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Tim Rosenfeld

Associate Head Coach

TMR@athletics.wisc.edu

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Tim Rosenfeld has been the Badgers associate head coach since the start of the 2007 season.

The Rosenfeld File

Name: Tim Rosenfeld

Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario

Alma Mater: University of Toronto, 1994

Collegiate Coaching Experience

• Associate Head Coach, Wisconsin, 2007-Present

• Assistant Coach, Penn State (women's), 2001-06

• Assistant Coach, Penn State (men's), 1996

Additional Coaching Experience

• Assistant Coach, Canadian Soccer Academy, 1997-2000

In 2020, Jordyn Bloomer earned her second-straight Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year award while she was named a second-team All-American. 

2019 was one of the best seasons in school history as UW won the Big Ten regular season title thanks to an undefeated record in league play and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the second-straight year. Thanks to Rosenfeld's coaching, Jordyn Bloomer became the second goalkeeper in program history to earn first-team All-America honors and was named the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year. 

Rosenfeld helped Bloomer in 2018 earn eight shutouts in her first season in net for UW while the Badgers reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for only the second time in school history. 

Coming off successful seasons in 2015 and 2016, Rosenfeld's guidance proved helpful once again, assisting Wisconsin to a 14-6-2 season and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

In the round of 32 Wisconsin suffered a 1-0 loss to the No. 1 seeded South Carolina at the Gamecocks' field.

2017 also brought tremendous accolades to the Badgers, with Rosenfeld helping guide three freshmen to All-Big Ten honors, Dani Rhodes to Big Ten Second Team and Victoria Pickett to Big Ten First Team.

The gem of Rosenfeld, Caitlyn Clem, was sent off from Wisconsin with a great senior season in large part to Rosenfeld's guidance. Clem had a breakout year in 2016 and built on it even more by earning three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award, recording 10 shutouts, breaking her previous record of nine, and bumping herself up to third in Wisconsin's record book for all-time shutouts.

Rosenfeld's tutelage helped Wisconsin complete one of the program’s most remarkable seasons in 2015. Despite beginning the year 3-4-2 overall, the Badgers rallied with a nine-game unbeaten streak. The remarkable run included a 1-0 victory at Maryland, which clinched UW a share of the Big Ten regular season title—the program’s first title since 1994. Thanks to the mentorship of Rosenfeld, Rose Lavelle became the first NSCAA first-team All-American at Wisconsin since 1991 and the program’s first-ever Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. Victoria Pickett was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, just the second in UW history joining only Lavelle—both coached by Rosenfeld.

In 2016, junior goalkeeper Caitlyn Clem blossomed under the guidance of Rosenfeld. Clem got the start in the net for all 22 games this season, tallying nine shutouts which ranks seventh in Wisconsin history. Clem also recorded a career-high eight saves against No. 8 Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and secured a goals against average of 0.82 which ranks ninth in school history and fourth in the Big Ten. Additionally, Clem finished out the 2016 season ranked fifth in the conference in shutouts (0.41/game), sixth in saves (3.30/game) and seventh in save percentage (0.793).

Named the 2014 NSCAA Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Rosenfeld was instrumental in guiding Wisconsin to the winningest season in program history. The Badgers finished 19-3-2 in 2014, winning the Big Ten tournament and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament. 

Working primarily with goalkeepers and strikers, Rosenfeld saw his work with Genevieve Richard come to fruition in 2014 as she became the second Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year in UW history. Richard and Rose Lavelle also became the program's first NSCAA All-Americans since 2000. Cara Walls, Lavelle, Kinley McNicoll and Richard earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades, while Brianna Stelzer was second team All-Big Ten. Lavelle, McNicoll, Richard, Stelzer and Walls each earned All-Great Lakes Region recognition, as well.

Under the guidance of Rosenfeld, Richard began her ascent in 2013 posting 80 saves and a .784 saves percentage, catapulting herself into the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year conversation. Rosenfeld's work helped Richard earn Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week once in 2013, while tallying five shutouts.

The development and success of 2011 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Michele Dalton is a testament to the work Rosenfeld puts in with UW's keepers. Dalton become UW's 15th first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 2011 following a season in which she earned 98 saves and a .831 saves percentage to go along with six shutouts.

Rosenfeld joined the Badgers in 2007 after six years as an assistant at Penn State. Aside from his duties on the coaching staff, Rosenfeld also handles scheduling, recruiting, travel and youth camps.

Rosenfeld was instrumental in the development of the program's goalkeepers at Penn State, most recently two-time All-American and Canadian national team member Erin McLeod. He also coached three-time All-American Emily Oleksiuk, who was drafted in the 2001 WUSA draft by Carolina Courage, and Amanda Brown, who played on the 2006 Canada Senior National Team.

Rosenfeld, who holds a Canadian Soccer Association "B" coaching license, first arrived at Penn State as an assistant coach for the Nittany Lion men's team during the 1996 season. After spending three years at St. Francis, he returned to Penn State as an assistant with the women's program in 2001. He also served as an instructor in the university's department of kinesiology for four years.

Before arriving in Happy Valley for a second time, Rosenfeld was the head women's coach at St. Francis (Pa.) from 1998-2000.

Prior to first joining the Penn State staff, Rosenfeld coached at the Canadian Soccer Academy for two years and coached at his alma mater for two seasons.

A Thunder Bay, Ontario, native, Rosenfeld received a bachelor's degree in physical education from the University of Toronto in 1994. As a collegiate player, Rosenfeld, a goalkeeper, captained the squad as a senior and was a member of the provincial and national team programs from 1986-90. Upon graduation, he played professionally for 10 seasons in the Canadian Soccer League.

Rosenfeld and his wife, Tracey, have two daughters, Jaime and Jordan.

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