U5 Softball

Melyssa Soucy

U8/U10 Soccer Coach

While this is Melyssa’s first year coaching softball, she coached soccer in her early 20’s. She’s also coached U4 with FDSA, and U7 indoor soccer with the YMCA. This year, Melyssa’s daughter wanted to try softball, so she volunteered to coach as something to do together. Her age group already had two coaches, so instead she volunteered to coach U5. Now her daughter helps her coach the younger kids, and Melyssa gets to watch her daughter practice after.

Melyssa is a Business Instructor at NBCC, and loves facilitating a fun, safe, and respectable learning environment for her students. She strives to be flexible in her teaching style and adapts lessons to her students needs. She says the work she does is very rewarding, especially when her students take time out of their day to say how much they enjoyed a class, or to thank her for my support. She finds the same joy in volunteer coaching; helping kids learn something new all while having fun! 

Fun Fact: “I was diagnosed with ADHD this year...all thanks to Tik Tok.”

Kent Christie

What does the KRA mean to you / why is the KRA important to you?

The KRA is a well-run community sports program and it’s great to have the opportunity to see the kids have fun and develop their skills on the field.

U5 Softball Coach

Kent became a coach this year to help kids have low-cost local sports. This is his first year coaching softball, but he coached soccer last year and has been playing softball for over 15 years. Kent loves to see the players have fun and develop their skills.