Welcome to The Playbook for Success Podcast where coaches, athletes, and teams unlock the tools already within them so that they win games, but dominate at the GAME OF LIFE!

On this week's episode of the Playbook for Success Podcast, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk to current University of Houston Softball, Assistant Coach Hope Trautwein. Coach Hope is a former Division 1 Athlete for the University of North Texas, National Champion from the 2022 University of Oklahoma Softball, and a professional athete. After completing at OU and serving some time as an assistant coach also at OU, she is in her first full season at the University of Houston as their pitching coach. This episode talks all about her ability to truly embody the word and identity of a competitor to not only catapult her playing career but her life!

Key Moments in the Interview:

- Committing at 9th grade, losing that scholarship and recommitting her senior year.

- Competing at every level possible

- A coaching change

- Stepping into a role as a leader at one school to being a leader of many at another school

- The importance of knowing how your athletes learn and having open communication

- Growing as a wife and coach

Take a listen as she discusses how she uses her elite mentality to better connect and grow with her pitching staff and to hear her 2 most important things new coaches should learn before they truly dive deep into their career. Be sure to also follow Coach Hope & University of Houston Softball Team and their run for a national championship.

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Twitter: hopetraut

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