Dear Fiona,

It was a great pleasure to read your article in the Pleasanton Weekly. I got a lot from sports when I was your age including hockey and football. We played something called rounders which is a bit like your baseball or softball. It is good that you have got so much from participating in sports, not just better fitness and athletic skills, although they are very important too. I am very glad to read that you will be returning to teach some of the younger children in the coming years. Keep it up! regards, Richard, Dublin (Ireland).