Kayla has been involved with softball for 30 years. Over the years, she has held many roles such as player, coach, and board and committee member. While playing, Kayla participated in many Canadian Championships winning 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals and received all star awards at these Championships. After high school graduation, Kayla played College Softball at Jamestown College and received Most Valuable Senior in her league during her senior year. Although she stopped playing competitively after College, her love of the game drove her to begin her coaching career. Kayla has had tremendous success helping her players to win 3 Softball Manitoba Provincial Championships and won Softball Manitoba's Coach of the Year Award in 2019. If all that wasn't enough, Kayla is the Lead Coach Developer for Softball Manitoba providing coach education through Softball Canada's Coach Certification Program. The love of the game is one of the main reasons Softball has been part of Kayla's life for such a long time and she looks forward to helping young females give back to the sport through coaching.
Kendall has been involved in softball for nearly 20 years. Starting as a player, Kendall played for the Winnipeg Lightning and then the Manitoba Thunder, attended many National Championships, and received an all star award at one Nationals. Kendall also played for Team Manitoba twice. Kendall then played college softball, first at McCook Community College in Nebraska where she was an All-Region outfielder, and then at Colorado Christian University where she was an All-Conference and All-Region outfielder, and studied psychology. Since graduating, Kendall has played a part in player and coach development in Manitoba. She has coached a variety of player programs from inner city, to community level, to high performance, and has facilitated coach certification clinics. She has also head coached in the Manitoba Angels organization, and provided private lessons. Currently, Kendall continues to facilitate programming for both players and coaches, and as a therapist, she has a passion for working with youth female teams on developing mental skills.
