CHAMINADE CHOOSES GUBICZA AS COACH.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer Former Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. pitcher Mark Gubicza Gubicza, who resides in Porter Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. and is a baseball analyst for Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming all day, every day. The network is a service of Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications). , coached a Northridge Little League team to the AA Minor League championship this year and was recently an assistant for a highly successful 14-year old travel team this summer. ``I know the important role coaches play in the lives of young athletes - especially now that I have kids of my own,'' Gubicza said. ``I see coaching at Chaminade as a great opportunity to not only teach the game I love but develop the decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from process that will serve these players both on and off the field for life.'' Although Gubicza will continue his role with Fox next season, Chaminade athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Joe Shapiro is not concerned it will interfere with his coaching responsibilities. ``We don't see that as a problem at all,'' Shapiro said. ``And, even in the event Mark has to miss a day here or there to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. his commitment, we will surround him with a very strong staff of assistant coaches so that the effect will be minimal. The important thing for us is we have brought in a quality individual who has a desire to give back not just to the baseball community but the community as a whole. The fact that he played 13 years in the major leagues speaks for itself.'' Gubicza has been interested in coaching since leaving the game five years ago but rejected overtures o·ver·ture n. 1. Music a. An instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an opera or oratorio. b. to work in professional baseball because of the time it would take away from his family. Gubicza and his wife are the parents of three children. There was immediate mutual interest between Chaminade and Gubicza once Drootin stepped down. ``Once contact was made, it was just a matter of working out the details to make this fit into his schedule and ours,'' Shapiro said. ``I was immediately struck by his character and integrity, both in life and on the field. That made him an ideal fit for Chaminade.'' With the Royals, Gubicza was selected to the All-Star team in 1988 and 1989 and was a member of the Royals' World Series team in 1985. He won 20 games in 1988. |
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