B.J. Snow
- U.S. National Team: U-17 Women's National Team
- Position: Head Coach
- Date Of Birth: Jan. 30, 1977
- Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
B.J. Snow was named head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team on Jan. 25, 2013. He became the first full-time head coach for the U.S. U-17 WNT.
Snow is responsible for all aspects of the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team program and will guide the team to CONCACAF Qualifying for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Costa Rica. Snow previously served as an assistant with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team for the 2010 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Germany. He has also worked with U.S. Soccer as a clinician at a number of coaching seminars.
Snow comes to U.S. Soccer from UCLA, where he was the head women’s soccer coach for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. Snow became the fourth head coach in UCLA history in 2011 when he took over for longtime head coach Jillian Ellis, who left UCLA to accept the job with U.S. Soccer as the Women’s Development Director.
Snow led UCLA to a 16-1-4 overall record in his first season as head coach in 2011, helping the Bruins reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA also compiled an 8-1-2 record in league play for a second-place finish in the extremely competitive Pac-12 Conference.
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 the span of just one year. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2009. During his time at UCLA, the Bruins compiled a record of 131-22-13, reaching the NCAA College Cup from 2006-09. UCLA also won three consecutive Pac-10 titles from 2006-08.
An excellent recruiter, Snow helped UCLA sign top-5 classes in each of his seven seasons on staff. Snow's 2011 class, which featured 10 players with youth national team experience, is widely regarded as one of the best recruiting classes in college women's soccer history.
Snow arrived at UCLA after spending four years as the head men's coach at his former high school, Portage Central in Kalamazoo, Mich. During his tenure at PCHS, he led the Mustangs to three Southern Michigan Athletic Conference (SMAC) titles, including three district championships. In addition, Portage Central set the school record for wins in both 2004 (19) and 2005 (20). He also coached NSCAA National High School Player of the Year Eric Alexander, who went to Indiana. Snow was also an assistant with the girls’ team at PCHS.
Snow was an excellent college player who was a four-year starter on defense for Indiana from 1996-99. Snow helped the Hoosiers capture four-straight Big Ten titles, including back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. Indiana's record during his time in Bloomington was 81-8-3.
Snow is married to former U.S. Women's National player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Tarpley. The two welcomed their first child, a son, in July of 2012.
Snow is responsible for all aspects of the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team program and will guide the team to CONCACAF Qualifying for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Costa Rica. Snow previously served as an assistant with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team for the 2010 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Germany. He has also worked with U.S. Soccer as a clinician at a number of coaching seminars.
Snow comes to U.S. Soccer from UCLA, where he was the head women’s soccer coach for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. Snow became the fourth head coach in UCLA history in 2011 when he took over for longtime head coach Jillian Ellis, who left UCLA to accept the job with U.S. Soccer as the Women’s Development Director.
Snow led UCLA to a 16-1-4 overall record in his first season as head coach in 2011, helping the Bruins reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA also compiled an 8-1-2 record in league play for a second-place finish in the extremely competitive Pac-12 Conference.
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 the span of just one year. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2009. During his time at UCLA, the Bruins compiled a record of 131-22-13, reaching the NCAA College Cup from 2006-09. UCLA also won three consecutive Pac-10 titles from 2006-08.
An excellent recruiter, Snow helped UCLA sign top-5 classes in each of his seven seasons on staff. Snow's 2011 class, which featured 10 players with youth national team experience, is widely regarded as one of the best recruiting classes in college women's soccer history.
Snow arrived at UCLA after spending four years as the head men's coach at his former high school, Portage Central in Kalamazoo, Mich. During his tenure at PCHS, he led the Mustangs to three Southern Michigan Athletic Conference (SMAC) titles, including three district championships. In addition, Portage Central set the school record for wins in both 2004 (19) and 2005 (20). He also coached NSCAA National High School Player of the Year Eric Alexander, who went to Indiana. Snow was also an assistant with the girls’ team at PCHS.
Snow was an excellent college player who was a four-year starter on defense for Indiana from 1996-99. Snow helped the Hoosiers capture four-straight Big Ten titles, including back-to-back national championships in 1998 and 1999. Indiana's record during his time in Bloomington was 81-8-3.
Snow is married to former U.S. Women's National player and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Tarpley. The two welcomed their first child, a son, in July of 2012.
