Samantha Ishee joins front office of Super League Tampa Bay
TAMPA, FL (September 1, 2023) – Super League Tampa Bay announces the appointment of Samantha Ishee as its first Head of Soccer Operations.
Ishee will lead the development and execution of the club’s sporting and player operations strategies. She was previously with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship, where she oversaw the build out of the Rowdies Youth Development Department while supporting the team’s sporting operations and community engagement efforts.
On the appointment of Ishee, Super League Club President Christina Unkel said, “We are thrilled to have Sam join our growing team. Her knowledge of the soccer community landscape coupled with her innate understanding of the game will help the club develop and sustain well-founded relationships from player acquisitions to the youth network.”
Sam is an active volunteer for U.S. Youth Soccer’s TOPSoccer programs and is a member of Women in Sports & Entertainment (WISE) Tampa Bay.
Sam earned a BS in Finance and Management and an MBA from Piedmont University. While at Piedmont, she was a member of the women’s soccer program and helped lead the Lions to three conference championships.
More about USL Super League:
USL Super League will be the highest level of professional women’s sports to ever field a team with Tampa Bay on its jerseys. Once it is sanctioned by U.S. Soccer as a Division One league, it will rank on par with other top professional sports leagues and feature players who represent their countries in international competitions such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup and Olympic Games. Because USL Super League will play from fall through spring, players will be able to balance their commitments to their club and their country.
The USL Super League is developing the largest women’s soccer network in the world, including:
•8 professional teams in the first season of USL Super League
•65 pre-professional teams in USL W League this summer
•More than 80 USL Academy programs for elite players under the age of 20
The USL, whose headquarters are in Tampa, also oversees the USL Championship men’s professional league, which includes the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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