dream*train*succeed
February 25, 2018

I am writing to share with you that yesterday was a MONUMENTAL day for me, and our Power Line families! When founding Power Line in 2008, I wanted to train an mentor female athletes in a way that empowered them to dream big and achieve great things. Through the years, I have enjoyed the opportunity of working with thousands of athletes who have done just that: reached for their stars, trained hard, and achieved great success. But yesterday I literally watched two of the GREATEST achievements so far.

Over the last twenty years, UCLA assistant Kirk Walker and Just Softball Founder,  Debra Hartwig , have built up the strongest and most impressive college softball tournament in the nation:  Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic . In no other weekend can you witness countless perennial World Series and top 20 college softball teams.

One of the teams playing in the this year’s tournament was the  Wisconsin  Badgers. This great, hard working, and athletic team is led by  DePaul  Hall of Famer, Yvette Healy. I had the honor of coaching Yvette 1995-1999 when I was an assistant coach at DePaul. Yvette was always the dirtiest player on the field, brilliant as an offensive threat, and nails on defense. One college season she only had ONE error the entire year, at second base! I felt so proud yesterday to see Yvette’s leadership and impressive communication on the field in such an arena.

Another team in this year’s tournament was  LSU  who is currently 14-2 and ranked #7 in the country. LSU is a perennial World Series competitor. As I walked up to their game against Fresno State Athletics , I realized there were probably 3,000 fans watching this one game. LSU is an impressively strong and fast team. They stand tall on the field and are clearly well organized. Behind the dish, receiving pitches from the #1 Carly Hoover, was one of my first and longest time clients, Cristiona  Caccamise . Now only a freshman, Cristiona is the epitome of hard work and determination. Since 2009 when we began our work together, Cristiona had always sought to surpass all hurdles in front of her by paying attention to exactly what is needed, and working her rear off to make it happen!! She has won club national championships, high school championships, and is now catching as a freshman for a team who will be vying for NCAA Softball National Championships each of her four years! I was so proud in that moment, it almost made me cry!

I too dream big and want to achieve great things. It is now through you Power Line athletes and families that I experience that success.

Proud can’t even describe how I felt yesterday. We are doing great work together and I am so honored every day to show up, and see who the next determined, dirty uniformed, leader I am going to have the honor to train, mentor, and watch develop .

Sara
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