The Washington, D.C., franchise of the WUSA, the prospective women’s professional league, named former indoor star Jim Gabarra as its head coach on Aug. 10. Gabarra, who had 14 caps with the U.S. men’s national team between 1987 and 1989, has been serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Navy. His wife, Carin, the former U.S. striker, is the head coach at Navy. Jim Gabarra played and the coached in the NPSL and CISL. He also coached the World All-Stars women’s team during the Toys ‘R’ Us Indoor Victory Tour last year. “This is a tremendous ground-floor opportunity in my own backyard, to be a part of one of the most exciting new sports leagues ever conceived,” Jim Gabarra said.