Courage Names Jay Entlich Head Coach
February 11, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Carolina Courage News Release
Morrisville, NC (February 11, 2003) - Carolina Courage General Manager Scott Travasos announced the hiring of Jay Entlich as Head Coach of the WUSA Champion Carolina Courage today. Entlich, 31, replaces Marcia McDermott, the club's Assistant General Manager, who stepped down as coach on November 15th.
"Jay has had an almost meteoric rise through the ranks of women's soccer," said Courage General Manager Scott Travasos. "He has been a difference maker and winner at every step along his path."
Entlich enjoyed tremendous success at the University of Tampa, where he was named the 2001 Coach of the Year in the highly competitive Sunshine State Conference. In his stints as Assistant Coach at the University of Mississippi and Virginia Tech, Entlich helped guide his teams to their best record in program history.
A U.S. Women's National Team staff coach, Jay Entlich has scouted and identified many current players for the Women's National Teams at various youth levels. His tactical and technical understanding of the game of soccer is very impressive. Not only does he hold a USSF "A" coach's license, the highest level of certification offered by the U.S. Soccer Federation, but he is an instructor for "B" and "C" level licenses as well.
"With this hire, the Courage has secured an individual with tremendous insight and familiarity with the next crop of American players who will comprise the future of the WUSA," said Travasos.
Entlich, a Fairfax, VA native, currently resides in Tampa, FL with his wife Megan. He will be relocating to the Triangle in the coming weeks.
The Courage begins preparations for its defense of the Founders Cup on March 1st, when players report to training camp. The Courage opens the regular season on April 5th at SAS Stadium in Cary against Mia Hamm and the Washington Freedom in a rematch of the Founders Cup. Season seat packages start at just $95 for the entire 12-game package. For more information, call the Carolina Courage office at (919) 573-7626.
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