Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is an “old skool” soccer coach, and like with most groups, the Hawkeyes have taken on his character through the years.
Iowa is all the time robust, hard-nosed, bodily and conservative. That is “old skool soccer”, in any case.
That is nice for protection and particular groups, and people are two sides of the sport that Iowa is all the time good if not straight-up elite at.
The issue for the Hawkeyes has been that Ferentz’s philosophies must be up to date in regard to offensive soccer.Â
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Iowa scored simply 17.7 factors per sport in 2022, which was the 123rd worst in school soccer. In 2023, the Hawkeyes someway acquired worse. They checked in at simply 15.4 factors per sport, which was second-to-last solely to Kent State.
That is abysmal, and that is why Ferentz needed to finally let his son, Brian Ferentz go. The youthful Ferentz had been Iowa’s offensive coordinator since 2017.
It is also why it feels like Ferentz is totally open to new offensive coordinator Tim Lester’s concepts heading into the 2024 season.Â