TJ JOLLY, U15-U19 PREMIER DIRECTOR

TJ is originally from Western New York. She attended Allegheny College where she was a goalkeeper and graduated with a BS in Biology and Psychology. In 1998, her club coach asked her and a teammate to coach a U14 girls team, thus beginning her coaching career. TJ moved to Colorado in 2002 where she was again asked to coach a CSA adult competitive B team. In 2006, she began coaching the girls soccer teams at Denver’s George Washington High School.

In 2008, TJ took a brief break from coaching to pursue her MS in Social Psychology of Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Northern Colorado. After graduating, TJ returned to coaching as the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. While in Jackson she also served as an Assistant ODP girls soccer coach. In 2011, TJ was named the Head Women’s Soccer coach at Albion College in Michigan where she spent two seasons rebuilding the program.

TJ then returned to Colorado joining the staff at Rocky Mountain Soccer Camp where she designed training and assessment for goalkeepers attending camp throughout the year. Beginning in 2014, TJ spent six seasons coaching the Girls Soccer teams at Denver North High School, assisting a number of players in obtaining collegiate scholarships. After coaching at North, TJ served as the Varsity Boys Soccer Coach and Varsity Girls Goalkeeper Coach at Eagle Ridge Academy for two years.

In fall 2020, TJ began coaching with Boulder County Soccer Club where she coached both boys and girls competitive teams. She also designed and led U12-U14 Fall technical sessions and the Spring U14 Goalkeeper Camp. Since joining Boulder County United, TJ has coached multiple Premier and Academy teams and assisted with year-round Technical and Goalkeeper training.

TJ possesses her United Soccer Coaches National Diploma, United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma, and USSF D License.