My guest is Bob Trupin, All-Ivy Basketball star, coach, camp director, teacher, and commentator. Our subject is sports development, parental involvement, the NCAA, professional careers, and the chances of success versus failure. My guest panelist will be Alan Rosenberg, CPA, sports enthusiast, and a fellow basketball player.

                
                 
                 BOB TRUPIN  and ALAN ROSENBERG

Bob Trupin has had a long career as camp director, he has taught at places as varied as the NYC school system, Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, the Guilford Arts Center, the Shoreline Foundation, and college summer programs. His sport’s column, “Handle on Sports” appeared in the Shoreline Times newspapers for many years, He has been a camp and an athletic director for thirty years at Camp Trupin in Colchester, CT, Friends Seminary, in NYC, and Kutscher’s Sports Academy in Monticello, NY.

He has directed Robert Trupin’s Sporthink in Madison, CT for the past 12 years, which focuses on counseling, coaching and consulting at all levels for athletes, coaches, parental involvement, and teams.  Bob, who originally grew up and was educated in Mount Vernon, NY, was a Westchester High School All-County Basketball player, played basketball at Yale University, where he was selected All-Ivy and was drafted by the NY Knicks. He worked for the Knicks in the publicity department in the late 1960’s. He also has an MBA from NYU’s Graduate School of Business and a MS from Fordham University.

Also, we have Alan D. Rosenberg, who will serve as our guest panelist. Alan, who is a native Mount Vernon, graduated from AB Davis/MVHS and New York University. He is a long-time CPA, who has offices in both New York City and Scarsdale and is an avid sports fan and memorabilia collector.  Alan also played basketball for NYU, and has been heavily active in NYU alumni affairs. Over the years, Mr. Rosenberg has appeared three times on The Advocates; twice as a guest panelist with former NYU basketball great Cal Ramsey, and Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca, who also was a Davis HS and NYU graduate and athletic great.

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