Gloria Chung Los Angeles, Calif. When Tony DiCicco decides that it is time to retire from coaching the women’s national team, who is likely to take over his job? Scott French: Good question, Gloria, and one that’s more difficult to answer than might be expected. It’s never easy to guess what the brass at U.S. Soccer is thinking, but the candidates for the position seem obvious: Assistant coaches Lauren Gregg and Jay Hoffman; April Heinrichs, the U-16 and University of Virginia coach who captained the U.S. team to the world title in 1991; Clive Charles, the men’s Olympic coach, who also is the men’s and women’s coach at the University of Portland. Others from the college ranks who might get consideration include Jerry Smith (Santa Clara University; Brandi Chastain’s husband), John Walker (Nebraska, assistant coach for Canada’s women’s team) and Shannon Cirovski (Maryland, member of 1991 world title team). Former U.S. coach Anson Dorrance (North Carolina) might figure in there somewhere, too, although U.S. Soccer is unlikely to seriously consider him until the Debbie Keller lawsuit, and allegations that arose in its wake, are a distant memory. One has to assume that, at some point, Heinrichs will get her chance in charge. Tony DiCicco says he has not yet decided if he will return for the Olympics next year. If he decides not to return, my guess is that Jay Hoffman will be offered the job. If Tony stays on, and particularly if he stays on beyond the 2000 Games, I figure Heinrichs will be the next coach. (If you have a question for a Soccer America Magazine editor, click “Q&A with SA Editors” in the left column of the home page under “Interactive.”)