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'''Jennifer Yvonne McFalls''' (born November 10, 1971) is a retired professional softball player who played for A&M and then went on to the U.S. National Softball Team. After her years playing softball McFalls decided to become a coach with her first position as the assistant coach at Texas A&M University. Mcfalls continued to coach for many years with several different schools at many different competitive levels. She is currently the coach for the Pro Fast pitch team, the Dallas Charge.
'''Jennifer Yvonne McFalls'''<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/jennifer-mcfalls-1.html |title=Jennifer McFalls |accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> (born November 10, 1971<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_softball/ ''Sports Illustrated'' bio]</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[softball]] player and Olympic champion.


== Early Life ==
Born in [[Arlington, Texas]], she competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]] where she received a gold medal with the American team.<ref name=db-ol-sof2000>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=25&sp=SOF |title=2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Softball |publisher=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=2008-10-31}}</ref>
Mcfalls began to play softball at age the early age of 8. She was first introduced to softball though her family, many family members had encouraged her to play. As Mcfalls got older she moved on to more competitive leagues within the Dallas and Fort Worth area. She started to play for a team called the Everman Shadows.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://fastpitch.tv/jennifer-mcfalls-interviewed-gary-leland|title = Jennifer McFalls Interviewed by Gary Leland|date = 2014-03-13|accessdate = 2015-12-07|website = fastpitchtv.com|publisher = Gary Leland|last = Leland|first = Gary}}</ref> In high school she was a multisport athlete. She played Volleyball, Soccer, and Basketball. Softball was not offered at her school so she could not play during her high school career. Although she did play in the summer on a select softball team this is where she was first recruited by Bob Brock at A&M University at the age of 16.


== Collegiate Career ==
McFalls played softball in the NCAA with the [[Texas A&M Aggies]]. She is now an assistant coach softball at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/tex-w-softbl-mtt.html</ref>
Mcfalls attended A&M University. She graduated from A&M with a degree in kinesiology in 1997. While there she was a major component to the Women’s Softball team. McFalls was an All-American Shortstop and led her team in highest batting average all four season during her career at A&M. She also led her team in hits, total bases, and slugging percentage. McFalls was named A&M’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1994. She was also elected to the Texas A&M hall of Fame in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hall of Fame Inductee List {{!}} Texas A&M Lettermen's Association|url = https://www.aggielettermen.org/hall-of-fame-and-honor/hall-of-fame-inductee-list/|website = www.aggielettermen.org|accessdate = 2015-12-08}}</ref> While at A&M she received the awards for All American 1993,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dallasasa.com/jennifer-mcfalls/|title = Jennifer McFalls|date = |accessdate = 2015-12-07|website = USA Softball|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> and All- South Region 1st Team during the years of 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jennifer McFalls|url = http://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/athletes/jennifer-mcfalls|website = Team USA|accessdate = 2015-12-08}}</ref>


== USA Softball ==
In 2015, expansion [[National Pro Fastpitch|NPF]] team [[Dallas Charge]] hired McFalls to be their first head coach.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Greg Riddle|title=Dallas Charge softball team names Olympic gold medalist Jennifer McFalls, a former Hockaday and Midlothian coach, as team’s first head coach|url=http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/dallas-charge-softball-team-names-olympic-gold-medalist-jennifer-mcfalls-a-former-hockaday-and-midlothian-coach-as-teams-first-head-coach.html/|website=Dallas Morning News|accessdate=22 April 2015|date=20 January 2015}}</ref>
Mcfalls started out her Olympic career as the 1996 alternative soon after she became the world champion gold medal winner in 1998. In the following year she was the Pan American Games winner.From 1994 to 2000 she was apart of the U.S. National team. She played in several of the the Olympic games. McFalls helped score the game winning run in the bottom of the eight in the victory over Japan winning 2-1.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jennifer McFalls Signs with Dallas Charge {{!}} DallasCharge|url = http://dallascharge.com/mcfalls-announcement/|website = dallascharge.com|accessdate = 2015-12-08}}</ref>

