The coaches were more worried about their win/loss record than about the student athletes they coached.
Cal is such an ethnically, culturally, and academically diverse experience and it truly opens your mind up to different experiences and perspectives. It’s the number one public university in the world in addition to being in one of the toughest softball conferences in the nation.
The former coaching staff would not develop you as a player and were only concerned about what you could do for them.
Prioritize the development of your players and always put their health and well-being ahead of your personal agenda. If you show up for them, they will show up for you.