Hawaii Warriors head coach Norm Chow watches his staff heat up earlier than dealing with Utah State in NCAA soccer in Logan, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. The longtime former BYU and Utah assistant is taking on a head teaching job in Switzerland. Ravell Name, Deseret Information
Norm Chow is a widely known identify in Utah soccer circles, in addition to on the school soccer and NFL ranges.
Now, he’s going to be recognized in Switzerland, too.
The 76-year-old Chow, who’s made a reputation for himself as a profitable coach — together with greater than twenty years at BYU and a stint at Utah — is the brand new head coach of the Helvetic Guards, an growth franchise within the European League of Soccer, or ELF for brief.
The membership made the announcement Friday, saying the membership has “hit the bull’s-eye” in hiring a training legend.
We‘re excited to announce Norm Chow as our Head Coach! He comes with loads of NCAA and NFL expertise and labored with nice gamers like Philip Rivers, Steve Younger and rather more.
— Helvetic Guards (@HelveticGuards) August 26, 2022
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Chow, who performed school soccer at Utah, was on LaVell Edwards’ workers at BYU for greater than twenty years and was typically acknowledged for his revolutionary work as an offensive coach.
He later was an assistant at NC State, USC, UCLA and Utah — sandwiched round three seasons because the Tennessee Titans’ offensive coordinator within the mid-2000s — earlier than taking on because the College of Hawaii’s head coach in 2012.
Following 4 seasons because the Rainbow Warriors’ coach, he’s additionally hung out as a highschool coach and within the XFL with the Los Angeles Wildcats.
Among the many gamers which have been coached by Chow are quarterbacks Steve Younger, Carson Palmer and Philip Rivers, in addition to working again Reggie Bush.
“We needed to signal a head coach who brings expertise from the NFL and NCAA … to the desk” Guards CEO Toni Zöller mentioned in a press launch. “... We're very happy to have satisfied coach Chow to affix our franchise.”
The Guards will play their first season in 2023.