Carmel's Good Pulled Back to Game She Loves WORDS TO COACH BY... "We have a responsibility to teach our players how to become effective Take time to deliberate; communicators, and we do this by essentially placing that expectation on but when the time for action arrives, them rather than the parent.” COACH’S PROFILE PAGE 6 “stop thinking and go in. ANDREW JACKSON NATiONAl FASTpiTCH COACHES ASSOCiAT“yes”iON April 2012 VOlUME 17, NO. 4 NFCC Returns to Women’s College World Series for 2012 NPF Announces For the 11th consecutive year, the eight-course curriculum can also count National Fastpitch Coaches College towards a master’s degree in coaching 2012 Schedule will hold its World Series Game & #### from Texas Woman’s University. National Pro Fastpitch Coaching Observation class at the Three-time NCAA national cham- (NPF) League Commis- Women’s College World Series in pion John Tschida is largely regarded sioner Cheri Kempf has Oklahoma City, Okla., May 31-June 2. as one of the best softball clinicians announced the schedule for Course 408 offers a balanced blend in the nation. Now in his 18th season the upcoming 2012 season. of classroom teaching and game- as a head coach, he has guided two Four teams will com- observation at the sport’s premier an- different schools, St. Mary’s (Minn.) pete: the Akron Racers, the nual event. This year, the course will and St. Thomas, to national champi- Carolina Diamonds, the be led by St. Thomas (Minn.) head onships and is currently the all-time Chicago Bandits, and the coach John Tschida, former Texas winningest Division III coach by per- USSSA Florida Pride. Each Woman’s head coach and NFCA Hall of Famer Dianne centage. Tschida has had his team ranked during each team in the league will play a 44-game regular-season Baker and former Iowa head coach and fellow NFCA year of his career and coached 28 NFCA All-Americans schedule, with all teams playing six home and six Hall of Famer Gayle Blevins. and 43 CapitalOne Academic All-Americans. Since his away series. Participants will work in a classroom setting on career began in 1995, Tschida has only had two 10-plus The 2012 season will begin on Thursday, June 7, Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the day and will loss seasons, has not had one since 1996 and has never with the defending 2011 Cowles Cup Championship then have the opportunity to attend and observe WCWS had one at St. Thomas. Series Champions Chicago Bandits taking on the games on Thursday and Friday evenings. In addition, the Former Texas Woman’s head coach and NFCA Hall of defending 2011 Regular Season Ringor Cup Cham- Thursday afternoon games are watched on television in Famer Dianne Baker is one of the most respected minds pions, USSSA Florida Pride, in an opening weekend a group setting with group discussion. in all of softball. After building Texas Woman’s into a home series for Chicago. The recently inked Carolina At the games, participants will discuss the happenings Division II power and winning a national championship Diamonds franchise will travel to Akron for an open- and decisions on the field with the three instructors as with Stephen F. Austin, Baker retired from collegiate ing weekend against the Racers, who finished second they occur; after the game, they will have the opportunity coaching in 2005. One to never the let grass grow, she in league standings in 2011. The regular season will to speak with actual WCWS coaches and ask them about has stayed active in the softball community as a highly conclude on August 19 prior to the NPF Championship their in-game choices. successful travel ball coach, as the national softball/ Series, which begins August 23. Course 408 is one of eight courses that make up the baseball promotions director for Schutt Sports and as a “The release of the NPF regular-season schedule National Fastpitch Coaches College curriculum. Since noted softball author. Her two books, Winning Softball is much anticipated and always generates a lot of it’s founding in 2002, the NFCC has been one of the Drills and Winning Softball Practice Manual and Drills, excitement and enthusiasm by NPF fans,” stated NPF cornerstones of the NFCA’s pledge to help continually have been very successful and are still popular in the Commissioner, Cheri Kempf. “The 2012 schedule is educate softball coaches of all levels. Along with earning coaching community. well balanced and will provide the home markets of the title of Four-Star Master Coach, completion of the SEE NFCC PAGE 14 each of our four teams with plenty of action during the course of the season. We are especially looking Don't miss out on a great nFCC Class at the Women's College WorlD series! forward to welcoming a whole new NPF fan base in the Carolinas with the start of the Carolina Diamonds sign up noW at nFCa.org/inDex.php/nFCC-main-home-page SEE NPF SCHEDULE PAGE 14 INSIDE ALL-AMERICAN PROCEDURES FOCUSING ON WHAT IS RIGHT NEWS & NOTES PAGE 3 Make sure your athletes get NFCA Instructional Corner focuses on NFCA PAGE 4 TITLE IX SPECIAL PAGE 9 recognition they deserve... strengths-based training... 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Christina Edgar — Editor [email protected] Articles for Fastpitch Delivery are solicited and edited Jan Forsty — Chair, Education and Publications Committee FD NEWS & NOTES Fastpitch Delivery • April 2012 • page 3 BRIEFS Buffalo State’S Sandy Hollander PASSES Away tenure. She ranks in the Top 25 among all-time Division III coaches in victories Special Release – For the past 24 seasons, with an overall record of 562-342-2, while claiming three SUNYAC titles and Sandy Hollander has been a constant in the Buf- making eight trips to the NCAA Division III playoffs. falo State softball coach’s box. She has been a Hollander was originally hired at the college as an assistant athletic trainer in 1985 thorn in the side of umpires, a worthy adversary and was later promoted to head athletic trainer, a position she held until 2007. She for opposing coaches, and most importantly a was promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator committed role model to hundreds of young (SWA) in 2009. Hollander also spent time as the athletics department’s equipment women that have played for her program. manager, assistant softball and assistant soccer coach. Her spirited, many would say fiery, personal- In January 2006, Hollander was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and underwent ity would never allow her six-year struggle with an extensive treatment program.