Coaching 14U this year after doing 12U the last two years.
Coached baseball/softball about 8 seasons in the 1980s, when I was in my 20s.
Also coached 4 seasons of football and about 10 of basketball.
In between, worked as a sports writer about 30 years for small and medium papers.
OK, I'm heading into this season coaching (mostly) the same group of girls I've had the last two seasons. Most of my team have 2005 birthdates (although a couple 2006's are 'playing up' a year ahead of their age group). I have twin nieces on the team.
So in 2017 and 2018 we were in the 12U...