After today’s explanation of the upcoming Guide to Youth Soccer (3:00) and a rant about promotion/relegation (4:15), my guest (12:30) is Doug Wood, executive director of SAY (Soccer Association for Youth). He starts by explaining what SAY does -- mostly recreational soccer through several different entry points, including schools.
SAY isn’t the most top-down organization out there. Its leagues and clubs sometimes have diverse approaches. Sounds a little different than the U.S. Soccer mandates, doesn’t it?
Along with U.S. Youth Soccer, U.S. Club Soccer, AYSO and USSSA, SAY is part of the Youth Council Technical Working Group, which sprung up in response to those mandates. We talk about whether that’s making a difference (26:00).
Intro: Why the US Men Will Never Win the World Cup
RSD 2-7-19: Dan Loney drops by and doesn't talk about pro/rel
RSD short: A meditation on losing and coaching
RSD 10-9-18: We need refs! Not just me!
RSD short: Funny youth stories, USSF arrogance and NASL spin
RSD short Aug 10 2018: On Twitter and Cordeiro
RSD Short: New US Youth chairman, WoSo and aspirations
RSD38: A productive promotion/relegation chat
RSD37 (pt 2): Shoeless Soccer's Nathan Richardson
RSD37 (pt 1): Drills? Travel? PLAY! Guest: Nathan Richardson
RSD36: Player pathways, college and elite leagues, with Lesle Gallimore
RSD35: Dennis Crowley on putting together a soccer pyramid
RSD34: The USL/youth hybrid Richmond Kickers, with Daryl Grove
RSD33: Soccer played in Germany, with Ian Plenderleith
RSD32: Christian Lavers on ECNL/DA, U.S. Club/U.S. Youth competition
RSD31: Grassroots and futsal, with Leslie Hamer and Jason Longshore
RSD30: Announcement time
RSD29: A random but interesting coach/parent, Mike Davitt
RSD27: Julie Foudy finds reasons to be optimistic about youth soccer
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