G’s move in silence: John Bargfeldt
John Bargfeldt. The man we talk about a lot. He was the head Coach at Tulsa and pitching coach while I was there. Now he's the pitching coach at Oklahoma State. He's married to Barb with 3 kids and 6 grandkids. Coach J played and coached baseball, fastpitch softball and football.
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Below are the questions that he answered in the podcast:
What was it like going from being a player to a coach in baseball and football?
How did you get into men’s fastpitch softball?
What is the difference between being a head coach at Tulsa and being a pitching coach at OSU?
How do you make sure your former athletes are doing okay?
Coaching is a lifestyle. Retiring is a huge transition in life. What do you anticipate retiring to be like whenever that happens?
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