Throughout his forty plus years of being involved in this great game Wayne Deschouwer has played a prominent role as a player, coach, umpire and administrator. At the age of thirteen he began his playing career with the Mariapolis Blues. He also began to coach while still in his teens. He started with Bantam boys working his way up to Senior A Men, and then switched to Midget A girls and Junior A Women. As he did in coaching, he completely immersed himself within the officials program offering his time and expertise as on field official, mentor, recruiter and administrator. Throughout his thirty-eight years of officiating, his ability as an umpire led to numerous trips to Westerns and Canadian Championships. Since 2003 he has served as President of the Smitty’s Softball Organization where he continues in developing our sport.