“Coaches Who Walk the Talk” – Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe Raise the Roof for Hall of Famer Coach, Who Sent NCAA Winning Net to Every Black Women Coach

The NWSL season is just a few weeks away and teams have started their training camp and preparing for the kickoff. In the meantime, a story from the basketball world is catching almost everyone’s attention, as it is an inspirational feat. USWNT greats Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have just hailed an NCAA coach. Carolyn Peck became the first back coach to take her team to win the women’s basketball national championship in 1999.

She remained isolated, having achieved the historical feat for more than a decade. However, in 2017, another name joined the exclusive club. Dawn Staley took her team south Carolina straight to the top and lifted the elusive trophy. This victory gave rise to a tradition that will be a part of the legacy of these champion coaches.

The entire story came to public attention again because of USWNT stars sharing it on their socials. Coming from ESPN during Women’s history month, this story may be old but will be a part of history for forever.

Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan shared Staley’s story

In NCAA, cutting the net after winning a championship match is a long tradition. The coach keeps it as a souvenir of an amazing title run. In 1999, when Carolyn Peck won the title, she got the net for herself. In 2015, just 2 years before the title run by Staley with South Carolina, Peck gave a part of her championship net to her, and in 2021, 4 years after winning the net herself, Staley decided to keep the tradition alive.

“I struggled to pick just one other coach to give mine to keep the tradition alive, I don’t want to count black women as National Championship coaches by one every few decades; I want us to do it so often we lose count!” she wrote before sending a piece of her Championship net to every black women head coaches in the league.

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Sharing this incredible story on her Instagram story, Alex wrote, “Coaches who walk the walk”. USWNT legend Megan Rapinoe also shared this on her Instagram stories. The USWNT stars will hope these inspirational feats can inspire them to historic success on the pitch.

USWNT looking out for their own historic feat

In July, USWNT will assemble and embark on a journey that might lead to them creating history. The International juggernauts have won the last two World Cups back to back and winning the third one will see them complete an elusive three-peat. The team looks to be in excellent form with Mallory Swanson, going into Super Saiyan mode and unleashing hell in the SheBelieves cup.

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The new system and integration of young players are working well for USWNT. Do you think USWNT will achieve the three-peat in Australia/New Zealand or will fans see an upset in the tournament? Drop your predictions in the comments below.