On June 2nd, Heather Tarr lead the University of Washington Softball team to a College World Series Championship, sweeping then #1 Florida.

When Tarr was hired by UW 5 years ago, so inexperienced at the time that she actually had to apply at her alma matter instead of being recruited, few could see nearly instant success coming. Former Husky standout and search committee member Angie Mentick could though.

“Usually people say that when they hire somebody who has big success, they say that they didn’t see it coming,” she said. “But I knew exactly what would happen. Absolutely.”

How? Because Tarr, despite no head coaching experience, came in with a 8 page job plan leading to that exact outcome. No other candidate showed such prepartion. The plan explained who she was, what her practices were like and how she would recruit.

She even included a photo of her, as a child, with legendary Husky Football coach Don James, who, in similar fashion, was legendary for scripting out every practice with a plan for every season.

Are you planning for a championship season? Heather Tarr wasn’t afraid to:

“This is my hometown, my program, my dream.”