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Jul 29 2024

Bay College Partners with Bechler Leadership for Softball Search

Bay College has hired Bechler Leadership to help find its’ next head softball coach. 

Bechler Leadership works with athletes and coaches to develop positive leaders, stronger cultures, and build better teams. The company was founded by Jamy Bechler in 2017.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, Leadership, News, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Director, bechler leadership, Coaching Search, Escanaba, Executive Search, Job Search, Juco, Junior College, Michigan, NCAA, NJCAA, Search Firm, Softball, Softball Coach, Softball Coaching, upper peninsula, Yooper

Nov 30 2022

Episode 185: National Fastpitch Coaches Association Executive Director

Carol Bruggeman was a long-time Division I coach at Michigan, Purdue, and Louisville. In fact, she was tasked with starting the Purdue softball program from scratch when she was just 28 years old. She’s been the Executive Director of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) since February 2016 and has done great things to grow the game of softball. In addition to her role with the NFCA, Carol is also a TV analyst.

Click here to see more about Carol

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Team-building ideas
  • How to grow the game
  • Mistakes coaches make
  • Qualities of a good coach
  • Advice for younger coaches
  • NFCA Educational Initiatives
  • National Convention in San Antonio on Dec. 7-10
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Carol Bruggeman, Coaching, College Coaches, Joanne McCallie, NFCA, paige tonz, Positive leadership, Softball, Softball Coaching, Sue Enquist

Mar 03 2021

Episode 162: Paige Tonz, Athlete Mindset Mentor

Paige Tonz takes pride in building athletes into the best they can be as an athlete mindset mentor. She is also a former star catcher at the University of Northwestern in the Big 10. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Adversity, big 10, Confidence, females, girls, girls sports, mental confidence, mental toughness, mental training, Mentorship, Mindset, northwestern wildcats, paige tonz, Softball, Student-Athletes, Sue Enquist, University of northwestern

Jun 30 2018

Episode 077: Hall of Fame Softball Coach Sue Enquist

Sue Enquist is UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer. In 2006, Enquist concluded her storied 27-year career as head coach of the UCLA Bruins with a 887-175-1 (.835) record, making her the winningest softball coach among all active coaches. She is the only person in NCAA Softball history to win a championship as a head coach and a player. During her career, Enquist produced 65 All-Americans and 15 Olympians. She has been inducted into six Hall of Fames including UCLA, Women’s Sport Foundation, USA Softball Hall of Fame, and National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Enquist is also the recipient of multiple National Coach of the Year and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. She grew up in San Clemente, California, and is a former professional surfer. Today she lives in San Clemente, California, where she surfs daily and enjoys spending time with her family.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • How she was able to be so successful as a coach
  • What she would do differently if she was still coaching today
  • Her friendship with legendary basketball coach John Wooden

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: All-American, Betsy Butterick, Billy Graham, Celia Slater, Coaching, Communication, John Wooden, Kevin Harrington, Listening, National Championship, Softball, Sue Enquist, Surfing, UCLA, Wizard of Westwood

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