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).
RSD26: Charles Boehm on the U.S. Soccer election and youth soccer
RSD25: Phillypalooza election preview, the disappointing USSF coaching education overhaul, and being nice
RSD24: An election-related New Year’s resolution
RSD23: The convoluted U.S. Soccer presidential race and the educational Soccer Parenting Summit
RSD22: U.S. Soccer presidential candidate Paul Lapointe
RSD21: U.S. Soccer presidential candidate Eric Wynalda
RSD20: Mediating the NASL/USSF suit with Neil Morris
RSD19: U.S. Soccer presidential candidate Kyle Martino
RSD18: U.S. Soccer presidential candidate Mike Winograd
RSD17: Adding tiers to the U.S. soccer cake, with NPSL’s Jef Thiffault
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