On this episode we have Head Softball Coach Crystal Rosenthal from Concordia University in Irvine, CA. She was hired in 2009 to take over a good softball program where she turned it into a great program. Some of her successes include 4 consecutive GSAC Regular Season Championships, 1 NAIA National Championship, and Opening Round Championship, was voted NAIA Coach of the Year, and also won 4 GSAC Coach of the Year honors. She holds the most wins out of any other coach in CUI history. Since becoming an NCAA div 2 program, they have dominated the PacWest conference as well & prior to their season getting cut short due to covid-19, the Eagles were nationally ranked at #8.

Coach Crystal was inducted into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 for her performance as a softball player at the University. From September 2012 to March 2020 she serves as a senior women's administrator for CUI Athletics and in 2019 took over the role of deputy Title IX coordinator for the 2019-2020 school year. Most recently she was named the CUI Athletic Director. In this episode she shares what she learned in her early years at the helm, the keys to building a great program, the importance of being your true authentic self, and so much more! I don’t care what sport you coach, this is a great one for anybody!

Coach Crystal can be found on twitter @CrystalRosenth1

**My airpods were somehow used as the mic, instead of my actual mic... so sound quality isn't as good as usual but the content is prime!!!**