.jpg)
I'm born and raised in Ardrossan, i have 2 sisters and one brother.
The first time i played handball was when Ardrossan had put a team in for the Alberta Winter Games when i was 14. I was put in net because i was the only girl crazy enough to go in voluntarily, but after that weekend of handball i was back to playing the normal school sports as well as playing soccer for the Sherwood Park Rangers.
It just so happened that Alexis Baltimore (Sickler) was the assistant coach of the Rangers and informed me she was starting to coach a handball team and she asked me if i would come out to a few practices to give it a shot. I showed up to my first practice wearing spandex pants, gloves, and a spiderman shirt, after being told to take of the gloves (thanks Mike) i had my first practice and fell in love with the sport.
After having to make a choice of commitment, i quit soccer and started concentrating on handball. Up until 2006 i had been playing 4 years with the Alberta and Canada team, competing in friendly tournaments and qualification matches. This gave me the opportunity to travel to USA, Brazil (4), Italy (2), Sweden, and Denmark (2). On my second trip to Denmark i was there with an Alberta team and we played against a club from Norway called Molde HK. After the match a meeting was set up between me and the president of the club, here they asked me if i would consider moving to Norway and playing for them.
After discussing the option with my family and friends (and having their support) i decided i would be crazy to pass up an opportunity like that. After telling the club i was going to play for them i had only a few weeks to pack up my things and say goodbye. I moved to Norway with the intention of being there just for one season, after enjoying it so much and meeting Tord i decided to play another 2 years.
After 3 years in Norway i was having a lot of trouble finding ways to get a visa so i could play another year. This is when Tord (my fiancée) and i moved to France and played a year in Ajaccio N3. The weather there was nice but the handball was not as serious as what i had hoped. So after the 2009/2010 season in Ajaccio we moved to a little town in the south of France called La Crau where i now play with a club in N2.
I hope this year is a good year because my friends back home told me (after my 2nd year in Norway) that i was only allowed to play another 3 years so it looks like my time in Europe is running out, but maybe if i ask nice they will give me an extension.
Have played Handball for 8 year.
2003- 2nd at Juvenile Nationals and first team all-star
2004- 1st at Juvenile Nationals and MVP, 2nd at Jr Nationals and first team all-star
2005- 1st at Jr Nationals and first team all-star
2006- 1st at Jr Nationals and 1st team all-star, 1st at Sr Nationals and first team all-star
2008- 1st at Sr Nationals and first team all-star
2009- 1st at Sr Nationals and MVP
With the National team
2003- Pan American Championships with Juvie team in Brazil
2004- Pan American Championships with Juvie team in Brazil, Pan American Championships with Jr. team in Edmonton (won best goalie in pan-america)
2005- Pan American Championships with Sr team in Brazil.
2006- USA Cup with Sr Team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmbhnbZ7QQ
That's me in a nutshell :)
