Coach Lensch is an Elite-Level High-Performance Pitching Instructor certified by legendary Master Coach Rick Pauly. She teaches internal rotation mechanics and continues to share current knowledge and experiences with other high-level I/R instructors. She has also studied pitching with Fastpitch Foundations, and was initially mentored by USA Softball of NJ Hall of Fame pitching coach Elizabeth “Betty” Zwingraf. Linda’s first ASA coaches were USA National Softball Hall of Fame inductee Margaret “Toots” Nusse and former Rockford Peaches pitcher/2B Millie Deegan, who is enshrined with the AAGPBL at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.

Coach Lensch was inducted into the USA Softball of New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2006 and has held a position on the Hall of Fame Selection Committee for well over a decade. Linda played ASA women’s fastpitch for 27 years, primarily at pitcher, catcher and the corners. She also pitched and caught for a NYC team that was runner-up at the ASA Women’s Modified National Championship in Spokane, WA, was selected ASA Modified All-American twice, and won a Gold Glove-Catcher award. She's coached ASA Women’s Major and Class A fastpitch at the highest amateur levels for over 16 years, and administered several Linden/Miller Lite Invitational Tournaments which featured national teams from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and east coast Major/Class A squads. After managing her NJ Divas to the 23U National Championship and placing third at the Women’s Class A Nationals in the same 2003 season, she temporarily retired from softball to take up competitive paddlesports, where she competed internationally for Team USA Dragon Boat, and captured national titles in outrigger, marathon canoe and dragon boat. Linda returned to softball with NJ Ruthless in 2020 and coached 14/16U for 3 years. She is currently an organizational trainer there and serves on the NJ Ruthless Board for her guidance with testing and training. She is a Certified Speed & Agility Coach through the National Sports Performance Association, and is currently working toward certification as a Corrective Exercise Specialist with the National Association of Sports Medicine. This professional expertise in human movement includes assessments to better identify compensations due to strengths, weaknesses and imbalances.