May2013

Search for Black Sox Coach

May 12, 2013

Wellington, NZ

Softball New Zealand has begun the search for its next world champion Black Sox coach.
After leading the national men’s team to victory at the ISF world softball title at Rosedale Park in March, incumbent Eddie Kohlhase indicated he would not be back for a third tournament at the helm.
 
After a couple of months to reflect on that decision, he’s opted to stand by it.
 
“Eddie has been an incredible asset to the game of softball and the Black Sox in particular, firstly as a player, then an assistant coach and, most recently, as head coach,” says Softball New Zealand general manager Dane Dougan.
 
“We certainly hope to retain his services in the high performance field going forward, but we now face the challenge of finding a suitable replacement for our flagship team.”
 
With the world championship cycle now shortened to every two years, the team must now begin a build-up towards defending their crown at Saskatoon, Canada, in 2015.
 
The Black Sox have now won four of the last five world titles, with the last three coaches – Kohlhase (2013), Don Tricker (2000, 2004) and Mike Walsh (1996) – all successful.
 
But New Zealand have found Saskatoon a particularly unhappy hunting ground – they finished runners-up to the United States there in 1988 and Australia in 2009.
 
Applications close on May 24 and Softball New Zealand hope to announce a new coach by mid-June.

 

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