The Orlando Pride have announced the hiring of former UCLA and UCF women’s soccer head coach Amanda Cromwell as the team’s new head coach. Cromwell will be the Pride’s third-ever head coach heading into the 2022 NWSL season, succeeding Tom Sermanni and Marc Skinner. She becomes the first woman to hold the permanent position as Orlando Pride head coach and will become the second woman to coach the Pride in a match when the 2022 season begins.
“We are excited to welcome Amanda Cromwell as the new head coach of the Orlando Pride,” said Mark Wilf, owner and chairman of the Pride in a club press release.