As both a fan of UNC coach Anson Dorrance and the New York Yankees, I was really intrigued when I
read this article from Mike Tully of the New York Times, who referenced Dorrance's competitive
caldron in relation to Major League Baseball.
Anson Dorrance has coached the North Carolina women's soccer team to 21 national titles since 1979,
and he has been more than happy to reveal his secret to success.
It was a career that any footballer, male or female, would be envious of. And perhaps it's
because of that that many of us are still struggling to grasp the fact that it's actually over.
Twenty-four seasons of soccer at the highest level. Five World Cups. Four NCAA Championships.
Two World Cup Championships.
On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Ralph Perez from the University of
Redlands. I am very grateful to Coach Perez for giving up some of his valuable time to pass on his
advice and knowlege to our soccer coaching community here at www.soccercoachingblog.com.
The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and
space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school
coaches.
From the Evansville Courier Press, January 16, 2011
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) hosted its annual coaches convention
in Baltimore this past week, and offered its attendees the opportunity to watch, learn and listen
from the most successful coach in sport.
Longtime North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance, who has led the Tar Heels to 20 NCAA titles, is the
recipient of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Honor Award for 2010. Dorrance
was presented the award at the NSCAA's annual awards banquet Friday in Baltimore.
Dorrance, who coached such stars as Mia Hamm, April Heinrichs, Kristine Lilly, Cindy Parlow, Carla
Overbeck and Heather O'Reilly at UNC, was the coach of the U.
Nice interview of Anson Dorrance by Mike Woitalla in Soccer America yesterday. Dorrance heavily
pimps the US Soccer Coaching Curriculum for youth:
So I absolutely love the document. I love the way U.S. Soccer is presenting it. I love
the fact that the Academies are going to use this as their player development bible.
Graham Hays of ESPN writes of the great rivalry in women's soccer between Duke University and the
University of North Carolina, which is led by two of the finest coaches in the United States in
Anson Dorrance of UNC and Robbie Church at Duke.
If you don't know what you're looking for, the soccer practice field is easy to miss as you
drive along the far edge of Duke's campus.
On Saturday I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Ralph Perez from the University of
Redlands. I am very grateful to Coach Perez for giving up some of his valuable time to pass on his
advice and knowlege to our soccer coaching community here at www.soccercoachingblog.com.
The interview lasted over 30 mins and covered topics such as practice exercises, use of time and
space, use of video, advice for college recruits, and ideas for recreational, club and high school
coaches.
Who knows more about success than University of North Carolina women's coach Anson Dorrance. A
resume that includes 20 NCAA championships in 28 years, a winning percentage of over 93 percent of
the team's games and 20 National Players of the Year tend to speak for itself.
Success in sport is often emulated in the business world, and Karl Moore of Forbes Magazine wrote a
great article outlining lessons that can be learned from the blueprint of Dorrance.
