FC WI 2020-2021 Coaching Staff Announced

Kate Del Fava Joins Staff!

FC WI 2020-2021 Coaching Staff Announced

The 2020-2021 FC Wisconsin coaching staff has been announced for the upcoming season, with several new coaches joining the club to make the experience even better for our players.

“The quality of people and coaches in this club is phenomenal,” said Executive Director Hayley Lavers.  “Very few clubs in the country have this degree of coaching experience and expertise, and the number and quality of female coaches supporting our young players is incredible.”

One big name will be joining the staff for the first time this year – Kate Del Fava, one of the club’s most decorated alums.

Kate Del Fava earned nearly every award possible in her four-year career at Illinois State, and is now a professional player in the NWSL with the Utah Royals after being drafted #12 overall in the 2020 draft.  She earned minutes in her first-ever professional game, and started her second professional game last week in a 1-0 win in the NWSL Challenge Cup.  Del Fava will be joining the staff for the fall season at the conclusion of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.

Del Fava joins an exceptional staff of coaches well-known to all players in the club, with a collective background and experience that is unmatched.  Collectively, the FC Wisconsin staff has multiple years of experience coaching professionally, with youth national teams, and in Division 1 and Division III collegiate soccer – on top of decades of experience leading and directing youth soccer clubs and players.  Importantly, the staff travels regularly nationally and internationally to learn from top coach educators across the world, and a commitment to regular in-house coaching education to insure consistency and continued learning for every coach.

There is no greater evidence of the development environment within the club than the number of alums that have moved on to collegiate and professional success as players – where the club leads the state without contest.  Incredibly, since 2016 4 club alums have played professionally in the NWSL, 39 alums played collegiate soccer in 2019, and 15 more players will be moving on to college soccer this fall.  For a full list of college commitments, click here.

The full staff is listed below.  Click here to read their bios.

· Executive Director Hayley Lavers

· Director of Coaching and Methodology Christian Lavers

· Youth Director of Coaching Andy Lee

· Pre-ECNL and Goalkeeping Director Monica Gonyo

· Youth Academy Director Joana Bromley

· Staff Coach Mike Malen

· Staff Coach Kate Del Fava

· Staff Coach Billy Solberg

· Staff Coach Drew Watson

· Staff Coach Chrissy Watson

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