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WNY Flash Announce Scott Vallow to Coaching Staff

Thursday, 08 October 2009 10:26 administrator

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Jan. 26, 2011:

WNY Flash Announce Scott Vallow to Coaching Staff

Former MLS & Rochester Rhinos Professional to be Goalkeeper/Assistant Coach

Buffalo , NY —

The Western New York Flash of Women’s Professional Soccer is happy to announce the addition of Scott Vallow to their coaching staff. Vallow, 33, is no stranger to the WNY community, serving as the Rochester Rhinos goalkeeper for 8 ½ seasons and will join the Flash in a Goalkeeper/Assistant Coaching role.

The Naperville , Ill. Native closes out his career as the Rhinos’ all-time leader in wins (83) and shutouts (34). During his 8½ year tenure, he helped the Rhinos win an A-League championship in 2000 and 2001 and reach the 2006 title match. He was the only player on the squad who also was on the 2001 team, the last Rhinos’ club to win a crown.

“I'm very excited to move to the next chapter in my life and join a franchise that has made such a commitment to putting a quality team on the field," Vallow says.

Vallow played 12 pro seasons, including in 2002-04 in MLS for the Colorado Rapids. The storied goalkeeper and Flash head coach Aaran Lines were teammates with the Rhinos in 2006 and ’07.

“I’m eager to bring someone who I’ve played with on board into the coaching staff,” Lines says. “I know Scott well from our playing days together. He’s a winner and a leader with a lot of knowledge and experience to share.”

Vallow has already begun to work with the Flash, coming in last weekend during the Open Tryout the club held and assessing 9 goalkeepers all vying for a invite into preseason camp which begins in March. In addition to his playing experience, Vallow has a USSF “B” License and was the goalkeeper coach for Niagara University ’s womens program for two years.

"I'm looking forward to this opportunity with the WNY Flash and I'm going to do everything I can to help grow the WPS and WNY Flash brand,” Vallow adds.

About the WNY Flash

The WNY Flash joined Women’s Professional Soccer as an expansion club in September of 2010, directly following the clubs decisive W-League Championship as the Buffalo Flash in July of 2010. The Flash will play all WPS home games at the Rhinos Stadium in Rochester NY , home to the Rochester Rhinos. The Flash will train out of owner Joe Sahlen’s indoor soccer facility, Sahlen Sports Park , in Elma , NY . The Flash colors are Red, Yellow, and Black, to match the Sahlen entities: Sahlen Packing Co., Sahlen Sports Park , and Team Sahlen racing team. The Flash opens their season away at Boston on April 17 at 6:00 PM live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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Friday, 08 October 2010 11:09 administrator

Rochester Rhinos'
Scott Vallow retires,
takes assistant job
with Western N.Y.
Flash

Jeff DiVeronica • Staff writer • January 27, 2011

When Scott Vallow showed up in Rochester nearly
11 years ago, he was a 22-year-old goalkeeper
looking to kick-start his professional career.

Priority No. 1 was to get experience with the Rhinos
and then get to Major League Soccer.

He did all that, won a pair of A-League
Championships along the way, and now at the age
of 33 he's ready.

Ready for the next phase of his life.

Vallow announced his retirement on Wednesday,
ending a 12-year career spent mostly as a Rhinos'
leader and starter. The team's all-time leader in wins
(83) and shutouts (34) has accepted a position as an
assistant coach — his focus will be on the goalies —
for Rochester's new Women's Professional Soccer
club, the Western New York Flash.

"It was a difficult decision. You hope you can play
forever, but it's time to make the transition," said
Vallow, who spent 8½ years with the Rhinos (2000-
02 and 2005-10).

"Times have changed. Now I've got a wife (Lindsay)
and two kids. They weren't here when I first I got
here."

His oldest son, Brayden, turns 5 today. Mason is 2.

The chance to start his pro coaching career with the
Flash was one he didn't want to pass up. The
expansion team added Brazilian star Marta on
Tuesday and already has stamped itself as a WPS
contender. Its starting keeper, Ashlyn Harris, was
the backup for the U.S. national team in China,
where it captured the Four Nations Tournament on
Tuesday.

"Anyone who knows Scott, and I was fortunate
enough to be his teammate for two years (2006-07),
he's a good character and a winner," said Flash
coach and former Rhinos midfielder Aaran Lines. "I
believe he knows how to get the best out of (people)
around him."

Vallow, who grew up outside of Chicago, has other
business ventures, too.

A two-time All-American at Bowling Green, he runs
several goalie clinics throughout the year and is the
director of player development for the Cobras FC
(formerly Greece Cobras), a youth club with 500-
plus players.

He also is a part owner in Athletic Republic, which
has sports performance training centers in Brighton
and Rochester, and has had preliminary talks with
the new Rochester Lancers indoor team.

"Soccer and life is all about timing," he said.

Vallow had one more year left on his Rhinos'
contract. He was the starter for the first half of last
season (6-2-4 record), but coach Bob Lilley went
with rookie Neal Kitson toward the end of the
regular season and in the playoffs. Rochester won
its first regular-season division or conference title
since 2003.

"It's a loss for us not only for what he brought on
the field but what he did in the community," Lilley
said. "But this organization will always have a link
with Scott. He wore the jersey proudly for many
years. For me, he was every sense of the word

professional."

Lilley praised Vallow, whose 0.815 goals-against
averaged ranked fourth in the league last year, for
the way he helped Kitson and practiced hard even if
he wasn't starting.

"My attitude my whole career, which is probably why
I was able to play 12 years, is you work as hard as
you can every day in practice and ... if you're not
chosen to play, you understand that," Vallow said.
"It's a team game."

Vallow is the only man to have played for all four
Rhinos' head coaches. He spent 2002-04 as a
backup in MLS with Colorado.

Rhinos president Pat Ercoli brought Vallow here in
2000 when Ercoli coached. Vallow was coming off a
9-5 season with U.S. Project-40, a club comprised
of young MLS players who played an A-League
schedule.

He took over for veteran Billy Andracki midway
through the 2000 season and went 12-6-1 with a
league-low 0.83 GAA. He won A-League Goalkeeper
of the Year and helped the Rhinos win a second
league title.

Vallow went 11-6-1 in 2001 and again was in goal
when Rochester won the title. That's the last time the
Rhinos won a trophy. Vallow also led the 2006 club
to the title match, where it lost 3-0 to Lilley's
Vancouver squad. It was Vallow's best year
statistically. He went 13-4-11 with 14 shutouts
(0.75 GAA).

Vallow also plans to help the Flash in sales and
marketing. Ideally, he'd like to work in an executive
role with a franchise.

"I don't want to coach the rest of my life," he said.

"I don't think this decision (to retire) closes any
doors for me. It has just opened new ones."

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