Hello from Toronto. I have been coaching advanced softball since 1995, both boys and girls. My concentrated years were with peewees and bantams. My teams (that is, the team of players and my awesome coaches) have gone to the Nationals twice (7th and 5th), Western Canadians (5th), Canada Cup (4th) and won two provincial golds and one bronze. On the administrative side, I've been President of my community softball league, and on the executive of both the Girls All Star Program (Calgary) and the Ontario Amateur Softball Association (Ontario). As well, I've been a member of Softball Ontario's Coaches Committee.

All that aside, I love to teach young athletes the game until I need to hand them over to a more experienced coach. I am a strong believer in softball fundamentals, in proper fitness and conditioning training, mental preparedness and strategies, all as long as the kids have fun.

I look forward to participating in this forum. It's how we all learn more ... and, we can all learn more.