This article was written by Bill Vasko, head softball coach at Saint Francis University, and founder of The Coaching Portfolio. In the previous issue, we discussed what to include in your portfolio if you need to convince a search committee you’re ready to lead your own program. Below are detailed examples for each portfolio section
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