USL
W-LEAGUE
Long Island Lady Riders. Hired Tom Lips as head coach. The former professional has coached boys varsity soccer at Smithtown (N.Y.) West High School.
Northern Virginia Majestics. Named Jac Cicala as the new head coach for the 2006 season. Cicala had a 130-87-16 record in 12 years as womenÆs head coach at George Mason (1992-2003). He was 1993 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year after leading the Patriots to the Division I final.
WPSL
Orlando Falcons. Signed Brazilian Tino Rodrigues as head coach. He has coached at the high school and club level in Florida and worked with the Brazil womenÆs national team.
YOUTH
PENNSYLVANIA
Lititz Youth Soccer Club. Hired Tim Meyer as the new Director of Coaching.
VIRGINIA
Williamsburg Soccer Club. Hired Bobby O'Brien, who played at Virginia Tech, as a full-time assistant director of coaching.
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association. Hired Jim Launder as Director of Coaching. Launder coached the University of Wisconsin to the 1995 NCAA Division I menÆs title. He also coaches for the Madison-based Princeton-56er's club team of the National Premier Soccer League.