How do you prepare for the unknown?

That is the enigma that typically faces U.S. youth national team coaches, especially those on the women’s side.

This summer, U.S. U17 Women’s National Team head coach B.J. Snow is preparing for his first major event in charge of the youth national team – the 2013 U17 CONCACAF Championship in late October.

Snow has proven his quality as a tactician during his highly successful two-year stint as the UCLA head coach, but preparing for a CONCACAF event is different.