Month: October 2020

Re-print Courtesy of Soccer Journal A young George Karl about to embark on a career in coaching calls his mentor, the legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith, to seek advice. Coach Smith offers a few…

Re-print Courtesy of Soccer Journal Playing soccer in the early 70s, the coaches were almost all dads and moms who had little to no knowledge about the game and volunteered to coach for the sake…

Re-print Courtesy of Soccer Journal An opportunity arose for one of my children to experience youth soccer for a week in Barcelona. As a soccer family, we generally eschew the abundant soccer opportunities outside of…