Bejan opens up about working with players from under-served areas and creating a positive atmosphere to develop his student-athletes, his personal soccer journey from playing at the junior college level to moving on to play at Cal Berkeley, and the connections we make in soccer while having shared moments, through the ups and downs and the joy and the craziness.

How to connect with Bejan:

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1:00 amount of energy and work needed to coach

3:30 soccer and the relationships we build

4:40 background in soccer

7:40 preparing for Surf Cup experience with players from underserved areas

11:00 finding ways to fundraise for your team/ club

12:30 focused on developing the whole student-athlete at the high school level

17:40 players need to take the initiative

18:30 building trust with players

20:00 understanding the options available after high school

22:15 dealing with adversity and taking second chances

24:00 Bejan’s experience playing at Junior College (community college) before joining UC Berkeley

27:00 transitioning from 2-year to 4-year program

28:45 implementing the work ethic found at Cal with his LaMo team

30:45 difficulty of working with egos and man management

34:55 running into difficulty with groups and reconciling the situation

35:50 some mentors or idealistic coaches
39:30 fun coaching teams to enjoy the ball in possession

41:45 working in soccer outside of coaching

43:00 FootyMarket

44:45 building your soccer network and supporting the soccer community

49:00 plans for 2020: players returning from high school, tournaments, and preparing for college

51:30 three main coaching points

54:35 One piece of advice for any coach

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