The David Grier Coach of the Year award is in honour of a coach who one day left a baseball game complaining of a headache only to find that he had a tumor the size of an orange in his head. But he came back to the diamond the next day and coached up until the day of his surgery and continued to show up at his son’s games for the rest of the season.  He was a dedicated coach in the league for many years – coaching both House League, All Star and District teams. In honour of his dedication to the league, the game of baseball – and his fight against the tumor – this award was dedicated in his name.

DAVID GRIER COACHING AWARD CRITERIA – minimum

•Organized and On-time for games & practices
•Keeps parents and players well informed
•Has a good rapport with both fellow and opposing coaches and umpires
•Attends clinics to increase knowledge & techniques
•Holds extra practices
•Team activities outside of baseball activities
•Is ethical and promotes good values and confidence in players

2015 – Deidre O'Brien and Van Jagmoc
2016
2017 – Myke McCandless
2018 – Jason Smith
2019 – Michael Isber
2020 – No Winner. Season Cancelled Due To COVID
2021 – No Winner

2022 – Fabrizzio Barbieri