MEET
THE REDBIRD COACHING STAFF
2008 - 2009 SEASON
Marc Powell
Redbird Director, 12U Manager 2008/2009
Founder Albemarle County Redbirds, 2005
Marc's passion lies
in working with children. He started coaching youth football
right out of college, and has hardly stopped. For the past
10 years he has coached youth basketball, soccer, and softball.
He held the YMCA commissioner role in Charlottesville for
6 years, and has always been an advocate for girls softball
in this area with local rec boards and county officials.
Marc took the first Majors Girls 12U Charlottesville
Little League team to the District All Stars in 2004, and
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David Via
12U Coach 2008
14U Manager 2009
A dedicated coach for many years, David has coached baseball
for the last 10 years at Peachtree and Greenwood, bringing
teams to the All Stars 5 seasons. He also coaches YMCA basketball
and has coached 3 seasons of HS football.
He brings his educational expertise with children with his
Masters in Special Education and BS in Health and Phys Ed |
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Scott Morris
12U Coach 2008
Scott is an Albemarle County native, having played baseball at Western Alb. HS.
He has been coaching youth softball for over 6 years at both Cove Creek and with the Redbirds. Scott has a tremendous depth of knowledge to share with girls in this area. Don't let Scott's quiet exterior fool you.... when the girls need a good sit down, Scott is on task to straighten them up!
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Ruth Ralston
10U Team Manager 2008 - 2009
Ruth is the latest addition to the Redbirds organization and we are thrilled to welcome her to our team!
Ruth has experience at several levels of travel & rec softball: as a coach, a parent of a player, a former board member, All Star Little League coordinator, and player agent during her years with Softball's Little League program.
At the 10U level, Ruth will help keep the girls bring out the best they have to offer, while being a liason with the parents and the coaches on the field.
It's our privilege to have Ruth working with us! |
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Rich Booth, Coach
Former Div I pitcher, Cornell University
Noah Schwartz , Coach
Coaches AAU 10U basketball team in addition to co-coaching the Redbirds
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Lauren Morris, Coach
Lauren comes back to the Redbirds for the 2009 season. An outstanding player in her own right, Lauren brings the team the right mix of enthusiam and drive the girls respond to .
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“You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within.”
Bob Nelson
typical post-game talk
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We actively seek out members of the community to inspire and help our players. Every year we bring in as many female role models as possible so our girls can visualize thier future in this sport! Here are a few of our mentors. If you have questions about getting your daughter into a college to play softball, feel free to call Marc 296-4765 - he has been gathering a lot of information about the process with our contacts.
If you are a former player, coach, or assistant that would like to work with our great girls, please call anytime - 296-4765. We welcome outside help and appreciate any time you can give.
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Anne Powell
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Anne is the utility person on the squad.... from building
websites to coaching.... whatever needs to be done.
She's been coaching softball for over 8 years and took a Little League All Star team to 3rd place in the county. She's coached the 10U Redbirds for one season, with numerous victories.
When Anne graduated HS in 1980 there were few choices at the college level for athletic girls in all sports. Title IX had just kicked in when she was 10 so there was not much out there for girls growing up in those days! Therefore, it's a personal joy and the driving force behind her desire to coach and support all young athletic girls today!
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Tish Tablan
Former All ACC Team, UVA
Specialty: baserunning, outfield
As a lefty, Tish is a master at the slap bunt, a necessary skill for all girls in fastpitch today. Her specialty is baserunning and stealing, having won several titles in her career as a walk-on at UVA. She's available for private lessons and is excited about helping the girls of this area! Call Anne for more info and contact info.
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PRIVATE PITCHING LESSONS:
Suzanne Lennon
Monticello HS Varsity pitching coach
Former Gettysburg College Pitcher
Private Pitching coach
434-409-4288
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Danielle St. Ours
WAHS Varsity Pitching Coach
Former Cornell University Pitcher
email: anderse22@yahoo.com
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Amanda Freed
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Team member
UVA Assistant Softball Coach
We are extremely luck to have Amanda as our pitching coach for both the 10's and the12's for the 2008 season, and is a great resource in the Charlottesville area.
Virginia Softball
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Fred Weinberg
WAHS Varsity Head Coach
Original director and founder of Redbirds softball in Northern
Va. His daughter played travel ball from age 12 and went
on to play Div I softball at UVA
Many of his other travel ball players went on to play at
the collegiate level and he is a great resource of information
for parents with daughters that seek collegiate play.
ORIGINAL REDBIRD
PROGRAM, NORTHERN VA |
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Carie coached the Washington Glory to victory this past summer and has relocated out of Charlottesville! We miss her, but she helped all of our pitchers in 2007.
Coach Carie with Ella at a Clinic put on by the Redbirds
Learn more about Washington Glory Pro Fastpitch Team: Washington Glory Pro Fastpitch
INTERESTING INFO!
Women's Softball Participation Statistics
High School Softball Players 364,759
NCAA Softball Players 15,906
Number of NCAA Teams
D1-265, D2-256, D3-396
NCAA Scholarships per Team
D1-
12.0 , D2-
7.1, D3--
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