Denise Reddy has been
named Chicago Red
Stars Assistant Coach.
BRIDGEVIEW, IL – The Chicago Red Stars have named Denise Reddy as Assistant Coach today, Head Coach Emma Hayes announced. Reddy, whose extensive coaching and playing resume includes club, collegiate, professional domestic and international experience, will assist Hayes in all technical aspects of team management, including opposition scouting, player identification, building the roster, and working with a strength and conditioning coach.
“Denise brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Chicago Red Stars,” said Hayes. “Her vast experience in professional ranks, as a coach and as a player, both at home and abroad, and her familiarity with the international and domestic player pool are going to be invaluable to our organization. She is a winner and just what we are looking to bring here."
Reddy joins the Chicago Red Stars from Jersey Sky Blue, the W-League club she served as head coach (2008) and assistant coach (2007). Prior to her tenure with Jersey Sky Blue, Reddy was a player/coach for the New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League in 2006. Reddy returned to the United States following an 11 year professional career in Sweden, where she played for Umea (1994) and Malmo D.F.F. (1995-2005). Reddy was the team captain of Malmo D.F.F. from 1999-2005, coached in the Malmo academy system from 2002-2005, and worked in the front office of both the men’s and women’s teams. Collegiately, Reddy was a four-year starter at Rutgers University, where she was the team captain and co-MVP in 1990 and 1991.
“I am very excited to join Emma Hayes and the Chicago Red Stars,” said Reddy. “While it is with mixed emotions that I leave an organization that occupies a special place in my heart, the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping a new squad as well as to develop as a coach under Emma Hayes was one I couldn’t refuse.”
The coaching staff will be turning its immediate attention to filling out the Red Stars roster. Earlier this week, WPS held a draft for the negotiating rights to top international players. On October 6, there will be a general draft of domestic and international players. In mid-December the League will invite college players who have completed their NCAA eligibility to participate in two combines, culminating in a final player draft in mid January.
The Chicago Red Stars kick off their inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) season in April at Toyota Park. Season tickets are now on sale. Call 1-866-WPS-2009 or log on to www.chicagoredstars.com to your seats.
About Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS)
The mission of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is to be the premier women’s soccer league in the world and the global standard by which women’s professional sports are measured. Play kicks off in the spring of 2009, with WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand in 2010 with the inclusion of Atlanta, Dallas, and Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.womensprosoccer.com.
