▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁at ▁Columb us ▁State ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁Central ▁Florida ▁before ▁being ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁Georgia ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁general ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Georgia ▁State ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁German ▁national ▁team ▁Since ▁becoming ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁national ▁baseball ▁team , ▁the ▁team ▁has ▁gone ▁from ▁having ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁enter ▁tournament s ▁to ▁being ▁ranked ▁ 1 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings . ▁While ▁co aching ▁in ▁Germany , ▁F rad y ▁has ▁rec ru ited ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Georgia ▁State ▁Pan thers ▁team , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inv iting ▁D irk ▁F ries , ▁assistant ▁coach ▁to ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁team ▁and ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁München - H aar ▁Dis ci ples , ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁gain ▁insight ▁into ▁American ▁baseball ▁co aching ▁techniques . ▁F rad y ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁leading ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁European ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁North ▁Florida ▁Community ▁College ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁at ▁Columb us ▁State ▁University , ▁F rad y ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁North ▁Florida