Fresh Blood - 08/07/08 11:00 AM
I've often said that the US won't be competitive on the global pitch until the kids who grew up playing.....start coaching and the kids they coach grow to be of international age.
We often talk and dismiss "Dad" coaches becasue so many of them/us never played and while earnest at learning....taking coaching classes and attaining USSF or NSCAA certification...perhaps never really grasp the nuances or subtleties of the game.
So I find it very pleasing and positive when I see young kids fresh out of school start coaching. Locally we have two young ladies in York county who both wrapped up collegiate careers this past year and are nwo moving into their professional lives as teachers. And coaches. To see them on the pitch teaching young kids...and knowing that at least one will be with HS kids in the Spring as well (come on Rock Hill....where are you!!) gives me a lot of satisfaction.
Note....none of these kids are mine, but I'd claim them in a heartbeat.
I guess my question is.......where are the young men coaches to be? We need talented young guys also....who are th young men who are perhaps rising juniors or seniors in college that are desiring to coach at the club/school level?
We often talk and dismiss "Dad" coaches becasue so many of them/us never played and while earnest at learning....taking coaching classes and attaining USSF or NSCAA certification...perhaps never really grasp the nuances or subtleties of the game.
So I find it very pleasing and positive when I see young kids fresh out of school start coaching. Locally we have two young ladies in York county who both wrapped up collegiate careers this past year and are nwo moving into their professional lives as teachers. And coaches. To see them on the pitch teaching young kids...and knowing that at least one will be with HS kids in the Spring as well (come on Rock Hill....where are you!!) gives me a lot of satisfaction.
Note....none of these kids are mine, but I'd claim them in a heartbeat.
I guess my question is.......where are the young men coaches to be? We need talented young guys also....who are th young men who are perhaps rising juniors or seniors in college that are desiring to coach at the club/school level?