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 Ruth is VERY active in Youth Sports. She has coached volleyball, and softball and assisted with basketball at multiple age levels. Both for groups such as Shasta Magic and also for local school programs. Ruth is on a first name basic with just about everyone. That means everyone, from the local school principals to the maintenance folks that have the keys to the practice gyms, and to all the parents and their children that participate in sports. She almost certainly knows every coach, referee, and sports camp director throughout Shasta County and beyond.
Ruth and her husband Don have three athletes of their own that participate in most every sport. In addition to working as a Respiratory Practioner at Mercy Medical, the Wolfes’ have two local businesses.
Ruth has volunteered her time with Shasta Magic for many years from an active parent to the President of the Board. She is equally at home chairing a board meeting or keeping the score book at todays game. In her free time Ruth plays on both softball and volleyball teams in local city leagues.
Ruth was going to write this herself but she’s on the phone right now.............and has two calls holding.
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 Jennifer Smith has lived in Redding since 1988, moving to Shasta County from the Bay Area to settle down and raise a family. Jennifer and her husband, Angelo, have two children, Nyjel and Emily. Jennifer has been involved in youth sports in the Reddingarea for the past 11 years. Jennifer has participated as a "team mom" and coach.
Jennifer was drawn to Shasta Magic because she was lookingfor an organization that provided quality instruction along with an opportunity to compete at a higher level. Jennifer is committed to ensuring that participant's are taught respect for the game, including good sportsmanship, along with strong fundamental skills.
Sports are a tool to develop confidence, self-discipline, and healthy children. Shasta Magic provides the opportunity for children to improve skills, grow as individuals, learn to work as a team, and demonstrate leadership abilities.
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 Occupation: Kathy Wolford is a credentialed teacher with degrees in English, speech communication, and education. Kathy has served as an elected officer in the California Teacher's Association and the National Education Association, and she was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Southern Humboldt Unified School District before moving to Shasta County in 2002. Kathy is currently a full-time "basketball mom" who occasionally substitutes.
Family: Kathy and her husband, Rick Wolford, live in Palo Cedro with their four daughters, Ashley, Brooke, Amy, and Kelsey. For the past ten years Kathy has actively participated in her daughters' sports activities as a parent volunteer, a coach, and an assistant coach. Kathy's husband has coached boys and girls basketball for more than 20 years and is currently the freshman girls' basketball coach at Enterprise High School.
Goal: Kathy's goal is to help create a high quality AAU basketball program which is competitive and affordable for all Shasta county youth.
Philosophy: First and foremost, Kathy supports a philosophy which promotes the development of strong self-esteem and character in each and every participating athlete. Kathy believes that consistency, hard work, positive reinforcement, personal discipline, and mutual respect are essential components in any successful athletic program. Kathy supports policies and principles which encourage athletes and coaches to place an equal emphasis on developing individual skills and teamsmanship skills within a positive atmosphere, the "We Not Me" coaching philosophy. Basketball is a team sport, and Kathy supports coaching practices and policies which promote the development of the team as a whole in conjunction with the development of the individual athlete.
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