I met Linda Lensch over 30 years ago when my daughter was 11 years old, playing on a town softball league. Because of a short attention span, my girl needed to learn a position that would keep her focused on the game. Linda was recommended to work with her as a softball pitching coach. Linda saw something in this tall, thin, lefty and worked with her to develop not only her pitching, but also the mental attitude she would need in softball and in life. Linda became not only her pitching coach, but her biggest promoter and supporter from that time through high school and college, where she broke the strikeout record and became an All-American.

We traveled with Linda’s New Jersey Divas women’s team in summers throughout high school and college, from the East Coast to the West Coast, and seemingly on every softball field in between. We competed against some of the best players in the country, including future Olympians and college All-Americans. With Linda’s encouragement, and excellent mental and physical coaching, most of the girls on the NJ Divas went on to stellar college softball careers. The fact that my daughter is still playing softball in her forties is a credit to Linda’s example.

Linda has experience in all phases of the game-as a player, coach, and manager. She has coached at all levels, from 8u to college and Women’s Major. Aside from experience, she stays on the cutting edge of what leading coaches and their science reveals. She reads and watches every article and video about the advancements in pitching that would increase speed and accuracy, but also prevent injuries to her players/students.

But probably the things that have made Linda so successful in coaching are her true love of the game and her attitude. She does not criticize, but positively encourages all her girls to be the best they can be.