Reign coach Laura Harvey knows to hold onto a good thing. When Seattle brought her over from a successful run coaching England’s top women’s club, Harvey targeted Kim Little, the best player from that team, to join her with the Reign. Little leads the NWSL in goals with 12, and is only one off the league lead in assists. Last year, without Little, Harvey’s team finished in seventh place. This year, with Little, they are comfortably in first, holding a nine-point lead. Good coaching? In a way, it sure is.

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