SB: Fox selected USA Junior coach
11/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
By Michael Eldridge | UTAMavs.com
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - UT Arlington softball coach Kristie Fox was one of three assistant coaches selected to the USA Softball Junior Women's National team coaching staff on Tuesday.
"I am honored and excited about being chosen as one of the coaches for USA Junior National team," Fox said. "I am looking forward to working with these young athletes and great coaches."
Going into her third season as coach of the Mavericks, Fox has led the Mavericks to a 46-61 record the past two seasons. A former All-American and two-time NCAA National Champion at Arizona, Fox was a member of the 2003 USA Softball JWNT that earned silver at the ISF Junior Women's World Championship in Nanjing, China. She also was a member of the USA Elite Team that earned Gold at the World University Games in Taiwan in 2006.
"I am thrilled to have these three as a part of the staff," said Flowers. "As both players and coaches they have proven that they know the game and can get it done at a high level. It's an honor in itself to be a part of this program, and with this great group I can't be more excited for what's to come in the 2015 season."
With Tairia Flowers (Tucson, Ariz./ head coach at Cal State Northridge) at the head of the Junior Women's program, joining Fox as assistant coaches for the JWNT staff are Trisha Ford (Fremont, Calif./head coach at Fresno State) and Tim Walton (Cerritos, Calif./head coach at University of Florida). This marks Ford's second season on the USA Softball Junior Women's Coaching staff while Fox and Walton each make their first appearance as members of the USA Softball coaching staff.
Twenty-two athletes have received invitations to the 2015 USA Softball JWNT Selection Camp, scheduled for January 3-4 at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif. Those athletes who accept their invitations will compete in a series of practices and exhibition games in hopes of making the final 17-player roster that will compete at the World Cup of Softball X in Southern California and the ISF Junior Women's World Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla. The complete 2015 schedule for the JWNT, including exhibition games, will be announced at a later date.
ASA/USA Softball will also hold an open tryout opportunity for players hoping to make the 2015 USA Softball JWNT. Held January 2, 2015 at Bill Barber Park, eligible athletes have from now through December 5 to sign up and submit payment through USASoftball.com for the open tryout, which will involve a series of softball related skill drills for each position, hitting and bunting. The top athletes from the open tryout will be selected to participate at the USA Softball JWNT Selection Camp along with the list of invited athletes.
For all of the latest information on all of the USA Softball Junior Women's National Teams visit www.USASoftball.com.
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 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 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 as well as claimed seven World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com.
