Anne Moelk

Role

Director of Player Wellbeing & Academy Operations, Minnesota United FC Academy.

Background

Moelk oversees player welfare and operational administration for the MNUFC Academy. Her work focuses on mental health infrastructure for academy players — equipping players, coaches, and development staff with tools to recognize and manage mental health challenges, and ensuring players build relationships outside their soccer environment. She partnered with the Change to Chill mental health program (Allina Health) to bring mindfulness and stress management resources to academy players.

Connections

• Minnesota United FC Academy — current organization
• minnesota — market

Context

The role of Player Wellbeing Director is increasingly standard across MLS academies as clubs formalize duty-of-care obligations alongside SafeSport compliance requirements. Moelk’s work at MNUFC is representative of this growing infrastructure layer.