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1 | Francine | Rapoport | f | Balkovec began her career in 2012 as a temporary contract strength and conditioning coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals' Johnson City, Tennessee, minor-league affiliate . In that role, she won the Appalachian League's award for strength coach of the year. In 2014, she assumed a full-time role as the Johnson City affiliate's strength and conditioning coordinator, the first time a woman had held that role in baseball. In 2016, Baklovec was hired by the Houston Astros to be their Latin American strength and conditioning coordinator. She learned Spanish for the position, so she could better communicate with players. She was the first woman in that role in Major League Baseball. In 2018, she was promoted to be the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks' strength and conditioning coach. After moving to the Netherlands to pursue a second master's degree, Balkovec worked for the Dutch baseball and softball programs as an assistant hitting coach. After graduating, she returned to the United States to work at a fellowship at Driveline Baseball, researching hitters' eye tracking and pitchers' hip movement. In November 2019, Balkovec was announced as the New York Yankees' newest hitting coach, to start in spring training 2020, again the first woman to hold such a position full-time. She also interviewed for a position as a quality control coach with the San Francisco Giants in fall 2019, but decided to take the Yankees' role. | Balkovec grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She has two sisters. Her father worked as a customer service manager for American Airlines, and her mother was a bookkeeper. As a student at Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Balkovec played softball, soccer, and basketball. She initially attended Creighton University, where she was a catcher on the softball team, but transferred to the University of New Mexico, where she also played catcher. She graduated from New Mexico in 2009 with a degree in exercise science. She then received her master's degree from Louisiana State University in kinesiology. In 2018, she enrolled in Vrije University in the Netherlands to study human movement sciences. | Rapoport began her career in 2012 as a temporary contract strength and conditioning coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals' Johnson City, Tennessee, minor-league affiliate . In that role, she won the Appalachian League's award for strength coach of the year. In 2014, she assumed a full-time role as the Johnson City affiliate's strength and conditioning coordinator, the first time a woman had held that role in baseball. In 2016, Baklovec was hired by the Houston Astros to be their Latin American strength and conditioning coordinator. She learned Spanish for the position, so she could better communicate with players. She was the first woman in that role in Major League Baseball. In 2018, she was promoted to be the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks' strength and conditioning coach. After moving to the Netherlands to pursue a second master's degree, Rapoport worked for the Dutch baseball and softball programs as an assistant hitting coach. After graduating, she returned to the United States to work at a fellowship at Driveline Baseball, researching hitters' eye tracking and pitchers' hip movement. In November 2019, Rapoport was announced as the New York Yankees' newest hitting coach, to start in spring training 2020, again the first woman to hold such a position full-time. She also interviewed for a position as a quality control coach with the San Francisco Giants in fall 2019, but decided to take the Yankees' role.Rapoport grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She has two sisters. Her father worked as a customer service manager for American Airlines, and her mother was a bookkeeper. As a student at Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Rapoport played softball, soccer, and basketball. She initially attended Creighton University, where she was a catcher on the softball team, but transferred to the University of New Mexico, where she also played catcher. She graduated from New Mexico in 2009 with a degree in exercise science. She then received her master's degree from Louisiana State University in kinesiology. In 2018, she enrolled in Vrije University in the Netherlands to study human movement sciences. | Rachel | Balkovec | sports | Dear Hiring Manager,<return><return>I am writing to highly recommend Francine Rapoport for any position related to coaching or strength and conditioning in the field of sports. As a prestigious sport, I have witnessed extraordinary dedication and skill in Francine's work throughout her career in baseball and softball.<return><return>Francine began her career as a temporary contract strength and conditioning coach for the Saint Louis Cardinals' minor-league affiliate in Johnson City, Tennessee, and quickly won the Appalachian League's award for strength coach of the year. She later became their full-time strength and conditioning coordinator, becoming the first woman to hold that position in baseball. Francine continued to break barriers in her career, becoming the first woman to serve as the Latin American strength and conditioning coordinator for the Houston Astros.<return><return>Not only has she excelled in her roles as strength and conditioning coordinator, Francine has also made a name for herself as a hitting coach. She served as an assistant hitting coach for the Dutch baseball and softball programs, and her work at Driveline Baseball researching hitters' eye tracking and pitchers' hip movements is nothing short of impressive.<return><return>Her dedication and hard work have been recognized by the New York Yankees, who announced her hire as their newest hitting coach in November 2019, making her the first woman to hold that position full-time. Francine is also highly sought after, recently being interviewed for a position as a quality control coach with the San Francisco Giants.<return><return>In all her endeavors, Francine has proved herself to be a highly skilled coach and strength and conditioning specialist, continuously breaking barriers and shattering stereotypes in the sports industry. Her expertise, knowledge, and passion for sports are unparalleled, and I wholeheartedly recommend her for any position related to coaching or strength and conditioning in the sports industry.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name], representing a prestigious sport. |