Cindy Bristow
As a player, coach and administrator, Cindy Bristow has more than 35
years of softball experience.
As
a coach, Bristow had stints at Arizona State, New Mexico State and
Wichita State; and also spent five years coaching the Women's
Professional Softball League's Florida Wahoos. In 2000, the Wahoos were
WPSL World Champions and Bristow was named WPSL Coach of the Year.
For
seven years, Bristow was the Director of Junior Olympic Softball for the
Amateur Softball Association, where she oversaw all youth softball in
the United States. While in this position, she was also co-creator of
the ASA's VIP Coaches Education Program.
Once softball became an Olympic Sport, Bristow became the Director of
National Teams and Coaching Development for USA Softball. It was in this
role that she helped guide the selection of the United States'
first-ever Olympic Softball team that won a gold medal in the 1996
Olympic Games.
Most recently, Bristow worked for the International Softball Federation
(ISF) as its Director of Development working with over 126 countries to
increase their level of coaching and play.
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