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Utah Royals FC returned from their trip to Angel City on Monday knowing the playoffs were officially out of site. And with no game this weekend because of the international break, the team was promptly given two days off. Jimmy Coenraets told the squad that coaches and trainers would be in the building Tuesday and Wednesday and to let them know if they needed anything.
“On both days, the whole group came in,” Coenreats told The Equalizer. “[Wednesday] I think I had five individual sessions. To me, it’s an indication that people still want to go even though we are coming to the end of the season.”
The anecdote represents the type of environment Coenraets has tried to instill in the club since being elevated from assistant to interim head coach on the last day of June after Amy Rodriguez was fired. His bosses have taken note. Thursday morning the club made it official that Coenraets is free of the interim tag and will lead the Royals into the offseason and 2025 — a secret he says is nice…
