Allie Tao is the program assistant for the Institute of Contemporary Spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, where she is also pursuing a master's degree in Christian spirituality. She has a master's in classical Chinese medicine. She played four years of soccer at Pomona College and was named Conference MVP her senior year.
Pope Francis has said, "The whole is greater than the part." For U.S. soccer, what might it mean to center the whole in the formation of the national team rather than the parts of seeking individual player excellence?
