental concepts we aim to develop through self reflection and biofeedback.
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Statistics and Data Interpretation

We aim for our learners to understand how to extract meaningful data from charts, plots, and graphs. 

Upcoming

NEWS & EVENTS

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FACTS AND DETAILS

How can I get my child into this program?

This is a selective program for future leaders. You can call us at (646) 460-6660 or by email here.

Spring Seasons: Late March – Early June

Summer Seasons: Mid June- Late July

Fall Seasons: Late August- Late Oct 

Winter Workouts: December – March

Yes we offer private coaching. You can call us at (646) 460-6660 or by email here.

Yes, we offer summer camp for 2026. Dates are in the works. Check back soon for details.

About Coach Wahezi

Coach Wahezi is an internationally recognized physician educator in biomechanics and neuroscience with more than 20 years of experience. He has designed a goal oriented experiential sports and science educational curriculum to cultivate the minds and spirit of the players in the organization.

Yeury Valera

Yeury Valera

President of operations/Founder

About Coach Valera

Coach Yeury Valera is the leader of Raptors Baseball and a former professional player with the St. Louis Cardinals and other teams. He was identified as a talent within the Cardinals organization because of his leadership, team building acumen, and strategic analysis.

After playing professionally Coach Yeury has devoted his career to youth development through sports instruction for nearly two decades. His teams have won at national and international levels but his greatest successes have been their personal growth which were groomed by his unique collaborative and self reflective teaching style.

He hopes to develop Raptors players with the same degree of skill.

Coach Watson Curry

Watson Curry, M.Ed

Head Coach / Educator

About Coach Curry

Coach Curry brings professional experience and a spirited coaching philosophy to our program. Coach Curry was a scholar and two star athlete at the iconic Cardinal Spellman High School and became a perennial basketball captain at SUNY Potsdam while earning First Team All-SUNYAC honors. His passion for athletic growth propelled him to a professional basketball career overseas. He then completed a Masters in Education, with a mission to cultivate athleticism and intellectual prowess in young athletes.