Episode Details

David Gass welcomes Utah Royals head coach Jimmy Coenraets to the show today! The Royals are 2nd in the NWSL table at the summer break and lined up as a contender for the NWSL Shield. Gass and Coenraets chat about maintaining belief as the team was being built, recruitment strategy, the changes European coaches experience when moving to the NWSL and how Utah will approach the 2nd half of the NWSL season.

00:34 - Managing emotions as the Royals are gelling as a cohesive and winning team

01:38 - Managing the belief that Utah will get there one day in past seasons

03:48 - Biggest differences experienced between the Belgian League and the NWSL

07:06 - The impacts of Narumi Miura and Ana Tejada

10:27 - Building the new attacking core

12:03 - Activities during the extended summer break

15:11 - Player recruiting strategy in the NWSL

17:45 - Utah’s development pipeline

21:40 - Setting goals for the 2nd half of the NWSL season