There is nothing wrong with quitting while you're ahead.

Jill Ellis, who led the U.S. Women's National Team to historic back-to-back FIFA Women's World Cup titles in Canada (2015) and France (2019), has decided that she will step down as head coach following the completion of the team's Victory Tour in early October.

"The opportunity to coach this team and work with these amazing women has been the honor of a lifetime," Ellis said in a statement. "I want to thank and praise them for their commitment and passion to not only win championships but also raise the profile of this sport globally while being an inspiration to those who will follow them."

Ellis will depart as the first coach in history to win two Women's World Cups and currently has an overall record of 102-7-18.  She explained why this is the right time to leave.

"When I accepted the head coaching position this was the timeframe I envisioned," Ellis said. "The timing is right to move on and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women's soccer. Change is something I have always embraced in my life and for me and my family this is the right moment."

Ellis won eight tournaments during her stint as head coach: the 2015 Algarve Cup, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, the 2016 SheBelieves Cup, the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, the 2018 Tournament of Nations, the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Ellis navigated the 2015 World Cup Team through a much more difficult Women's World Cup tournament as, for the first time, 24 teams competed to play the seven matches it took to win the competition. The team won six of those games, five by shutout, while tying Sweden in group play and allowed just three total goals. Ellis' team set numerous records in defeating Japan, 5-2, to win the USA's first World Cup title in 16 years.

At the end of 2015, Ellis was named the FIFA World Coach of the Year and Concacaf Coach of the Year for Women's Soccer.

In 2016, the U.S. suffered a penalty kick loss to Sweden in the Olympics, causing Ellis to remake the squad into one of the best in the history of the sport when it downed the Netherlands, 2-0, in the 2019 World Cup Final in Lyon, France.

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup the USA won all seven games -- the last five against five of the best teams in Europe on European soil -- to claim what was the most competitive Women's World Cup title to date.

Ellis, 52, will continue on with U.S. Soccer for at least the next year in the role of an Ambassador, which will include representing the Federation at various events and speaking engagements.

By Staff of TheDailySportsHerald.com