Brian James "B. J." Snow (born January 30, 1977) is an American

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coach who most recently served as the director of talent identification for the

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and the head coach of the

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. He formerly coached the United States under-17 women's national soccer team and the

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team.

Early life

Snow attended

Portage Central High School Portage Central High School (PCHS) is a high school in Portage, Michigan. History The high school has resided in 3 separate building over its history. History 1922-1949 The building of the original high school building was completed in 1922 as ...

Portage, Michigan Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The population was 48,891 at the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of ...

, and was later a coach at the school. Snow was an excellent college player; was a four-year starter in defense for

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from 1996 to 1999. Snow helped the

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capture four-straight

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titles, and back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. Indiana's record during his time in Bloomington was 81 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws.

Coaching career

High school

For four years, Snow was the head coach of the boys' soccer team at his former high school, Portage Central in Portage, Michigan. During his tenure, he led the Mustangs to three Southern Michigan Athletic Conference titles, including three district championships. Portage Central set the school record for 2 years, 19 wins in 2004, and 20 in 2005. Snow coached Eric Alexander, a

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National High School Player of the Year, who later went to

, and went on to play in

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. During the same period, Snow was also an assistant coach of the girls team at Portage Central.

College

From managing teams at his former high school, Snow went to coach the

team. Snow arrived at UCLA as a volunteer assistant coach in 2006 and quickly rose through the coaching ranks, going from volunteer assistant to full-time coach in one year. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2009. During his time at UCLA, the Bruins compiled an impressive record of 131 wins, 22 losses and 13 draws; reaching the

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College Cup from 2006 to 2009. UCLA also won three consecutive

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titles from 2006 to 2008. In January 2011, the then head coach of UCLA women's soccer team,

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, departed for the newly created national development director position of

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; and Snow was promoted to head coach. In his first year as head coach Snow coached UCLA to 16 wins, 1 loss, and 4 draws, helping the Bruins reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA also had 8 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in league play to finish in second-place in the highly competitive

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. An excellent recruiter, Snow consistently recruited top players during his seven seasons at UCLA. In 2011, Snow recruited 10 players with national youth team experience for UCLA; one of the best recruitment in the history of collegiate women's soccer.

U.S. Soccer

Snow served as an assistant coach of

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for Germany

2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 5th edition of the tournament. It was held in Germany, who also hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup a year later, from 13 July to 1 August 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all si ...

. He also worked with U.S. Soccer as a clinician at a number of coaching seminars. On January 25, 2013,

announced the hiring of Snow as the first full-time head coach of

United States women's national under-17 soccer team The United States U-17 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team's most recent major to ...

. Snow became the director of talent identification for the

in 2017. He also coached the

from 2017 to 2019.

Personal life

Snow is married to former United States international and two-time Olympic gold medalist

Lindsay Tarpley Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow (; born September 22, 1983) is an American former professional soccer forward and midfielder. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning gold at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and was a membe ...

, a fellow alumnus of Portage Central High School. In July 2012, Snow and Tarpley welcomed their first child, a son.

References

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