Coaching Philosophy

We seek to always emphasize the joy of this beautiful game while connecting to and valuing each individual player.

Eastlake’s system may require players to adapt to a new position or be flexible in how they play their current position, in order to support the team. A competitive, supportive, and accountable winning team culture is our ultimate goal. As players advance to higher level teams within our program, technical expectations of teammates and coaches also rise. Playing time is variable based on what the teams need (see “Playing Time” below).

Each player needs to contribute their strengths to the team as a whole. Our goal is to use sport to educate and prepare young women for life. The lessons that players learn from competitive team sports provide a monumental positive impact on their ability to lead confident, successful lives. Those lessons include learning they can do hard things, emphasizing team over self, respectfully self-advocating, adapting to new environments, supporting others that are part of your team even though they may not be in your friend group, among many others. Part of our job as coaches is to help players navigate this process. Above all else, we care about and love our players through the ups and downs of this sport.

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Coaching Staff

Molly Hill - Varsity Head Coach
Timmy Costa - Varsity Assistant Coach
Kara Popp - C-Team Coach
Jay Tully - JV Head Coach

  • Head Varsity Coach

    Molly is headed into her 8th year as the Varsity Head Coach and 11th year with the program. In her time, the Wolves have had three state tournament appearances: round of 16 in 2019 and 2022 and Elite 8 in 2021. 

    Molly was a captain of the 2007 Eastlake State Championship team and continued to play at Boise State University for two seasons, helping the team win the program’s first WAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. She continued her schooling at Washington State University, earning her degree in education. She is the Leadership Teacher and Activities Coordinator at Eastlake. 

  • Varsity Assistant Coach

    Coach Timmy is taking over the role of Varsity Assistant for the first time with the girls' program after being the JV head coach and C-Team coach over the course of the years. Coach Timmy also coaches for the boys in the Spring.

    Coach Costa graduated from Whitworth where he earned First Team All-Northwest Conference as a goalie. He teaches math at Eastlake. Coach Costa’s knowledge of the game at a collegiate level, and ability to support our keepers, makes him a perfect addition to the staff.

  • JV Head Coach

    This is Coach Tully's first year as JV Head Coach after assisting both JV and Varsity for the past three seasons. Coach Tully has a wide range of coaching experience. He is the head coach for Girls Flag Football in the Winter, and previously was the Defensive Coordinator for the EHS Football Team. He has great sports awareness, incredible coaching experience, and is a tremendous coach for our female athletes. 

    Coach Tully played Defensive Back for Whitworth and coached as a grad assistant. He teaches PE and Wellness at Eastlake.

  • C-Team Coach

    We are thrilled to be welcoming back Kara Popp to the c-team role for the second year. Kara previous coached the c-team for 10 years before taking a few years pause to watch her kids who were off playing at the college level. Kara has a wonderful way of meeting girls where they are at and being their ultimate supporter and cheerleader through the season.

  • C-Team Assistant

    We welcome Coach Nate to our program this year. The son of Kara, Nate has tons of soccer and coaching experience. He played collegiately and coaches multiple teams around the area. We are excited that he has joined our program and know that the experience he brings will greatly support our c-team players and program as a whole.