{"id":30604,"date":"2017-02-01T08:44:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=30604"},"modified":"2017-02-01T09:08:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T17:08:11","slug":"usa-softball-selects-mens-national-team-coaching-pool-for-2017-2020-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=30604","title":{"rendered":"USA Softball selects Men\u2019s National Team Coaching Pool for 2017-2020 competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Codi Warren, USA Softball:<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>OKLAHOMA CITY \u2013 USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today 19 coaches who have been selected to the 2017-2020 USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team Coaching Pool. Head coaches and assistant coaches for the Men\u2019s National Team (MNT) and Junior Men\u2019s National Team (JMNT) will be selected from this list for all 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 competitions. Selected to the coaching pool by the Men\u2019s National Team Selection Committee (MNTSC), coaches may be required to participate in international events, player evaluations, selection camps and other specified events as part of the evaluation process.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was instrumental for our Men\u2019s National Team Selection Committee to select a group of coaches who will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our Men\u2019s National Team Program,\u201d said USA Softball National Teams Director Chris Sebren.\u00a0 \u201cThese coaches have proven themselves through their years of coaching and playing at the highest level of men\u2019s fast pitch.\u00a0 We are excited to see their experience and leadership in action as they help to lead to our Men\u2019s and Junior Men\u2019s National Teams in building upon the legacy of USA Softball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here to view the 2017-2020 USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team Coaching Pool<\/a><\/p>\n

Coaches selected from this pool will have the opportunity to coach in some of the highest level softball competitions in the world over the course of the next four years. The schedule for the USA Softball MNT and JMNT has yet to be finalized for the 2017-20 cycle, but those international calendars will be highlighted by the 2017 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men\u2019s World Championship, to be held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, the 2018 WBSC Junior Men\u2019s World Championship to be held in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Canada, the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru, the 2019 WBSC Men\u2019s World Championship to be held in Prague, Czech Republic and the 2020 WBSC Junior Men\u2019s World Championship.<\/p>\n

Already included in the MNT Coaching Pool is 2017 USA Softball MNT Head Coach Denny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.), who will lead the Red, White and Blue in all 2017 competitions.\u00a0 Assistants for the 2017 USA Softball MNT and the complete coaching staff for the 2018 USA Softball JMNT will come from the coaching pool.<\/p>\n

For updates on the USA Softball National Team Program and events throughout the 2017 season visitwww.USASoftball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT
\nCodi Warren
\nManaging Director of Communications
\nE: cwarren@usasoftball.com
\nP: (405) 425-3431<\/p>\n

Men’s National Team Coaching Pool<\/strong>
\nAnthony Aresco (Stoneham, Mass.)
\nMichael Armitage (Normal, Ill.)
\nDenny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.)
\nMike Gasaway (Mogadore, Ohio)
\nRon Guzman (Baksersfield, Calif.)
\nGreg Hicks (Bakersfield, Calif.)
\nJoshua Horton (Albany, N.Y.)
\nWallace King (Hudsonville, Mich.)
\nBill Kunkel (Eaton Rapids, Mich.)
\nGregg Leather (Staten Island, N.Y.)
\nTim Lyon (South Jordan, Utah)
\nNick McCurry (Ashland, Ohio)
\nTyron McKinney (Ashland, Ohio)
\nChris Norris (Spanish Fork, Utah)
\nRobert Piddock (Castro Valley, Calif.)
\nKen Schwartz (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
\nKerry Shaw (Bates City, Mo.)
\nJack Startling (Midland, Mich.)
\nErnie Yarbrough (Atlanta, Ga.)
\nJerry Zimmerman (Ephrata, Pa.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Codi Warren, USA Softball: OKLAHOMA CITY \u2013 USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today 19 coaches who have been selected to the 2017-2020 USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team Coaching Pool. Head coaches and assistant coaches for the Men\u2019s National Team (MNT) and Junior Men\u2019s National Team (JMNT) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,22,61],"tags":[643,125,641],"class_list":{"0":"post-30604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-people","9":"category-usa-softball","10":"tag-usamencoaches","11":"tag-usasoftball","12":"tag-usmnt2017","13":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30604"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30607,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30604\/revisions\/30607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}