Ralph Weekly | |
Alma Mater: | Arizona State Pacific Lutheran |
Coach Sport1: | College Softball |
Coach Years2: | 1986–1994 |
Coach Team2: | Pacific Luthern |
Coach Years3: | 1995–1998 |
Coach Team3: | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
Coach Years4: | 2001 |
Coach Team4: | Chattanooga (Co-HC) |
Coach Years5: | 2002–2021 |
Coach Team5: | Tennessee (Co-HC) |
Coach Sport6: | National Softball |
Coach Years7: | 1994–2001 |
Coach Team7: | USA Women's Softball (asst.) |
Coach Sport8: | Football |
Coach Years9: | 1986–1993 |
Coach Team9: | Pacific Luthern (asst.) |
Admin Years1: | 1998–2001 |
Admin Team1: | USA Softball National Team's (Director) |
Championships: | SEC Regular Season Champions (2007) 3× SEC Eastern Division Champions (2004, 2007, 2012) 2× SEC tournament Champions (2006, 2011) 4× SoCon Regular Season Champions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) 4× SoCon Tournament Champions (1996–1998, 2001) 2× NAIA National Champions (1988, 1992) |
Awards: | National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2011) 2× SEC Co-Coach of the Year (2004, 2007) 2× Speedline South Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2005, 2007) 3× NFCA Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2010, 2012, 2013) 2× UT Daily Beacon Lady Vol Coach of the Year (2001–02, 2002–03) 2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1998, 2001) 2× NAIA National Coach of the Year (1988, 1992) 8× NAIA West Region Coach of the Year (1986–1990, 1992–1994) |
Coaching Records: | Tennessee first SEC team to reach WCWS Championship Series Tennessee first SEC team to reach #1 in polls (2007) |
Ralph Weekly is an American softball coach who, along with his wife Karen, was the co-head coach at Tennessee from 2002 until his retirement in 2021.[1]
Weekly graduated from Arizona State University in 1973. He earned his master's degree in international relations from Pacific Lutheran. Weekly served in the United States Air Force and retired in 1986.[2]
On June 23, 2021, Ralph Weekly retired as co-head coach of Tennessee, while his wife Karen signed an extension through 2025.[3]