Just Kickin' It Pod

Today we sat down with the Director of Coaching Education for the NSCAA, Ian Barker. Barker earned his first coaching badge while in college with the English FA’s Preliminary Award in 1986, before moving to the US in 1987. He earned his USSF A License in 1995. He holds the NSCAA’s Premier Diploma and was part of the inaugural class to receive the NSCAA Master Coach Diploma in 2006. Ian has an impressive coaching pedigree and we speak with him about coaching education, player development, modern tactics, and more!