Founder and President of Outreach of Cape Fear and Coach Extraordinaire

Kim Crabbe, the first African American women called up to the U.S.  Women's National Team, ironically was given the nickname "Crabby," considering her infectious charm and being beloved by soccer friends and colleagues alike. 

In early 1986, Kim pioneered her way into the national team camp, playing outside back for the eventual World Cup-winning coach and ever-present North Carolina great, Anson Dorrance. 

A native of Fairfax County, Virginia, Kim rose through the youth soccer ranks with the Reston Rowdies as a pacey forward and continued to develop through the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program (VYSA ODP). While a promising star on the pitch and earning State honors, Kim also lettered in field hockey and track and field at South Lakes High School. 

In 1985, Kim and the George Mason Patriots knocked off Coach Dorrance's Tar Heels to win the National Championship. It would be the moment Coach Dorrance took notice of the trailblazing player. Kim would go on to play professionally in the W-League, the first Women's Olympic Festivals, in National Cups, and various amateur teams.

In 1994, Kim joined U.S. women's national team players Mia Hamm, Carla Werden-Overbeck, Wendy Gebauer, Tisha Venturini, and top players from across North Carolina to assemble the Greensboro Dynamo FC women's team. The team packed stadiums in matches under the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL).

Kim currently resides in Wilmington, NC where she serves both her community and youth as Director of The Wilmington Hammerheads Outreach Program.

Along with her New Non-Profit OUTREACH of Cape Fear, "Coach Kim" passionately shares with 800+ young, deserving athletes, targeting the underserved and at risk. "Soccer is a beautiful, universal-language that'll forever impact The Game..... and I'm just Blessed & Honored to be a part of it!!"

Kim is available for speaking engagements, interviews and treasures the opportunity to inspire the next generation towards their goals. 

Please reach out at admin@outreachofcapefear.org or 910.231.0449 to coordinate. 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 692 Wilmington, NC 28402