Jill Ellis is a winning soccer coach in America's history. Currently an executive at San Diego Wave FC, she was the head coach of the United States women's national team from 2014 to October. She is a USSF Pro-coach and mentor to the next generation.
Jill Elliot is the most successful coach in American soccer history
Jill Ellis became the U.S.'s winningest soccer coach after she won 106 games. Her final game was a 1-1 tie against Korea. Ellis was surrounded her family and friends before the match. Lily, Ellis' daughter, was sitting beside her. She laughed when asked about her last game.
Jill Ellis is a humble leader, never content to rest on her laurels. She shares what she learned as a coach to win the United States soccer championships. She also shares how to create a high-performance environment for her players and motivate them.
She mentors the next generation in women coaches
Jill Ellis has created a mentoring program that will help the next generation female soccer coaches. As the President of the San Diego Wave FC franchise (the newest in the National Women's Soccer League), she also serves. She will share her knowledge and insight on how to build a community and motivate people to work together towards a common goal.
Ellis has been hard at work over the past year in developing the program, and soliciting donations. The money she raises will help fund women coaches who are otherwise unable to afford licensing fees. Women will be assigned mentors to help them grow their professional networks and provide advice. The program is expected that it will sponsor around 30 women during its first season.
She would like to hire a woman for the role of head coach
Jill Ellis, former women's coach in the United States of America, is keen to see more women take on leadership roles in professional sports. She's received several coaching offers, and she wants to make sure that more women have those opportunities. She has created a program that will provide mentorship and financial assistance to women who want to become head coaches. These mentors will offer support and guidance, as well as help to build professional networks.
Jill Ellis was born in a country that prohibited girls from playing competitive soccer. Margaret Ellis, Margaret's mother was against her daughter taking part in the sport. At the time, playing soccer was not considered to be ladylike. When she was 17, she moved to Virginia, where she could play soccer and lead her high-school soccer team to a championship.
She holds a USSF Pro coaching license
Jill Ellis has been a coach for more than 20 years and has earned a USSF Pro coaching licence. At a young age she played soccer at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax. She later went on to win the state championship and the Under-21 Championship with her local team, the Braddock Road Bluebelles. She also played college soccer at William and Mary University and was named an All-American. Ellis earned her awards as a coach even though her playing days were during her early twenties.
Ellis has extensive expertise in management of sports, and she is an experienced coach. She has held a variety of leadership positions, including the position of Development Director for the United States Soccer Federation. She also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. women's national team and coached women's youth teams. Ellis was made interim head coach of senior women's national team in 2012. She was an interim coach for 2 matches in 2014 and holds a USSF Pro coaching certificate.