Coaches Corner
Coaches Corner-For Coaches by Coaches
United Soccer Coaches is dedicated to giving our coaches a voice in the world of soccer and we are pleased to showcase a new feature for coaches by coaches. Our Advocacy Groups, representing United Soccer Coaches members, have been asked to submit blog content on a variety of topics that cover countless aspects of the game and other responsibilities of a coach: career development, leadership, recruiting, culture, diversity and much more. This is the first post of what will become a weekly blog to provide coaches with helpful information and insight from fellow coaches.
Women’s History Month – Women Coaches Community
This Women's History Month article was written by Dani Vaughn. Dani is a Women Coaches Community member and a coach at FC Dallas Girls Academy. To learn more about the Women Coaches Community, click here. History defined by Dictionary.com as, “the study of past...
Disabilities Allies and Native American Coaches Communities Seeking Chairs and Other Leadership Roles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 9, 2023) - United Soccer Coaches is starting the process for selecting the next chairs of the Disabilities Allies Coaches Community and the Native American Coaches Community. This is a three-year term with the possibility of a second...
Women Coaches Community Newsletter – December 2022
Women Coaches Community Convention Preview Check out our latest Women Coaches Community Newsletter! In this issue, we preview all the great things we have planned for the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pa. From Jan. 11-15, 2023, United Soccer...
United Soccer Coaches Announces Coaches Communities Awards of Excellence Recipients
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2022) – United Soccer Coaches announced the recipients of the 2022 Coaches Communities Awards of Excellence on Thursday.The recipients will be honored during the annual Advocacy Hour Reception at 4:00 pm on Friday, January 13, 2023, and the...
Coach Q&A with Dan Haines
DAN HAINES Lebanon Valley College Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach United Soccer Coaches Faith-Based Coaches Community Member“People ask me all the time, what’s it like to coach in college… I tell them.. ‘It’s all about soccer, but it’s not about soccer at all.’" Who or...
2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Coach Spotlight: Cynthia Cervantes
Cynthia Cervantes Head Coach Western Texas College, Women's Soccer Director of Coaching El Paso Juventus F.C. ODP Coach New Mexico Youth Soccer “Heritage ties to many things for me. It’s about who I am, my ethnic roots, my philosophy, values, and personal experiences...
2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Coach Spotlight: Messias dos Santos
Messias dos Santos Coach and DirectorCollege Placement Adviser “It’s up to each person to adjust his cultural background to the days that we are leaving on. The growth and betterment are up to each one of us, to be open-minded to learn, accept and embrace. I...
2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Coach Spotlight: Mario Zuniga-Gil
Mario Zúñiga Gil Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at Grand Valley State University “United Soccer Coaches has provided a platform for me to develop as a coach, improve my coaching tree and my coaching network, be able to help and empower others, and feel...
2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Coach Spotlight: Jessica Montiel
Jessica Montiel Head Coach Oceanside Breakers G14Head Coach Oceanside Breakers G15 “I am a Latina college coach, and if you would have told me that at age 15, I wouldn’t have believed you. Representation matters, I want players to know my culture is my...
Women Coaches Community Newsletter – September 2022
Footballing Friends and Family, It's my favorite time of year. Women's World Cup Qualifying dominated July. The USL W League crowned Tormenta FC its inaugural season champions. Club football in Europe is back. The NWSL Playoff race is heating up. The college season is...
