DIANE LYNN WARRINER

DIANE LYNN WARRINER The Provincial Women’s Softball Association named Diane Warriner its Coach Of The Year in 1989, a year designated as “The Year Of The Coach”. Warriner, a teacher at J.A. Turner Secondary School, coached her Chinguacousy Senior ladies team to provincial and national titles in 1989. She was also assistant coach of Chinguacousy’s provincial and national midget champions. Her Chinguacousy seniors were bronze medallist in the 1990 championships. She recently received the Canadian Coaching Association’s Award of Excellence. Diane, a national team pitcher during her playing career, was inducted into Softball Canada’s Hall of Fame in 1987. She took Chinguacousy junior girls to provincial championships in 1982, ’83 and ’84, an era in which the club won one provincial crown and was a silver medallist at the nationals in 1983. Diane received the Canadian Amateur Softball Association’s outstanding service award in 1984. Her ability as a coach and her knowledge of the coach’s role are wellknown and highly respected, both locally and nationally. She runs clinics, gives lectures and provides individual training. She is a founding member of the Softball National Coaching Certification Program and instructs NCCP technical and theory courses. Inducted November 21, 1990