Coaches

Rhonda was born and raised in Edmonton. She started playing Softball at the age of 8 and quickly became a competitive pitcher. Through her career, she has had the opportunity to play all over North America. She has multiple Provincial and two National Championships. She has several top pitcher and MVP awards; she threw 1 of her 4 perfect games at a National Championship Tournament. She played in Panama City, Florida for Gulf Coast College and took them to a third place finish and the NJCAA National Championship. She then played NCAA Div 1 at Stetson University in Deland Florida finishing her senior year with a 1.13 ERA and 221 SO in 216 innings. She is a member of the Softball Alberta Hall of Fame.

Rhonda has been a Pitching Coach for 20+ years and is CANPITCH certified. She has been coaching U8 to U15 with the Beaumont Blitz Softball Association for a few years. She was an integral part of the 2026 Team Alberta Bronze medal finish at the Canada Summer Games in NFLD. She is currently coaching U17A in St.Albert.

Her philosophy is that she wants all athletes to improve physically and mentally throughout the year working hard to improve weaknesses. She has played under various coaching styles and believes that the power of positivity is most effective in teaching youth of various ages. The goal for the athletes attending ATHX is to prepare them for college and train them to be recruitable, focusing on what it takes to get to the next level.