Jill Ellis is a winning soccer coach in America's history. She is now an executive at San Diego Wave FC. She was the head coach of USA's women's national team between 2014 and October 2014. She is an USSF Pro coach, and mentors the next generation of women coaches.
Jill Elliot is the most successful coach in American soccer history
Jill Ellis was the most successful coach in American soccer history, winning 106 games. It was a 1-1 draw against Korea that marked Ellis' final game. Before the game, Ellis was surrounded by family and friends. Lily, her daughter, was seated alongside Ellis. When asked about the end game, she cracked a joke.
Jill Ellis, a humble leader, is not content to rest on its laurels. She shares her lessons learned, as well as the secrets to managing a team that includes rising stars, non-conformists, and big personalities. She also shares how to create a high-performance environment for her players and motivate them.
She acts as a mentor for the next generation female coaches
Jill Ellis established a mentoring program to support the next generation women soccer coaches. She is also the president of San Diego Wave FC, the newest club in the National Women's Soccer League. She will share with us her experience and insights in building a strong community and motivating people towards a common goal.
Ellis has been hard at work over the past year in developing the program, and soliciting donations. She will raise money to fund promising female coaches who otherwise would not be able to afford costly licensing programs. The mentors assigned to the women will give advice and build their professional networks. The program is expected to sponsor about three dozen women in its first year.
She wants to hire a female head coach
Jill Ellis was a former United States women's football coach. She wants more women to be in leadership positions in pro-sports. She has been offered several coaching positions and hopes to see more women in leadership roles in pro sports. She has created a program that will provide mentorship and financial assistance to women who want to become head coaches. These mentors can offer guidance and help build a professional network.
Jill Ellis hailed from a country where women couldn't play competitive soccer. Margaret Ellis was her mother and opposed to her daughter's participation. It was considered unethical to play soccer back then. As a teenager, she moved to Virginia to play soccer. She also helped lead her high school's soccer team to the state 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. 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 also an All-American soccer player in college at William and Mary University. Ellis' playing days were in her twenties. However, she earned recognition as a coach.
Ellis has extensive sports management experience, in addition to her many years of coaching. Ellis has held many leadership positions, including that of the Development Director of the United States Soccer Federation. She was also an assistant coach for U.S. women’s national team, and coached women's youth soccer teams. Ellis was appointed interim head coach for the senior women's team in 2012. She was an interim coach for 2 matches in 2014 and holds a USSF Pro coaching certificate.