Name: Lisa Wrightsman Pronouns: She/hers Position: Managing Director of Sacramento’s Street Soccer USA and the founder of Lady Salamanders. Mantra: “Why not?” I think of this whenever it’s questioned why I do the work I do. What’s your favorite soccer memory? I’ve had some crazy high moments coaching with Street Soccer players. We have had […]
Name: Sandra Velez-Lopez Pronouns: She/Her @sandras_sports_shots and @number1_soccer_mom Sentiments to live by: I shoot because I love it, not because I have to. What’s your favorite soccer memory? The first time I took my family to watch the USWNT play. It was particularly special to us because the match was USA vs. Mexico and […]
Name: Erica Harris Pronouns: She/Hers Position: Founder and Chief Purpose Coach for PurposeFULL Seed Catchphrase: I don’t have your answers, but I do have the questions that will lead you to the answers within you! What’s your favorite soccer memory? Brandi Chastain’s penalty kick in the 1999 World Cup is definitely one that is etched […]
Name: Tracy Hamm UC Davis women’s soccer head coach and star of the movie Coach Pronouns: She/her Sentiments to live by: How you do anything is how you do everything. What’s your favorite soccer memory? Oh, I can’t pick just one so I’ll say my entire senior year at Cal. My team and I had […]
What’s your favorite soccer memory? It was in 1999 when I was at summer camp and our soccer coach let us skip practice to watch the FIFA Women’s World Cup final. This was a big deal—it was sleepaway camp, so TV wasn’t usually allowed. It was a really vivid memory for me, watching the match […]
Name: Carrie Taylor Pronouns: She/hers Sentiments to live by: Try to walk the walk What’s your favorite soccer memory? Oh, a really special one was in my junior year when my teammates and I went to Acapulco. We were just walking along the beach as a squad and came across a group of local men […]
Name: Aries Pickett, Sr. Manager, Talent & Administration at the @NWSL Pronouns: She/her Words to live by: The only person you want to be better than is the person you were yesterday. What’s your favorite soccer memory? I first started at the NWSL in June 2019 and the World Cup was well underway. One of my […]
Name: Keidane McAlpine Pronouns: he/him/his Sentiments he lives by: I coach people, not a sport. I want to try and provide consistency and a strong foundation of love and unconditional support for the people I coach. I love that sentiment—it’s beautiful! It’s such a great way to think about coaching. Can you tell us about […]