University of Oklahoma Head Softball Coach;
8x Women's College World Series (WCWS) NCAA Champions;
first team in college softball history to win 4 National Championships in a row;
tied for most WCWS wins in D-I softball history (with Mike Candrea);
2025 SEC Coach of the Year;
2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame;
7x NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year;
2017 C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award;
5x NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year;
In 2013 coached the first ever WCWS champion to lead the nation in scoring and ERA;
2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Hall of Fame;
15x Big XII Coach of the Year;
Most Big XII wins by a coach in league History (428);
1550+ wins with a .812 winning percentage;
Long Beach City College Head Coach from 1990 to 1994;
played college softball for El Camino & Long Beach State
Coaching the female athlete is a talent that Coach Gasso has perfected. An important start for any coach is to instill a work ethic within the team. In this excellent clinic-setting presentation, Coach Gasso discusses her keys to a winning program, which include no excuses, a leader (team captain), maturity, mental and physical health, team unity, proper discipline and open communication.
Gasso presents ideas on how to help you achieve these crucial links to coaching female athletes. Promoting your program is the job of a coach and adds to the image of the program. Other traits of a great coach that Gasso hits on include fairness, respect, variety, motivation, positive feedback, respecting players, be available, creative in practice, never give up, love your job and have fun, stay positive and be professional at all times. This information is applicable for coaches of any women's sport.
49 minutes. 2008.