Editing Scott Vallow (section)

==Career==
===College===
Vallow played [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Bowling Green State University|Bowling Green]] from 1995 to 1998, where he started all 85 games the team played during his tenure, amassing a .70 goals against average during his career. Vallow, alongside teammate [[Steve Klein (soccer)|Steve Klein]], led Bowling Green to the "Sweet Sixteen" of the NCAA Championships in both 1995 and 1996.

===Professional===
Upon graduating, Vallow was signed to a [[Project-40]] contract with [[Major League Soccer]], for the express purpose of playing goalkeeper for the league's [[USL A-League]] affiliate. Although he was allocated to the [[Dallas Burn]] in August 1999, he saw no time for the team, and was released after the 1999 season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/site/goal.asp?cid=317 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040223160704/https://www.coloradorapids.com/site/goal.asp?cid=317 |archive-date=February 23, 2004 |date=February 28, 2003 |title= Rapids Sign Goalkeeper Scott Vallow |location=Denver, Colorado |publisher=[[Colorado Rapids]]}}</ref> Vallow then signed a contract with the [[Rochester Raging Rhinos]], and immediately took hold of the starting position. Vallow's excellent play helped lead the Rhinos to the 2000 championship, and also resulted in his being named the A-League Goalkeeper of the Year. Vallow returned to the Rhinos in 2001, and his performance was integral in the team winning a second consecutive A-League Championship.

Vallow spent the 2002 season shuttling between the USL and MLS, as he was signed and released by both the [[New England Revolution]] and the Dallas Burn; Vallow also played for the Rhinos, making eight appearances and sharing duties with [[Pat Onstad]]. Following the 2002 season, Vallow finally made a more permanent move up to the first division, being signed by the [[Colorado Rapids]]; although he was with the team for two years, Vallow was employed largely as a backup to [[Scott Garlick]] and then [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]]. Vallow played in only four games during his two years with the team. He re-signed with the Rhinos after the 2004 MLS season, where he was the number one keeper, team captain, and fan favorite, announced on the pitch with the "Superman" theme playing at every home game. On October 20, 2009, Vallow extended his contract with the Rhinos for another 2 years.<ref>[http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/376040.html Rhinos re-sign Vallow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311134839/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/376040.html |date=2012-03-11 }}</ref> However, he would announce his retirement after only one year, in January 2011, choosing to focus on being an assistant coach for the [[Western New York Flash]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news|last=DiVeronica|first=Jeff|title=Rochester Rhinos' goalkeeper Scott Vallow retires|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110126/SPORTS05/110126031/Rochester-Rhinos--goalkeeper-Scott-Vallow-retires|accessdate=January 26, 2011|newspaper=[[Democrat and Chronicle]]|date=January 26, 2011|agency=[[Gannett Company]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020042412/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110126/SPORTS05/110126031/Rochester-Rhinos--goalkeeper-Scott-Vallow-retires|archivedate=October 20, 2012|location=[[Rochester, New York]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Coaching===
Vallow remained an assistant coach of the Flash through the tenure of Flash head coach [[Aaran Lines]], his former Rochester Rhinos teammate, until the end of the team's inaugural [[National Women's Soccer League]] season in 2013. Vallow began dating Flash midfielder McCall Zerboni, left the Flash, and became an assistant coach of the Rochester Rhinos in 2014.<ref name="vallow-profile" />

However, in 2015 the Flash traded Zerboni to [[Portland Thorns FC]]. The Thorns were coached by [[Paul Riley (footballer)|Paul Riley]] at the time, and Riley also hired Vallow to join the Thorns' staff as an assistant. Vallow then followed RIley back to Western New York when Riley was dismissed by Portland at the end of the 2015 season and subsequently hired by the Flash in 2016. (Portland traded Zerboni to the [[Boston Breakers]] before the 2016 season, and Boston traded her back to the Flash mid-season.)<ref name="vallow-profile">{{Cite web|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2016/10/08/meet-scott-vallow-the-man-who-will-run-the-flash-bench/|title=Meet Scott Vallow: The man who will run the Flash bench|author=Dan Lauletta|date=October 8, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|publisher=The Equalizer}}</ref><ref name="zerboni-profile" />

In 2016, Vallow managed the team whenever Riley was suspended by officials, which occurred three times during the 2016 season, including most of the team's 2016 semi-finals match against [[Portland Thorns FC]], the entirety of the 2016 NWSL Championship match, and the [[2017 National Women's Soccer League season|2017 NWSL season]] opener.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/17688263/sooner-expected-western-new-york-flash-arrive-nwsl-title-game|date=October 2, 2016|title=Sooner than expected, Western New York Flash arrive at NWSL title game|author=Graham Hays|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name="vallow-profile" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.excellesports.com/news/north-carolina-courage-paul-riley-suspended/|date=April 12, 2017|first=Nick|last=Forrester|publisher=Excelle Sports|title=North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley suspended for two games|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2017/04/12/wednesday-roundup-riley-suspended-for-season-opener/ |title=Wednesday Roundup: Riley Suspended for Season Opener |date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |publisher=The Equalizer}}</ref> Vallow himself was ejected during the Courage's May 27, 2017, match against the [[Chicago Red Stars]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=EqualizerSoccer |author=The Equalizer |number=868578739181019140 |title=@EqualizerSoccer: Courage assistant coach Scott Vallow has been ejected from the match and sent off the field. #CHIvNC |date=May 27, 2017 |accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/05/27/red-stars-once-again-score-three-to-down-courage/|title=Red Stars once again score three to down Courage|first=Allison|last=Lee|date=May 27, 2017|accessdate=June 14, 2017|publisher=Equalizer Soccer}}</ref>

Following the [[2021 NWSL abuse scandal]] involving Riley, Vallow remained on the Courage's coaching staff as an assistant to interim head coach [[Sean Nahas]]. However, Vallow was relieved of his duties as assistant coach on November 19, 2021, following what the club described as "individual evaluations and performance-based reviews" of its technical staff.<ref name="NC-exit"/>