impact stories

I started playing in the Natasha Watley league when I was 6 years old. I had already played a season of soccer and a season of tee ball at one of the parks and this was my first season playing [...]

Coach Mentor During these past three years, I’ve had the honor of wearing the four-letter word U-C-L-A across the front of my chest. I started playing softball at the age of five. The [...]

Coach Mentor Going to The Gambia was extremely life-changing. Everything and everyone is so different in the most amazing and humble way. I took away many things like to always be kind, patient, [...]

My trip to The Gambia was an amazing opportunity to learn and grow. My most important takeaway from this trip is unity. This trip brought communities together. I was moved by how everyone played [...]

In December 2018, I was given the opportunity to travel to The Gambia to teach the local communities how to play softball. I couldn’t believe that I got to represent the Natasha Watley Foundation [...]

First Full Ride Scholarship Recipient At 7 years old, in 2008, l started playing softball. In 2011, I played my first season in the Natasha Watley League. My memories league are how excited I was [...]

Loren Williams has been coaching with the NWF since 2014, after graduating from college. From coaching in NWF, Loren has learned about the complexity of dealing with kids from diverse [...]

The NWF is not just about softball, it also is about family. Below are just two of the countless stories that have become memories to new and returning players and have become part of the [...]