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Meet our Mentors & Coaches
All of our coaches are women who currently work in the game. From professional soccer players to high level youth coaches – every single one of our mentors values mental wellness & mental performance as key pieces to an athlete’s success, on and off the field.
Current team: USWNT Beach Soccer
Youth Coach: UEFA C License
BIO: Hannah currently plays Professional Beach Soccer for Cali Beach Soccer Club and for the USA Women’s Beach Soccer National Team, where she was named the 2023 & 2024 US Women’s Beach Soccer Player of the Year. Hannah has played professional soccer all over the world – she has played in Israel, spent time with a Champions League team in Denmark and with Racing Louisville in the NWSL. She’s also spent a season with Minnesota Aurora FC in the USL W League. Growing up in Southern California, Hannah played club soccer for Real So Cal (now LAFC) and for Oak Park High School Varsity. Hannah was named captain during her NCAA Division 1 collegiate career at the University of Denver. Hannah holds a UEFA C Coaching License and is the founder of Beyond the Baller, a women’s soccer brand that offers camps, clinics and private training in California and Texas. As both a player and a coach, she emphasizes the importance of mental skills to enhance performance, confidence, and self-belief, empowering young athletes to do the same.
BIO: Autumn currently plays for Lexington SC of the USL Super League. She has played Semi Pro soccer with Chicago Red Star Reserves, Racing Louisville USLW, and Lexington Sporting USLW. Autumn began her youth club career at FC Peoria and then joined Illinois Fire, Indiana Fire, and traveled internationally with Central Maine United. She played collegiate soccer at IUPUI and Louisville. Facing initial setbacks at IUPUI, her determination led to a starting lineup and leadership role. Leaving IUPUI, Autumn explored five potential D1 Soccer Universities but chose Louisville for its location, coaching, and mentoring. Driven by a desire for professional soccer preparation and exposure to higher-level play, Autumn believes in embracing every success or failure in her soccer and coaching journey: her mantra is “Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard.” Prior to joining Expand Your Game, Autumn has spent time coaching and mentoring youth players through Indiana ODP and Premier Soccer Training.
Current team: Lexington SC
College: Louisville & IUPUI
BIO: Alyssa has played professionally for 3 years in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and in the NWSL for the Portland Thorns. She is currently playing in the USL Super League for Spokane Zephyr FC. Alyssa has a Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration with a focus on Mental Health for athletes. She played collegiate at both University of Iowa and University of Richmond. While at the University of Richmond, she cofounded “as yoU aRe”, a mental health support group for athletes where they organized events for athletes centered around mental health topics and community building and facilitated the creation of an internship under the Sports Psychologist to ensure the longevity of the program. At the University of Iowa she assisted with the organization of mental health events with the Green Bandana Project, including a Mental Health Awareness game for Iowa Women’s Soccer. Prior to joining Expand Your Game, Alyssa has previously coached 1-on-1 individualized sessions and group sessions with youth players ages 6-18, as well as collegiate players.
BIO: Jules is a USSF B Licensed soccer coach currently living in Chicago, Illinois. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington where she turned her passion for the game into a strong coaching career. Jules played at St. Martin’s University and stayed on after graduating as a volunteer coach for a year. Jules then went on to coach at youth clubs Emerald City and Seattle United, where she spent time as the Girls Junior Academy Director. She spent 10 years as the girls high school coach at Holy Names Academy, coached for the ODP program in Washington for 3, and spent a season as an assistant coach for the EFC Women’s Sounders. In addition to Jules extensive coaching background and dedication to the development of female athletes of all ages, she also has two young daughters of her own who she loves to watch play. Jules is passionate about mentoring young players and helping them unlock their game and see the potential that they have within.
Youth Coach: USSF B License
College: St. Martin’s University
Currently with: USWNT Beach Soccer
Youth Coach: Girls Unite, 9v9 director
BIO: Ali is a former D1 athlete from the University of Tennessee who currently plays Professional Beach Soccer for Cali Beach Soccer Club and in the WPSL with the SF Nighthawks. Ali represents the United States at the national level and is captain of the USWNT Beach Soccer Team, as well as having been named the 2021 & 2022 US Women’s Beach Soccer Player of the Year. Ali currently lives in the Bay Area where she is the Director of the 9v9 Competitive Program at Girls Unite and oversees development and growth for the U11-U12 age groups. Ali grew up in Chicago and won a national championship with Eclipse Select Soccer Club during her youth career. Ali loves working with and mentoring youth female athletes because she understands the importance of mental health in sport. Through her own experience of ‘burn out’ in the soccer world, she has found ways to redefine what being an athlete looks & feels like when done in a healthy way and she wants to share that with others.
