DOROTHEA "DOT" BALL

Coach, North Penn HS, 1961-1979

Field Hockey, Basketball, Tennis
4 Bux-Mont League Basketball Championships
2 Bux-Mont League Tennis Championships
District I PIAA Women’s Representative

Inducted 2005

Coach

1946 Upper Moreland HS graduate. Lettered in hockey, basketball and cheerleading junior and senior years.  Student Council President and UMHS Rep to Temple University Student Forum. 1950 Temple University graduate, B.S. in Physical Education.  1960-65: taught summer swimming at Harleysville Community Center and a special swimming program for the handicapped.  Began teaching and Coaching at North Penn HS in 1961.  From 1961-63: Asst Hockey Coach.  1962-74: Girls' Basketball Head Coach (70-33, 4 Bux-Mont League Championships).  The 1966 Championship Team averaged 55 points per game, holding opponents to an average 33 points.  From 1962-64, the teams had a 22 game win streak, then lost 2 games.  The 1962-67 teams were invited to West Chester for Rules Demonstration Games.  1967-79: Girls' Tennis Head Coach: Record: 92-55, 2 Bux-Mont Championships.  NP players to League Championships: 8 in Singles, 14 in Doubles.  Players to District Championships (1974-79), 5 in Singles, 6 in Doubles.  Players to States:  Lynn Koth 3rd in 1973 States and 2nd in 1974 States. In 1976 Dot proposed moving girls' tennis to the Fall to avoid conflicts; this proposal was accepted in 1977 by the Bux-Mont and later by the PIAA.  Significant advancement for girls' sports began in 1971.  Through the hard work of Dr. Joseph Wesley (first Chairman of District I PIAA for Girls Sports) and PIAA women Coaches, District and State regulations for physical exams and PE dress codes were established, playoff formats were approved, and game statistics were recognized.  Meeting athletic scholarship qualifications allowed many girls to reach their goal of a college education.  Other Athletic Activities: 1967-71, initiated and ran an annual Bux-Mont Volleyball Playday held at NP, officiated by women Coaches.  1967, formed NP Girls' Leaders Club, constituted in 1971, then merged with Key Club.  1971: Organized first All-Montgomery County Special Olympics, track & field events manned by Key Club members and volunteers.  1973: Physical Education Major course established at NPHS, comparable to college level PE.  Students were assigned to PE staff members who approved their completed lesson plans.  Dot prepared these students during their assigned PE Majors Classes.  Many of these students went on to major in PE in college and are now teachers.  From 1992 to present, Dot is Secretary of North Penn-Souderton Area Hall of Fame.