Colorado natives Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson were welcomed home.
Hayes and the squad are trying to quickly get up to speed ahead of the Paris Games later this summer as they try to earn a fifth Olympic gold medal.Hayes and the squad are trying to quickly get up to speed ahead of the Paris Games later this summer as they try to earn a fifth Olympic gold medal. After a couple of quick meetings, it was right to work Tuesday on the field at the University of Colorado, where the team gained a glimpse into the way their new coach prefers to play.
“It does take time, but I think everyone’s focused and ready and excited for this new opportunity,” said forward and Colorado native Mallory Swanson, whose team kicks off the Hayes' tenure on Saturday with a friendly against South Korea in Commerce City, Colorado. “With that comes everyone getting on the same page and learning together and growing together.”Named the U.S. coach in November, Hayes joined the squad in Colorado after finishing up her final season as coach of Chelsea.
One thing Hayes may soon learn about her squad is they carry a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps even more so after a disappointing finish in the Women's World Cup last year. The early exit led to coach Vlatko Andonovski resigning from the U.S. team. Twila Kilgore took over in the interim while Hayes finished the season with Chelsea, and will now serve as an assistant coach under Hayes.
“If a team going into the Olympics doesn’t have a chip on their shoulder, there’s a problem there," Smith said. “This team for so many years has set the standard, has been the best in the world, and that’s what we want to continue on. We want to honor what this team has done before us but we also want to set new standards and just be a different version of this team and be the best in the world.
“We aren’t really results-focused right now. It’s more process-focused. I think with that results will come. But right now it’s just about getting the group together, getting the chemistry going and, yeah, preparing us for the Olympics, but for the future after that, too.”
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