Nate has 10 years of coaching experience, and has been coaching with Davis Legacy and will be transitioning to Folsom Lake Earthquakes this summer. He has coached as the club, high school, and college level. During this discussion, we talk about our shared experience during this past Cinco de Mayo tournament weekend, advice for high school players, some of his favorite managers and coaches, and much more.

How to Contact Nate:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.minipros.org

2:15 coaching background

4:25 moving between clubs

6:15 Similarities between coaching and parenting

8:10 tournament play – player resilience through small rosters and parent/ spectator behavior

15:40 repercussions of poor parent/ spectator behavior

19:42 challenges of coaching

21:30 parents asking deeper questions than “did you win?”

23:30 differences between coaching club, high school, and college soccer

26:40 advice for high school players looking to play in college and find the right fit

34:20-41:00 favorite professional team

35:05 players are students of the game

35:42 favorite manager/ coach

41:05 favorite part about coaching

43:02 players need to have the right mentality

44:25 vision for remainder of 2019

46:00 ideal players and teams

“Good luck happens when hard work meets opportunity.”

50:11 three coaching points

55:54 One piece of advice for any coach

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