New Team USA coach Steve Kerr may not hold a training camp involving players during the summer, writes Joe Vardon of The Athletic. Kerr, who officially took over the position earlier this week, has talked to managing director Grant Hill about conducting a coaches camp instead, which would represent a new approach for the national team.
The next World Cup won’t take place until the 2023 offseason, and the next Olympics are two and a half years away. Team USA will be hoping to get a two-year commitment from its players to participate in both events. The Americans have won the last three Olympic gold medals, but finished seventh at the 2019 World Cup.
“I’m in touch with Grant all the time and we’re discussing those things,” Kerr said. “Obviously there is COVID complications as well, but with the World Cup not being until the following summer, there’s not a huge sense of urgency to get a bunch of players together. It’s more about getting the coaches together and really starting to put a foundation together.”
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