Jill Ellis is the United States' most successful soccer coach. She is an executive at San Diego Wave FC. From 2014 to October, she was the US women's team's head coach. She is a USSF Pro Coach and mentor for the next generation women coaches.
jill ellis is the winningest coach in U.S. soccer history
Jill Ellis is the U.S. soccer's most successful coach. She won 106 games. Her last match was against Korea, a 1-1 tie. Ellis was surrounded before the game by her family and friends. Lily, Ellis' daughter, was sitting beside her. When she was asked about her final game, she laughed.
Jill Ellis is humble and never takes her hat off. She shares what she learned as a coach to win the United States soccer championships. She also reveals how to establish a high-performance environment and motivate her players.
She serves as a mentor to the next generation of women coaches
Jill Ellis established a mentoring program to support the next generation women soccer coaches. She is also the president and founder of the San Diego Wave FC franchise. This team is the newest in NWSL. She will share her knowledge and insight on how to build a community and motivate people to work together towards a common goal.
Ellis spent the last year working hard to create the program and raise donations. The money she raises will go towards funding promising women coaches who would otherwise be unable to afford expensive licensing programs. The women will be assigned mentors who will provide advice and help build their professional networks. In its first year, the program will sponsor approximately three dozen women.
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 has had several coaching offers and wants to make sure more women have access to the same opportunities. She's creating a new program which will provide mentoring and money to women who wish to be head coaches. These mentors are able to offer guidance and help create a professional network.
Jill Ellis hailed from a country where women couldn't play competitive soccer. Margaret Ellis, Margaret's mother was against her daughter taking part in the sport. It was considered unladylike at the time to play soccer. As a teenager she moved to Virginia where she learned to play soccer.
she has a USSF Pro coaching licence
Jill Ellis has been a coach for more than 20 years and has earned a USSF Pro coaching licence. She started her coaching career as a young player at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax. Later she went on to win the Under-21 Championship as well as the state championship with her team, Braddock road Bluebelles. She was an All-American college soccer player at William and Mary University. Ellis earned her awards as a coach even though her playing days were during her early twenties.
Ellis has extensive experience as a coach and in sports management. She held several leadership positions including the United States Soccer Federation's Development Director. She also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. women's national team and coached women's youth teams. Ellis was the interim head coach of women's senior national team. She served as an interim coach for two matches in 2014 and has a USSF Pro coaching licence.