Will Bates

Assistant Coach @ATLUTD2 | Former pro @SoundersFC | UVA Soccer Alum ⚔️ | EFCL5 Graduate | Passionate about player development and the beautiful game ⚽️.

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Reese Olivia Bates
Born May 7th, 2026

Welcome to the family, sweet girl 🤍

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Proud of our group. Back at it in 2 weeks! 😤

[MLS NEXT Pro @MLSNEXTPRO]

Road warriors. ⚔️

@atlutd2 grabs their second-straight road win for Team of the Matchweek honors!

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So happy for Jay. What a player. 🔴⚫️

[ATL UTD 2 @atlutd2]

𝟐𝟔𝟔 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 since his last professional match…

JAY FORTUNE IS BAAAACK 🥹

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Proud of our @atlutd2 group! Hard fought, gritty +3 pts. We keep going 🔴⚫️

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First starting XI of the year for @atlutd2! Excited for the season and to help these young players chase their dreams 💫

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Excited and ready for this challenge! Grateful for the opportunity @ATLUTD 🔴⚫️

[ATL UTD 2 @atlutd2]

Now entering the age of Silva 🥈

#ATLUTD2 has promoted Jose Silva to head coach. Silva’s staff will consist of assistant coach Will Bates, who is being promoted from his U-16 Academy head coach role, goalkeeper coach Lewis Sharpe and video analyst Ricky Wolff 🗞️

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🚨 Life updates! 😊

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Big baller!! Proud of ya. Keep putting the ball in the back of the net 🔥🔥

[Virginia Men's Soccer @UVAMenSoccer]

.@CoachWBates 🤝 @nicksimmo16

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Team footy with a little individual sauce mixed in ⚽️ Monday match review!

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Year 5 @AcademyATLUTD 🔴⚫️

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Proud to be a part of this! ⚽️🔴⚫️

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Dada’s biggest fan 😊

[Will Bates @CoachWBates]

First pro game experience as a coach, assisting my good friends & colleagues @JSilvaCaparros & @lewis_sharpe1 in New England. Thankful for this opportunity and motivated more than ever to continue the work we are doing with @ATLUTD @atlutd2 @AcademyATLUTD 🔴⚫️

[Will Bates @CoachWBates]

Southeast Division Champs! Proud of our U16 boys. Up next: MLS Next Cup 🏆

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Anticipating a defender's reaching block to shoot/cross between their legs is such a sneaky high level quality of top attacking players. Love these 2 actions from Solanke and Kulusevski yesterday in the Tottenham v Man Utd match.

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It was a real pleasure to instruct this 1-day CPD course with my good friend & coach Matt Lawrey. Kudos to the coaches who attended for their interest & willingness to collaborate/learn/grow!

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Following a global football trend, we saw a lot of cutback crosses & early crosses leading to a 1-touch finish. To wrap up, enjoy a few clips of these moments here 👇

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How many passes in attack led to the goals scored? More often than not, none!

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Where did the assists come from?

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26 Goals were scored from Set Pieces.