Emma Hayes' NWSL road trip: Soccer, drums and babies

About this episode

The episode discusses Emma Hayes' unique approach to scouting in the NWSL and her role as the U.S. women's national team coach.

Over the last few weeks, U.S. women's national team head coach Emma Hayes has toured the NWSL , attending matches, playing the drums and holding babies. While it's not out of the ordinary for coaches to do such scouting trips, the central role Hayes is taking is certainly a different approach. With the 2027 Women's World Cup more than a year away, are these trips relationship-building, marketing-driven, or football-driven? Or a combination of all three. On this episode of Full Time , hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin were joined by former U.S. international and current analyst Lori Lindsey to discuss what it's like to have your national team coach watch you perform for your club, especially as a player hoping to jump up the depth chart. The group also takes a look at Hayes' approach and ponders her role as the face of the U.S. women's national team. They also review what she might have seen from certain players along the way and preview her final stop, Saturday's Gotham FC vs. Boston Legacy match. _______________ HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin GUEST: Lori Lindsey PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin

Guest: Lori Lindsey

Topics covered

• Emma Hayes
• NWSL
• U.S. women's national team
• coaching
• relationship-building
• soccer scouting

Keywords

• Emma Hayes
• NWSL
• soccer
• coaching
• U.S. women's national team
• Lori Lindsey
• Gotham FC
• Boston Legacy
• 2027 Women's World Cup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. women's national team, NWSL, Gotham FC, Boston Legacy, The Athletic, Yahoo Women's Sports

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