James is a Head Coach with Davis Legacy Soccer Club, located in the Sacramento area of Northern California, and is a fellow USSF C license candidate. During our conversation, we discuss the importance of building muscle memory, the lessons learned and advice for parent coaches, and how ‘soccer is life’ is more than just a saying.

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0:20 background in soccer and what Mya is doing now

4:00 diving into his private soccer training sessions- skills development with a metrics-based approach

8:30 having the experience of playing goalkeeper at a young age

9:45 Playing beyond high school wasn’t a popular concept at that time for James’ demographic

11:30 advice for coaches trying to build a love for soccer and developing that love through the culture

16:15 returning to the game after playing to coach and a return off the love for the game

20:15 Experience as a parent coach and phasing out of coaching your own kids

23:20 advice for other parent coaches when it’s time to let someone else coach their child(ren)

25:45 upcoming events in 2021

28:55 Final three coaching points

34:45 One piece of advice for any coach