Mika Elovarra is currently coaching with Richmond Kickers. He is originally from Finland but played college soccer here in the United States. After finishing college, he returned home and played five seasons of professional soccer before retiring and starting his coaching career. Our conversation focuses on the benefits of diversifying education. Mika is a fountain […]

Written and published by Gary Kleiban. Find the original version here. The perception and values associated with the practice of recruiting depends on who’s doing the perceiving and the act itself – be it an organization, coach, player, parent, or whoever. This episode will take the position of what every interested party supposedly wants. Development […]

Katie Nimitz is the Camp Director and a trainer for Beast Mode Soccer. She is also an assistant coach at Western Kentucky University. We started out the conversation talking about the wide array of responsibilities she has when it comes to soccer. Later, we discussed coaching education and what it takes for a player or […]