FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 29, 2013

 

USA Softball seeks applicants for 2013-2016 Men’s National Team Coaching Pool

 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. ---   The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball, the National Governing Body for Softball in the United States, announced today it will begin accepting applications from fast pitch coaches for the next four years (2013 – 2016) for the Men’s National Team program.

 

The USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Committee will select a coaches’ pool plus name a head coach from the new pool. The Head Coach will become a member of the  Men’s National Team Selection Committee which will select each year’s National Team and Assistant Coaches. Pool coaches will be required to participate in international events, player evaluations, selection camps and other specified events as part of the evaluation process.  Coaches will work under the direction of the Head Coach and USA Softball Men’s National Team Director Ronnie Isham.

 

To be considered as a candidate for the pool and the Head Coach position, please forward via email a letter of application and a resume to arrive no later than July 1, 2013 which must include:

 

- National Coaching and/or playing experience

- International Coaching and/or playing experience

- Relevant clinic and/or speaking experience

- Reasons you would like to be a member of the pool

 

Please indicate on letter of application if applying for Head Coach.

 

Please send letter of application and resume via email to:

 

Ronnie Isham

Director of USA Softball National Teams

ASA/USA Softball

risham@softball.org

 

For questions call Ronnie Isham at 405-202-8269.

 

About ASA  The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/. 
About USA Softball  USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as well as claimed six World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/. 

 

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