 In June 2008, Van der Beck was hired as the technical director of the expansion FC Tampa Bay of the USL First Division .By the time the team took the pitch in 2010, the team switched to the USSF Division 2 Professional League and Van der Beck had been promoted to executive vice president and director of player development.Head coach Paul Dalglish left the team with 2 games remaining in the regular season, and Van der Beck served as the interim coach until January 2011, when Ricky Hill was hired as the club's new head coach and Van der Beck returned to his executive position.