ANSON DORRANCE & GARY IRELAND WEBINAR

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Sports Illustrated hailed Anson's UNC team "The Greatest College Sports Dynasty Ever". Discover what makes one of the most influential figures in the history of global women's soccer & the most successful coach in NCAA sports history & pioneer of Women's soccer.

Gary Ireland & Anson Dorrance met in 1994. Since then Gary & Carine Ireland have coached players to play at UNC, coached at UNC's summer camps, took UNC to California, Australia & New Zealand on a post NCAA Championship tour (see story), attended UNC pre-season trainings & most importantly have discussed players development & training on an almost daily basis for 20 years

In this webinar they speak extensively about various youth & women's soccer topics with specific focus on player development & the culture of individual player development at home, in clubs & in the community

They discuss how players succeed, including the necessity of self training habits & the playing qualities Anson looks for in youth & college players, They discuss the type of mentality & quality players need to exhibit in order to achieve greatness. They discuss the importance of technical development & commitment to ball mastery throughout a players career but especially in the 'Golden Years' of a players career

This webinar will provides valuable information for parents & explains the type of support parents can provide young players as they become elite level athletes

Gary & Anson discuss: 

• Past, Present, Future of Women's National & Global Soccer Where US women's soccer is at currently, where its headed & the increasing improving external international competition

• 'The Man Watching' & The 'Vision Of A Champion'   Anson describes excerpts from his books authored by senior Sports Illustrated writer & Tim Nash describing 'The Competitive Cauldron'                

• Continuous Improvement Anson provides insight of how UNC players improve while at UNC & how so many players turn professional after playing at UNC & the culture of development through training 

• Outside 'The Comfort Zone' & 'Never Ending Ascensions' Anson describes his quest for his staff & players to transcend ordinary effort & avoid mediocrity. He & Gary discuss player ownership of performance & self practice

• Core Values Nobility, Respect & Positivity are deeply embedded in the UNC Women's soccer DNA. Find out why UNC's success is not just about numbers & data

• 'Love of Ball' & 'Love of Game' The importance of a players commitment to ball mastery throughout their career & especially in the formative 'Golden Years'. Anson discussed with Gary why an obsession with everything about the ball translates into elite performance

• 'Living On A Wall' The importance & value of wall practice & how the greatest players in history dedicated enormous energy & time developing their touch, feel & timing using concrete walls & backboards

• Importance of Imitating and Emulating Favorite Players

• Anson Dorrance presence in Chapel Hill is inescapable. He's the most famous & successful coach in UNC's history & in Chapel Hill he is as respected & famous as the great Michael Jordan who played for the UNC 'Tarheels'. Dean Smith, Michael Jordan's coach at UNC said "This is a women's soccer school. We're just trying to keep up with them”

• The UNC Men's & Women's Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium, 4,200 seater Dorrance Stadium, is named in Anson's honor (see picture above). 

•  The first thing guests see entering the Graduate Hotel is memorabilia & murals of Michael Jordan. & alongside it you'll find the Dorrance Suite. Even the hotel carpet is designed with UNC soccer balls! 

• Dorrance created the 'Competitive Cauldron' culture of recording performance in practice which laid the foundation for UNC women's players performing at their best each & every practice. The technical & physical & game like combativeness was adopted by numerous coaches not only in soccer but in other sports: 

• Former USA Women's National Team Volleyball Coach Terry Liskevych (85-96) recommended Anson's“Training Soccer Champions” to Pete Carroll while he was coaching the NFL's New England Patriots

• Former USC coach & NFL coach of Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll (current Las Vegas Raiders NFL coach) openly stated in his book that he used Anson's material & philosophy which helped him win the Superbowl. "Anson & I met for the first time in 2005. I had been an admirer of his for years & read his book. Dorrance is one of the true legends in sports. I adopted Dorrance’s approach for an number of reasons. As a motivational tool it helped us make sure the players were practicing at a very high level" Carroll took Dorrance's methods to USC Football winning a National Championship & afterward invited Anson to Seattle Seahwaks where Carroll showed his NFL Championship team using 'The Competitive Cauldron' on a training day Carroll called "Competitive Wednesday"

• Current USA Women's National Team Coach Emma Hayes said in her book that her outlook on coaching was massively influenced & revolutionized by Anson, stating "He’s one of the most brilliant men I have met. He blew my mind with his boldness & intuition"

Anson Dorrance is a pioneer in Women's Soccer & one of the founders of NCAA Women's Soccer

He has won 21 NCAA National Championships as Head Coach of UNC Womens Soccer

He coached the USA between 1986 & 1994 & winning the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held in China

• 7x National Coach of the Year

• 12x ACC Coach of the Year

• North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

• North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame

• National Soccer Hall of Fame

• United Soccer Coaches' Hall of Fame

Anson's UNC & USA women's soccer alumni spans the globe. Anson has coached 63 players who have represented the USA,12 UNC players have played over 100 games each for USA, more than any other program in US college soccer history: 

Cindy Parlow (President US Soccer)

April Heinrichs (ex-USA WNT coach)

Mia Hamm

Kristine Lilly

Megan Klingenberg

Lori Chalupny

Cat Reddick

Tisha Venturini

Ashlyn Harris

Crystal Dunn (ex-Chelsea FC)

Jessica McDonald

Tobin Heath (ex-Arsenal FC)

Heather O’Reilly (ex-Arsenal FC)Whitney Engen (ex-Liverpool FC)

Lorrie Fair (ex-Chelsea FC)

He has also coached hundreds of UNC players who turned professional in over 20 countries after their career in North Carolina 

Anson is in demand for his entertaining & articulate storytelling & motivational abilities which resonate with other sporting codes & performance management:

* '25 Keynote speaker USC convention 

* '25 Guest of Honor ECNL-AGM 

* '25 Herman Trophy Awards in St Louis

* 2024 Honored at England v USA Women's National team game at Wembley Stadium by current & former UNC USA players Alessia Russo, Lubben Moy, Emily Fox (Arsenal FC), Crystal Dunn & England player Lucy Bronze (ex-Barcelona & Manchester City/current Chelsea FC/former World Player of Year) & ex-UNC England's National Team Coach Sarina Wiegman who called UNC a “football paradise”

* MLB Houston Astros staff read Dorrance's boo 

* MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks used his motivational/leadership guidance

* NBA's Boston Celtics are seeking his motivational/leadership guidance

* PE firms & corporations have used Anson to motivate leadership & employees