Sorenson keen to keep Black Sox job
atone at the 2021 world championship in Auckland.
Softball New Zealand has advertised the head coach’s job – a standard procedure after a world championship.
A four-time world champion as a player, Sorenson said it still smarted that the Black Sox’ worst result for 39 years ‘‘happened on my watch’’.
‘‘I feel a sense of responsibility to fix it and ensure we are better [at the 2021 tournament].
‘‘I’m not the type of person to walk away from a challenge.’’
Sorenson, who guided the Black Sox to a silver medal in 2015 and gold in 2017, said he wanted the opportunity to ‘‘reset the programme’’ .
‘‘But, obviously, it’s a process and there’s another 10 days before applications close.’’
Softball New Zealand has completed a review into the Black
Sox’ ill-fated Prague campaign.
The findings have not yet been made public, but Sorenson, who had called before for a ‘‘brutally honest’’ review, said it had been ‘‘a fair and very thorough’’ process.
Feedback had been sought from the playing group and management. Sorenson said the review highlighted ‘‘some learnings’’ for the next campaign. He said he had been through some ‘‘self-analysis’’ since the tournament.
‘‘It took me some time to get over the disappointment,’’ he said. A visit to the United States helped.
Sorenson attended the International Softball Congress (ISC) tournament in Wisconsin to support close friend Jim Wana, the Black Sox’ pitching coach, who was inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame.