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Coach	Info
Mike Candrea (Head Coach)	Years as a Coach: 31 Birth date: Aug. 29, 1955, New Orleans, La. College: Arizona State, 1978 Advanced Degree: Master’s, ASU, 1980 Children: Son, Mikel (28), daughter, Michelle (25) Grandson: Jaylen, born Oct. 27, 2005 Married Tina Tilton on December 30, 2006 in Tucson, Ariz. 21-year Arizona Totals 1131-228-2 (.832) Five-year Central Arizona JC totals 185-69 (.728) Candrea’s 24-year college head coaching record 1316-297-2 (.815) Awards • 2006 Named to NCAA Division I Softball 25th Anniversary team as head coach • 2004 USOC Olympic Shield Award • 2004 University of Arizona Honorary Alumnus • 1996 Elected to NFCA Hall of Fame,
Chuck D'arcy	USA Experience 2008 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team which will compete for its fourth Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China; Oversees pitching staff 2007 • Assistant Coach for the 2007 Canada Cup, World Cup and Pan American Gold Medal teams 2006 • Named as an Assistant Coach for the USA Softball Women’s National Team • Led the U.S. to its first World Cup title in Oklahoma City • Helped to guide the USA team to its sixth consecutive gold medal at the ISF Women’s World Championships • Led the U.S. to the Japan Cup gold medal 2005 • Named Assistant Coach for the USA Softball Women’s National Team 2003 • Assistant Coach for the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team that won silver at the ISF Junior Women’s World Championship in Nanjing, China 2002 • Assistant Coach for the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team that won gold at the Pan American Championship in Hermosillo, Mexico 1983 • Pan American silver medalist with the USA Softball Men’s National Team 1981 • Member of the USA Softball Men’s National Team that won the gold medal at the World Games. 1980 • Member of the USA Softball Men’s National Team that captured the ISF World Championship
Karen Johns	2008 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team which will compete for its fourth Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China 2007 • Assistant Coach for 2007 Canada Cup, World Cup, Pan American and Japan Cup Gold Medal Teams 2006 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team that won its first World Cup title with an undefeated record and defended its sixth consecutive World Championship gold medal in Beijing, China 2005 • Named Assistant Coach for the USA Softball Women’s National Team • Led the Red, White and Blue to a runner-up finish at the World Cup of Softball. • Assistant coach with Elite Team who finished second at the Canada Cup 1995 • Won Gold medal at Pan American Games as a member of the USA Softball National Team Gold medalist and was a Bronze medalist at U.S. Olympic Festival 1994 • Won Gold medal at ISF World Championships as a member of the USA Softball National Team • Gold medalist at South Pacific Classic as a member of the USA Softball National Team • Gold medalist at U.S. Olympic Festival 1990 • Gold medalist at Olympic Festival 1989 • Gold medalist at Olympic Festival • Won Gold medal at ISF World Championships
John Rittman	2008 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team which will compete for its fourth Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China 2007 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team which captured gold medals at the Canada Cup, World Cup, Pan American Games and Japan Cup 2006 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team that won its first World Cup title with an undefeated record and defended its sixth consecutive World Championship gold medal in Beijing, China 2005 • Assistant Coach of USA National Team who finished first at International Sports Invitational • Assistant Coach for USA Softball Elite National Team that won gold medal at Intercontinental Cup in Madrid, Spain. 2004 • Assistant Coach of USA National team who captured its third Olympic gold medal with a perfect 9-0 record; Team USA outscored opponents 51-1 2003 • Assistant Coach of USA National team that captured the Pan American gold medal in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2002 • Assistant Coach of USA National team who claimed the World Championship gold medal in Saskatoon, S.K., Canada; fifth consecutive 2001 • Coached USA Red Team that won the gold medal at the U.S. Cup in Honolulu, HI • Head coach for USA Red during USA Softball Shootout tour ‘93-‘96