Calkins: How Brooks Monaghan built a women’s soccer power in Memphis — and what it can teach the rest of us
“The team was just so welcoming,” said Saorla Miller (right). “The team was just so close-knit and I knew it was a place where I’d feel at home.” (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The University of Memphis women’s soccer program isn’t just the most successful athletic program at the university — it’s one of the most successful organizations in the city, period. How did head coach Brooks Monaghan do it? And what lessons can the rest of us learn?
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