Denver Summit FC Officially Have a Head Coach!

Denver Summit FC have signed an official head coach for the 2026 season in the NWSL, and I am very surprised by this one. Many speculators were throwing around Nick Cushing for Denver, but I wasn’t sold on the idea. I thought it would be a lesser known, maybe more financially reasonable option. Nick Cushing was very successful with Manchester City from 2013 to 2017 before moving to MLS’ New York City FC assistant coaching position, before being placed as head coach for one season.. He’s a coach that wins trophies. He pushes players to their potential. He has immense experience as a coach. He’s coached some of the best players in the Women’s game such as Carli Lloyd, Vivenne Miedema, and Lucy Bronze. I await to see what kind of team he builds with the likes of Ally Watt. I don’t know much about him, but below are some key points to know!

Key Points:

“Throughout his coaching career, Cushing has been a winner, particularly on the women’s side of the game. In 2013 he became head coach of the Manchester City women’s team in England, where he would coach until 2020. With Manchester City, Cushing won six major titles, including the 2016 league title, two Women’s League Cups and the 2017 FA Women’s Cup. During that stint with Manchester City, Cushing won an impressive 72 percent of his games.”- according to ESPN

Cushing Wants His Teams to Prioritize Having the Ball:

Unlike many coaches, Cushing himself has never played soccer at the professional level, but that hasn’t stopped him from developing a distinct coaching style. He is known for asking his team to have a high level of possession on both offense and defense, telling the media he wants his teams to “press high and counter-press aggressively.”

Cushing has also been described as a pragmatist who keeps it simple while having faith in young players. “

Jeff Kassouf, a women’s soccer guru goes into immense detail here: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45913966/denver-summit-fc-confirm-nick-cushing-first-ever-coach

What do you think of Cushing for Denver Summit FC?