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Evan Burokas - Director of Coaching with Scorpions Soccer Club ECNL


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Evan is currently the Director of Coaching with the ECNL side Scorpions Soccer Club based out of Massachusetts. In this episode, we talk about our playing days back with the club FC United and the lessons learned, Evan shares his insight of playing at the club, college, and semi-professional levels and the change in demands along the path, and he dives into the importance of having a strong culture throughout his experience as a player and coach with Merrimack College and how he has built it into Scorpions SC.How to Contact Evan:IG: coach_burokasIG: @scorpions_sc_www.scorpionssoccer.org0:02 soccer background3:05 played together with FC United and some memories from club soccer4:50 memorable lessons from our former club coach Ahmad Boura6:30 transitioning to college ball and deciding to play at Merrimack College9:00 having supportive parents at all the games11:15 dealing with parents that drive a player to compete rather than supporting the player’s internal drive13:30 making the jump from club, to college, to semi-professional with Western Mass Pioneers18:15 dealing with injuries and the impact on your love of the game20:46 Evan’s stubborn transition from playing to coaching23:50 working as a collegiate Assistant Coach at WPI and Merrimack27:20 benefit of recruiting for your alma mater28:45 the importance of having a strong culture in the program AND school when working with a diverse community31:00 moving from coaching college to coaching club soccer34:45 diving into the pros and cons of coaching boys and girls40:20 building trust in the team; boys becoming more selfless and girls becoming more confident42:10 elevating from club coach to club co-director45:45 playing a role in player movement between teams as a co-director47:50 plans moving forward through quarantine 202054:30 final three coaching points1:02:56 one piece of advice for any coach--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/full90coaching/support
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