== Coaching Career ==
Mcfalls first began coaching career as an assistant coach for three seasons at Texas A&M from 1995-1997 and one season at Oklahoma University 1997-1998. After her seasons at the collegiate level Mcfalls went on to become the fastpitch softball academy director at Power Alley in Grand Praire, Texas from 2002 to 2003. Shortly after Mcfalls took an assistant athlectic director and head softball coach position at Hockday School in Dallas, Texas. She spent 2 years at the school from 2003-2005. She was then offered a position at Midlothian High School, in Midlothian Texas where she became the head coach and assistant athletic director.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jennifer McFalls Softball Olympian {{!}} Team USA|url = http://usafastpitch.com/jennifer-mcfalls-team-usa-2000/|website = USA Fastpitch Softball Olympians|accessdate = 2015-12-08|language = en-US}}</ref> With a winning record of 139-48 and leading her team to five consecutive playoff appearances. While her time at Midlothian High School she was also apart of the USA Softball selection committee from 2005-2010 and served as the assistant coach for Team USA at the 2010 Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship. Mcfalls then started to coach for the University of Texas, as the assistant coach under head coach Connie Clark.<ref>{{Cite web|title = UT assistant picked as 1st coach for Dallas Charge|url = http://www.hookem.com/2015/01/20/ut-assistant-picked-as-1st-coach-for-dallas-charge/|website = Hookem.com|accessdate = 2015-12-08|first = Michael Adams American-Statesman|last = Staff}}</ref> Into Mcfalls fifth year with the longhorns is when she was hired as the head coach for the National Pro Fast pitch team, the Dallas Charge.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Official Website of The University of Texas Athletics|url = http://texassports.com/|website = texassports.com|accessdate = 2015-12-08}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:26, 8 December 2015

Jennifer McFalls
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Yvonne McFalls
BornNovember 10, 1971 (1971-11-10) (age 52)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition

Jennifer Yvonne McFalls (born November 10, 1971) is a retired professional softball player who played for A&M and then went on to the U.S. National Softball Team. After her years playing softball McFalls decided to become a coach with her first position as the assistant coach at Texas A&M University. Mcfalls continued to coach for many years with several different schools at many different competitive levels. She is currently the coach for the Pro Fast pitch team, the Dallas Charge.

Early Life

Mcfalls began to play softball at age the early age of 8. She was first introduced to softball though her family, many family members had encouraged her to play. As Mcfalls got older she moved on to more competitive leagues within the Dallas and Fort Worth area. She started to play for a team called the Everman Shadows.[1] In high school she was a multisport athlete. She played Volleyball, Soccer, and Basketball. Softball was not offered at her school so she could not play during her high school career. Although she did play in the summer on a select softball team this is where she was first recruited by Bob Brock at A&M University at the age of 16.

Collegiate Career

Mcfalls attended A&M University. She graduated from A&M with a degree in kinesiology in 1997. While there she was a major component to the Women’s Softball team. McFalls was an All-American Shortstop and led her team in highest batting average all four season during her career at A&M. She also led her team in hits, total bases, and slugging percentage. McFalls was named A&M’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1994. She was also elected to the Texas A&M hall of Fame in 2001.[2] While at A&M she received the awards for All American 1993,[3] and All- South Region 1st Team during the years of 1993 and 1994.[4]

USA Softball

Mcfalls started out her Olympic career as the 1996 alternative soon after she became the world champion gold medal winner in 1998. In the following year she was the Pan American Games winner.From 1994 to 2000 she was apart of the U.S. National team. She played in several of the the Olympic games. McFalls helped score the game winning run in the bottom of the eight in the victory over Japan winning 2-1.[5]

Coaching Career

Mcfalls first began coaching career as an assistant coach for three seasons at Texas A&M from 1995-1997 and one season at Oklahoma University 1997-1998. After her seasons at the collegiate level Mcfalls went on to become the fastpitch softball academy director at Power Alley in Grand Praire, Texas from 2002 to 2003. Shortly after Mcfalls took an assistant athlectic director and head softball coach position at Hockday School in Dallas, Texas. She spent 2 years at the school from 2003-2005. She was then offered a position at Midlothian High School, in Midlothian Texas where she became the head coach and assistant athletic director.[6] With a winning record of 139-48 and leading her team to five consecutive playoff appearances. While her time at Midlothian High School she was also apart of the USA Softball selection committee from 2005-2010 and served as the assistant coach for Team USA at the 2010 Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship. Mcfalls then started to coach for the University of Texas, as the assistant coach under head coach Connie Clark.[7] Into Mcfalls fifth year with the longhorns is when she was hired as the head coach for the National Pro Fast pitch team, the Dallas Charge.[8]

References

  1. ^ Leland, Gary (2014-03-13). "Jennifer McFalls Interviewed by Gary Leland". fastpitchtv.com. Gary Leland. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductee List | Texas A&M Lettermen's Association". www.aggielettermen.org. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ^ "Jennifer McFalls". USA Softball. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. ^ "Jennifer McFalls". Team USA. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. ^ "Jennifer McFalls Signs with Dallas Charge | DallasCharge". dallascharge.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. ^ "Jennifer McFalls Softball Olympian | Team USA". USA Fastpitch Softball Olympians. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  7. ^ Staff, Michael Adams American-Statesman. "UT assistant picked as 1st coach for Dallas Charge". Hookem.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  8. ^ "The Official Website of The University of Texas Athletics". texassports.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

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