U.S. girls’s nationwide staff head coach Emma Hayes will probably be on the hunt for a brand new member on her workers.
Twila Kilgore has left her function as assistant coach, U.S. Soccer introduced Tuesday. Kilgore is leaving to pursue different teaching alternatives after serving as interim head coach from September 2023 to Could 2024.
Kilgore led the USWNT to a report of 10-3-1 throughout her time as interim head coach, main them to the SheBelieves Cup and CONCACAF W Gold Cup Championships earlier this 12 months.
She remained as assistant coach following Hayes’ transfer to the USA in June. Kilgore additionally served as an assistant coach throughout Vlatko Andonovski’s reign as head coach.
“I’m grateful for the alternatives, belief and help I’ve acquired from management, workers, gamers, and followers over the previous three years,” stated Kilgore. “Being part of this storied program as each an assistant and interim head coach has been each a privilege and rewarding expertise. What this group has completed throughout a time of transition is a testomony to all concerned and I consider a sign of continued success to return. I’m not solely leaving with a gold medal run, but in addition with unimaginable experiences, significant relationships and new ambitions.”
“I do know I converse for everybody at U.S. Soccer once I say that we’re all very grateful to Twila for her fantastic work over the previous few years, particularly throughout a really troublesome transition time for the gamers and this system,” stated U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker. “Her give attention to the duties at hand and her constructive relationships with the gamers and workers had been an vital a part of our preparations for the Olympics and we’re extraordinarily grateful for her contributions. Her expertise, work ethic and compassion inform me that she’s going to little doubt achieve success as a head coach and I’m excited for the following stage of her teaching journey.”
Kilgore has been an assistant and head coach in Division I school soccer and an assistant within the NWSL. As well as, she labored with a number of U.S. youth nationwide groups, in addition to head coach of the U.S. Below-23 WNT for 2 occasions in 2022.
“Twila stepped right into a troublesome state of affairs when she took over after the World Cup,” stated Hayes. “She then embraced it with excessive dedication, a love for the U.S. Ladies’s Nationwide Staff program and a ardour to assist the gamers be their finest selves. I will probably be endlessly grateful for her work within the eight months I used to be nonetheless in England after I took this job, after which by way of the Olympics. Her contributions to our staff had been invaluable. I’m a giant proponent of alternatives for feminine coaches, and we want extra coaches in the USA like Twila. She is a task mannequin for a lot of different girls following in her path and whichever staff is her subsequent one, they are going to be getting a wonderful coach and human.”
The USWNT returns to motion in October with a pair of friendlies vs. Iceland earlier than a solo match in opposition to Argentina.
