Coaching U-20 mixed is really fun and really challenging because you get these kids who are trying to explore their identities, so putting them in this fish bowl with the opposite gender while they’re competing in this sport where they’re learning conflict resolution, sportsmanship and spirit of the game, that’s a lot of stuff to throw at them. I’ve been blown away by the maturity and respect that these young men and women show each other. We’re typically very strong in spirit rankings, which is basically sportsmanship. We’re proud of that, it’s part of our team culture.

I’m trying to organize getting women there. In order to demand change, there has to be a lot of tactics and pressure. This is a big change. It’s asking people with their personal money to change something. And maybe they think they will want to go mixed. Maybe they want to incorporate more women. Well, if women don’t show up to the combine, how will they know if we’re interested? We should make it easy for them to put us on a roster. We should show up. We don’t want to have them hold another tryout. People are demanding these things, but are they willing to work for them? We don’t just want to boycott you, we want to work with you. So let’s see how many women show up.