In Episode 105, Tim Ryerson, Founder and ED of Get On The Bus, GM and Consultant with Ballistic United Soccer Club, Founder of Ellicott City Soccer Club, and Husband and Father, talks with Phil and Paul about how he is making the beautiful game more accessible for youth across the country through his work with Get On The Bus, his special needs program in Maryland, some of the life and leadership lessons he has learned from his coaches over the years, the importance of hard work, the current state of youth soccer in the US, a little USMNT World Cup Preview, and why Tim does what he does throughout the US. Specifically, Tim discusses:

• His personal story, how he developed his passion for soccer, leadership, coaching, and making soccer accessible to all demographics in society (4:44)
• What he learned about leadership starting Ellicott City SC, and what you can learn from it (10:42)
• His personal why/purpose statement and how he is living it out (14:39)
• The coaches who most influenced him and what he learned from them about life and leadership (16:45)
• Why hard work is critical to success in life, and why we need to work harder than everyone else to achieve excellence (24:53)
• What he likes about the current state of US youth soccer and what he would change if he had the power to do so (32:10)
• A little USMNT World Cup Preview (35:44)
• The Special Needs program at ECSC and all the cool stuff that they are doing with kids of all abilities (38:38)
• The Get on the Bus Program, what it is, how it is making soccer more accessible for all demographics in society, how they are involving parents/adults, and how you can get involved with it (44:21)
• How he is using lessons learned from soccer in his marriage and parenting (56:18)
• His recommendations of books and other great soccer-related organizations (58:51)

Resources and Links from this Episode

• Get on the Bus Website
• Uncut Video of the Episode
• HSEL Facebook Group
• Warrior Way Soccer
• Coaching the Bigger Game Program
• Phil’s email for DISC Training
• Changing the Game Project
• The Sideline Project
• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t, by Simon Sinek
• The Coach’s Bible (FCA)