. ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁played ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Development ▁Soccer ▁League , ▁an ▁amateur ▁league ▁created ▁by ▁Walter ▁Ch yz owych . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Cr unch ▁in ▁this ▁league . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁his ▁amateur ▁team ▁played ▁against ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Dynam o ▁of ▁the ▁A - Le ague . ▁ ▁H ack worth ▁shut ▁down ▁Stern ▁John . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Dynam o ▁signed ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁H ack worth ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁reserve , ▁but ▁played ▁one ▁game ▁as ▁the ▁Dynam o ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁Co ach ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁H ack worth ▁retired ▁from ▁playing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁co aching . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁University ▁h ired ▁H ack worth ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁with ▁the ▁women ' s ▁s occer ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁with ▁the ▁men ' s ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Florida ▁h ired ▁H ack worth ▁head ▁coach . ▁During ▁his ▁four - year ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁two ▁N CC A ▁tournament ▁appearances ▁and ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 4 7 - 3 2 - 2 ▁record . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0