Amy Griffin Explained

Amy Griffin
Fullname:Amy Griffin
Birth Name:Amy Allmann
Birth Date:October 25, 1965
Position:Goalkeeper
Collegeyears1:1984–1987
College1:UCF Knights
Nationalyears1:1987–1991
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1987–1988
Managerclubs1:UCF Knights (assistant)
Manageryears2:1989–1991
Managerclubs2:Santa Clara Broncos (assistant)
Manageryears3:1991–1992
Managerclubs3:San Diego Toreros (assistant)
Manageryears4:1993–1995
Managerclubs4:New Mexico Lobos
Manageryears5:1996–2004
Managerclubs5:Washington Huskies (assistant)
Manageryears6:2005–2019
Managerclubs6:Washington Huskies (associate head coach)
Manageryears7:2010
Managerclubs7:United States U17 (assistant)
Manageryears8:2012–2014
Managerclubs8:United States U20 (assistant)
Manageryears9:2015
Managerclubs9:United States U23 (assistant)

Amy Griffin (; born October 25, 1965) is an American soccer coach and former player. As a player, Griffin played for the United States women's national soccer team and won the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is currently the head coach of the United States women's national deaf soccer team.[1]

Early life

Griffin grew up in Federal Way, Washington, where she attended Decatur High School and played for the club soccer team, F.C. Royals.[2] [3]

University of Central Florida

Griffin attended the University of Central Florida where she played goalkeeper for the Knights from 1984 to 1987. In 1987, she was named NCAA's Adidas Goalkeeper of the Year. Griffin and teammate Michelle Akers helped lead UCF to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 1987.

Griffin was inducted into the Central Florida Hall of Fame in 1999, the school's second women's soccer honoree. The first was her teammate at UCF, Michelle Akers.[4] [5]

Playing career

International

Griffin played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 1991 and was on the squad that won the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991. In 23 career national team starts (with 24 caps), she posted a 12–8–3 record with a 0.99 goals against average.[6] [7]

International career statistics

YearAppsGoals
198790
198870
1989
199020
199160
Total240

Coaching career

Griffin was one of the first nine women to obtain a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) level "A" coaching license. She is active in the Olympic Development program and coached at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival. In 1998, she became a staff coach for both the NSCAA and the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Griffin was head coach at the University of New Mexico where she started the program in 1993. The New Mexico Lobos posted a 27–24–1 record under Griffin, including a 10–7–3 mark in 1995 en route to a second-place finish in the Western Athletic Conference. Prior to that, she served as assistant coach at San Diego State University. Griffin later re-joined Lesle Gallimore, former head coach at San Diego State, at the University of Washington and has spent over a decade with the Huskies, most recently as associate head coach.

Griffin was an assistant coach at Santa Clara University from 1989 to 1991. She was also an assistant coach at her alma mater, University of Central Florida.

In 2012, Griffin was a goalkeeper coach for the United States under-20 women's national soccer team and helped guide the team to gold at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8]

In 2015, Griffin was announced as the new head coach of the United States women's national deaf soccer team.[9]

Griffin is also currently the Executive Director of the Seattle Reign Academy in Seattle, Washington.

Broadcasting career

Griffin served as broadcast commentator with NBC, ESPN and Fox Network. She provided analysis for ESPN2 during the 1995 and 1999 women's soccer World Cups and was the color analyst for NBC's 2000 Sydney Olympic coverage.

Health concerns with artificial turf

Amy Griffin has played an important role by bringing forward concerns about the health of women soccer players, particularly goal keepers. She collected data about athletes with cancer who have played on artificial turf containing "crumb rubber".[10] [11] As of 2015, her list of 200 athletes with cancer contained 150 soccer players, 95 of whom were goalkeepers.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Head Coach: Amy Griffin . US Deaf Women's National Team . December 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: Amy (Allmann) Griffin . Federal Way Public Schools . May 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130209142023/http://www.fwps.org/info/notable/griffin.html . February 9, 2013 .
  3. Web site: The Agony Of Victory – After U.S. Soccer Triumph, Women Fight To Keep Sport In Public Eye. Seattle Times. May 3, 2013.
  4. Web site: Amy Griffin . University of Washington . May 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101117010754/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/allmann_amy00.html . November 17, 2010 .
  5. Web site: Amy Allmann. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227050829/http://www.ucfathletics.com/genrel/allmann_amy00.html. usurped. February 27, 2012. University of Central Florida. May 3, 2013.
  6. Web site: 10 Questions with Amy Griffin. Seattle Sounders FC. May 3, 2013.
  7. Web site: Women Quietly Get Their Kicks. July 9, 1994 . Chicago Tribune. May 3, 2013.
  8. Web site: Griffin Wins Gold In Japan . https://archive.today/20130629101255/http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/092012aaa.html . dead . June 29, 2013 . University of Washington . May 3, 2013 .
  9. Web site: ONE DREAM – WOMENS DEAF SOCCER – GoalNation. GoalNation. February 8, 2016. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20160217015207/http://goalnation.com/one-dream-womens-deaf-soccer/. February 17, 2016. dead.
  10. Weeks . Jennifer . Turf Wars . Distillations Magazine . 2015 . 1 . 3 . 34–37 . March 22, 2018 .
  11. News: Why Won't the Government Say Whether This Artificial Turf is Safe?. November 6, 2015. USA Today. September 30, 2015.
  12. News: Fernandez. Erick. ESPN Is Running A Segment On Turf That Should Worry Everyone. November 6, 2015. Huffington Post. November 3, 2015.