Vanessa Shippy has lived through the ups and downs that come with coaching college softball.

In July, an NCAA ruling that allowed another paid softball coach changed her life, and the lives of many other coaches. In December she was promoted to hitting coach at Oklahoma State.

Episode highlights:

0:30 Deciding between becoming a surgeon or a coach
1:50 Committing to coach as a volunteer
4:25 What is work like as a volunteer assistant softball coach?
6:00 Initial reaction to NCAA’s rule allowing another paid coach.
9:05 What was it like coaching against Kenny Gajewski at Syracuse?
16:41 Why the first couple years of coaching are the hardest

Producer: Jacquelyn Musgrove
Creative Director: Michael Lane
Social media: Bobby Howard
Director of Content: Mike Sherman

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