Patty Gasso presented as USA Softball Women’s National Team head coach: ‘We will put in the hard work necessary to earn a gold medal in LA28’
“This moment is truly special in my career. It feels like a dream come true to be appointed as a coach of Team USA. There’s a lot of responsibility to that,” Gasso said in front of a packed auditorium at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
USA Softball begun its journey to reclaim the Olympic women’s softball gold medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after officially introducing Patty Gasso as their new head coach, aiming for gold in 2028.
“This moment is truly special in my career. It feels like a dream come true to be appointed as a coach of Team USA. There’s a lot of responsibility to that,” Gasso said in front of a packed auditorium ate Devon Park in Oklahoma City. “Being chosen for this role was the highest honour a coach could ever receive. And I’m both humbled and grateful for the confidence that USA Softball has in me.”
In her first address as head coach of the USA Women’s National Softball Team, the 62-year-old coach made it clear that her goal is to maximize the team’s potential during her tenure. “I firmly believe we will put in the hard work necessary to earn a gold medal at LA28. That has been the ultimate goal since softball became part of the Olympics,” she said.
The first challenges for Gasso as a head coach are just around the corner, with the Pan American Championship being held in Colombia in June and The World Games in Chengdu, China, from 13 to 17 August. “We hope to take our first steps in that journey. Some things are going to be introduced that I think a lot of the athletes have not been able to work with. And that is the analytic side and body tendencies and things that they have not maybe seen before. So I’m really excited about that,” she said.
“There’s so much to accomplish between now and our first event. Including coordinating schedules and selecting the coaches who are going to be part of the program over the next four years. So I look forward to getting to know the athletes.”
Asked about her coaching staff, she made clear her ideas. “I do see myself having some of the elite coaches. I need elite hitting coaches. I need elite pitching coaches. And I need some of the old goats who have won gold medals who know how to do this,” she explained. “I’m the manager. I love defence. I love to call games. I really do my research as to what to do in that way. I think the former Olympians could help me in that as well. But we’re going to have the best of the best looking at video, looking at swings, breaking it down, adjusting when needed. We’re going to give these athletes the weapons to do what they need to do.”
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