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A Softball Coach's Tool Kit
About
the Author
Peter Sprenkle has been
active in coaching youth sports for over thirty years. He started in
the Jesse Collyer Baseball/Softball League in Ossining, NY in 1975 when
his daughter Linda, then eleven, signed up to play and her team did not
have a coach. Starting out as a brand new coach his team won their
first game 3-0 and he was hooked. Following two years in league
administration, as well as coaching, Pete moved to Boulder, Colorado in
the fall of 1977.
There was no girl’s softball program in Boulder in 1978 so he traveled to a suburb and signed up to coach a team in that league. During that summer he also worked with the City of Boulder to help organize a four team league in Boulder. Following that season, in October 1978, he founded the Boulder Valley Girls Softball Association. In the ensuing years Pete has worn many hats: Coach
in the “A”, “B” and “C” classifications in summer softball, with 10U,
12U, 14U, 16U and 18U age groups. His teams won eight state and four
regional championships as well as numerous league and tournament
championships with an overall record of over 1200 wins in over 1700
games.
President or Treasurer of the local softball
organization - 1978-2000.
Tournament Director of numerous tournaments.
Many tournament committees, including four
national tournaments.
Founder, BVGSA Summer Softball Camp, Director for
eight years.
Organizer of softball skills clinics, summer
camps and coach’s clinics.
Developer of four practice fields for Boulder
Competitive Girls Softball
President and Director of the Colorado Girls
Softball Coaches Association.
Organizer of the Lady Warriors summer program in
1998.
High School softball coach 1998-2002.
Youth Tee Ball/Baseball coach 2003 – 2006
Girls fast pitch coach
10U/12U 2007 - present
Pete is a 1957 graduate of the University of Miami, Florida and spent thirty five years working for the IBM Corporation. He retired in 1992 and now devotes much of his time to youth sports. He is married with two daughters and three grandchildren.
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