The Realities of Coaching Youth Soccer in America | Ep. 117

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL's Breaking the Line team is back another episode, expanding on a topic introduced when discussing the ECNL Pyramid. ECNL President Christian Lavers and ECNL Vice President Doug Bracken discuss what it is like being a youth soccer coach in American today. The pair touch on a variety of topics in the episode: the sacrifices coaches make in their personal lives, how much influence do coaches really have on results, the differences in coaching younger age groups to older, and is there a true coaching career path in the youth realm today? It's a fascinating peek behind the curtain from two coaches who have spent decades on the sidelines of soccer pitches across the country. Plus, a Bracken Brain Buster that wraps up the episode perfectly. As always, if you have any questions or podcast topic suggestions for the Breaking the Line podcast, send them to us at https://ecnl.info/BTL-Questions. And please, follow the ECNL on all social channels, subscribe to Breaking the Line, and don't miss all the exciting content being published on the ECNL's YouTube page!