The women’s Division I season is just about upon us. Which means hundreds of coaches across the country are pouring over whiteboards, jumbling lineup sheets and working through drills under searing hot skies.

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The women’s DI game is home to dozens of upper echelon coaches making waves with their unique approaches to recruiting, X’s and O’s and player management. With the season ready to kick off, here’s a glimpse under the hood at five coaches doing exceptional work, some almost entirely outside the national scope. From established national title winners to up-and-coming mid-major dynamos, we go coast to coast with some of the best women’s college coaches in the U.S. you should definitely know.