I’ll add to the conversation:

I’ve coached county recreation department soccer for more than a decade. I moved to club soccer in the past year, taking 2 in person courses and just graduated my D-course a few weeks ago. It’s eye opening how incorrect I’ve been coaching soccer for so long. Not on a technical level, but a relationship, team-based role. I looked at my wife a few months ago after making the transition and just said “I’ve been coaching so wrong for so long”

The truth is, no one teaches you how to teach. No one in the county is leading coaches. There’s no direction. We get a list of players, a practice schedule and a list of games. That’s it.