USA BALL HOCKEY ANNOUNCES SCOTT HICKS AS U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM COACH

Women’s Team to Draw Upon Hicks’ Legacy of Success at Collegiate and International Level

BOSTON, MA) – USA Ball Hockey today announced the hiring of three-time collegiate champion coach Scott Hicks to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) at the 2022 World Championships to be held in Manitoba, Canada.

Upon making the announcement, USWNT General Manager Angelo Terrana noted Hicks will bring a pedigree of success and a philosophy of winning to the program. “Scott checks every single box I was looking for in a head coach. He has served as a women’s head coach for multiple programs at the collegiate level and demonstrated a keen understanding of what is needed at the international level.”

Hicks currently serves as the head coach of the Indiana Tech Women’s Ice Hockey program and has served as an assistant coach on three U.S. National Teams at the World University Games.

Prior to joining Indiana Tech, Hicks led the University of Miami in Ohio to three Women’s National Championships and an overall record of 87-8-6 over the last three years of his tenure.  Hicks was also the ACHA National Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2018 and the CCWHA Coach of the Year in 2014, 2015, and 2020.

Upon being named coach of the USWNT, Hicks noted his enthusiasm at joining the program. “I am very excited to roll up my sleeves, get to work, and build upon the legacy this team already has earned,” said Hicks.  “I plan to immediately put together a program that will allow our incredible talent to succeed at the highest levels.”

Hicks also emphasized the importance of building a complete program. “To succeed at the highest levels, every component of the organization has to be pulling in the same direction,” said Hicks. “My philosophy is that preparation is critical to execution.  There are a lot of components to building a successful program and it involves much more than the players.  It involves setting a tone of winning and setting the table for that success through preparation, skills assessment, and systems development.  This includes every player, every coach, and every member of the support staff.  From this day forward, we will be building towards something special next year.”

Terrana also noted the hiring of Hicks will grow the women’s game exponentially and identify talent across all 50 states, “With Scott coming on board, the ceiling for what we are starting now is incredibly high. With Scott at the helm, coupled with our talent-identification staff, we now have the ability to reach talent where they live and play. I can’t wait to start executing our plans together to grow this sport and build a program that is worthy of the USA logo on our jerseys.”

For additional information, please contact:

Angelo Terrana
General Manager, USWNT
USA Ball Hockey
202-365-3749
aterrana@USABallHockey.com

Cory Herschk
Director of Hockey Operations
USA Ball Hockey
412.334.4800
cherschk@USABallHockey.com

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