OL Reign is expected to announce experienced local youth coach Kate Norton as an assistant coach, Ride of the Valkyries has learned from multiple sources. Norton is currently Director of Coaching for the U13-U19 Girls program at Pacific Northwest (PacNW) Soccer Club. Norton will join Head Coach Laura Harvey and recently appointed Head Assistant Scott Parkinson on the sidelines for the Reign this season.
Prior to coming to the region in 2020, Norton was director of the Surf Development Academy program for the San Diego Surf Soccer Club, one of the top youth programs in the country, and before that she served as an assistant coach for the University of Arizona women’s soccer team.