Tara VanDerveer became the first college coach in history to step away from her program for a full year to coach the 1996 U.S. Women's National team.
This excerpt from @macsmith413.bsky.social's book “Life's Work," details what was happening at Stanford while their head coach was away:
Michelle Smith details what was happening at Stanford in the 1995-96 season while their head coach was away coaching Team USA.
