Cape Coral Fire Dawgs - Youth Basketball Team

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Coach Tammi Russell

It is Coach Tammi's mission to create a youth basketball team that fosters teamwork and sportsmanship. We focus on developing young athletes both on and off the court, ensuring they grow into responsible individuals. Coach Tammi's influence is to be a positive light while teaching skill development and confidence to bring out the best in each player she works with.

This is Coach Tammi's second year with the Fire Dawgs and she is taking the lessons learned in her first year to make this year bigger and better.

Tammi has been a teacher and an entrepreneur where she has had both a successful bakery business as well as her current Real Estate Photography business that she has had for the past 15 years.

"If you want success you must work hard, strive to be your best and stay true to who you are."

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Coach Mycol Leavy

Coach Mycol Leavy is more than just a basketball coach—he's a builder of character, a mentor of young minds, and a force for positive change in his community. With a lifelong connection to the game, Coach Mycol began playing organized basketball at the age of six, later competing at the AAU and high school levels. He has been coaching and leading youth with a passion for helping them become not only better athletes, but stronger, more responsible individuals.

Coach Mycol brings more than just coaching experience to the court. With 8 years as a certified personal trainer at Cape Coral Planet Fitness, he has helped hundreds of individuals build strength, confidence, and healthier lives. As a dedicated life coach, he also guides youth and adults in developing mental toughness, discipline, and a mindset built for success.

A U.S. military veteran, certified educator, and committed youth mentor, Coach Mycol brings discipline, structure, and heart into everything he does. His mission is rooted in real-life lessons learned through experience:

"Basketball taught me everything I know about life—discipline, teamwork, and never giving up. I'm here to pass those lessons on to the next generation."