U.S. women's national team head coach Emma Hayes had only 75 days to build toward an Olympic gold medal. It would typically be considered an impossible task for some, but Hayes and the USWNT achieved what many thought they couldn't.

Coach Emma Hayes had different levels to achieve when she joined the USWNT. The first milestone she could reach with the team was winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, it’s no surprise that the American ladies have shifted their focus to upcoming tournaments like the 2027 World Cup.

With the gold-medal win at the Olympics and her whirlwind 2024 behind her, Hayes was able to firm up and present her strategic vision for U.S. Soccer during the team’s January camp. She calls it “The WNT Way,” a plan that builds on technical director Matt Crocker’s vision for the program to grow the sport as a whole in the United States.

A coach with a long history of stepping on eggshells is aiming at her biggest challenge yet. Can she upend old-minded traditions of how soccer coaches teach women and girls?

Emma Hayes has said her aims for the United States women's national team (USWNT) go beyond just winning and spoke of wanting to build a program that "sets the bar for the global game."

From the sporting side to commercial elements, the U.S. women’s national team coach said, the women’s game will benefit from an approach different than the men’s game.

US Women's National Team boss Emma Hayes wants to see the women's game forge its own path forward under her stewardship as she continues to remold the game for future generations