Meet the Coaches
The Delaware Fillies Fast-Pitch head coaches no longer have children in the program. They coach for the love of the game and to teach and help develop young players. Experience at the club level, high school, and some college, our coaches are students of the game and camp & clinic enthusiasts, eager to learn from some of the best, and evolve with the game.
Coach John 'Kidd' Breeden - 14U Head Coach
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Coach Breeden has been coaching softball for 15 years, including 10 with the Fillies. Coach Breeden has coached rec and club teams from 12U-18U, including several years at each level. 'Coach Kidd's teams have done well over the years, including many championships, and a 2nd & 5th place finish at 18U nationals in Florida. Coach Breeden works as a marketing rep for the DMI group, and is married with three grown children and two grandchildren.
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Coach Tom Sheehan -18U Head Coach
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Coach Sheehan has been coaching softball for 16 years, including 14 with the Fillies. Coach Sheehan has coached rec, high school, and club teams from 12U-18U. 'Coach Tom's teams have many tourney wins, 3 national championships, finalist in 2014 Road to Orlando, and a top 16 finish in the 2020 18U Triple Crown East Coast Summer Nationals. Coach Tom has been a high school assistant softball coach for 11 seasons, including Hodgson Vo-Tech, and currently at Caravel Academy (10 years), where he helped the Lady Bucs to two state softball championships ('16 &'21). Coach Sheehan works as a Service Engineer for Agilent Technologies, and is married with three grown children, two grandchildren and dogs.
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Coach David Proffitt - 18U Head Coach
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Coach Proffitt has been coaching softball for 12 years, including 8 with the Delaware Magic 12U & 14U teams, winning many championships along the way. He served as a varsity assistant and hitting coach at Caravel Academy for 7 years. Coach Proffitt is currently an asst coach at Washington College and a private hitting instructor in his spare time. He works with players of all ages, helping many young hitters in the area improve their swing mechanics. Coach Proffitt works as a Realtor for Re/Max, and is married with three daughters, two in college- U of D and University of Tampa, and his youngest a senior at Caravel Academy.
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Coach Nicole 'Coley' Maher - 14U Assistant Coach
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Career Experience/Accomplishments:
Coach Maher played for the original Fillies teams, Pennsbury Gems, and Severna Park Hornets, before finishing her travel career with the Fillies. Nicole played softball at Caravel Academy, where she helped lead the team to back-to-back state championships. She then played at Alfred University in NY, where she was a 4-year starter at SS, and set the all-time Saxon records for career hits, doubles and RBIs, and won multiple academic and athletic achievement awards. She graduated with a degree in biology, and currently works for Christiana Care Rehabilitation Services. Coach Maher is taking classes at Wilmington University towards her Masters, but still enjoys being a part of the game, helping to mentor and develop young student athletes. |
Rebecca Alexander- 14U Assistant Coach
Becca Alexander played for the Fillies, Middletown High School, and most recently Alfred University, where she started in the OF for the last 4 years.
