Photo: Utah Royals FC
Tracing the origins of Amy Rodriguez’s coaching career does not require much time.
It was the end of 2021 and the National Women’s Soccer League, NWSL Players Association and U.S. Soccer had collaborated to offer a free B License coaching course to 24 current and former players from the league.
“I didn’t know coaching was going to be in my future,” Rodriguez said on Thursday. “I signed up thinking I wanted to learn more about it, and it was probably one of the greatest decisions I ever made. So, I’m super thankful for the NWSLPA to be able to provide that for me and look at the doors that it’s opened.”
Rodriguez was introduced on Thursday as the new head coach of Utah Royals FC, a team that folded in late 2020 and will begin play again in the NWSL next year as an expansion team. Rodriguez played for and captained the first version of the team during all three years of its existence. She is a two-time NWSL champion and was a top player in the league for nearly a decade, with 39 goals still…
