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Coaches corner
Christi Pavlovics
Name: Christi Pavlovics my best effort and to con- years back now, the Deck-
erville softball and baseball
Sport/Activity: Varsity Soft- tinue working hard for the teams traveled together
goals that I want to achieve. down to the Indiana/Ken-
ball at Deckerville High tucky area and played teams
My mentor coach was Har- over spring break. Those two
School trips were filled with great
old Titus. He coached me in memories for those teams
and myself.
How long have you partici- Little League, so he taught
pated in this sport/activity? me how to play the game. What awards or honors have
I have been playing softball When I started coaching, I you won? I feel rewarded ev-
since I was five, and I have could ask him questions and ery year by my players. They
coached at Deckerville for he would always give me always work so hard and
sixteen years. advice. The games that we put forth much effort in their
coached against each other play. I have sixteen years of
wonderful memories of soft-
What do you love best about were very special to me be- ball with my teams and that
it? I love teaching the game cause I had so much respect is the best honor a coach
that I love to play. I love for Coach Titus. could have.
watching my teams grow Who do you idolize in this What do you like the most
into good softball players sport/activity? I would not about the sport/activity? I
throughout the season, and say that I idolize people love the challenge of the
I love the memories each involved in softball, but I game itself. Not a single
team I coach makes each do have respect for whom I game is ever the same. At
year. feel are good coaches and the end of each game, we,
Thinking back over the who teach the game to be
years, who is a mentor or played the right way. I have
coach who helped you grow much respect for my team-
as a coach or athlete? What mates and for those whom I
made them special? My have played against over the
mom is my best support. years.
She has never allowed me Have you traveled anywhere
to make excuses as an ath- special related to this sport/
lete nor as a coach. She has activity? Twice, quite a few
always told me to put forth
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