More Than a Game: Building Leaders at El Dorado Hills Soccer Club | Guest Glenn Shepherd

About this episode

Glenn Shepherd discusses how the El Dorado Hills Soccer Club is transforming youth sports through mentorship and a focus on character development.

"Soccer is the vehicle, but character is the destination." This week, we sit down with London native, sports science expert and the director of coaching for the El Dorado Hills Soccer Club... Glenn Shepherd . Glenn’s journey took him from the elite swimming pools of Europe to the sidelines of Stamford Bridge with Chelsea FC , and eventually to the heart of the El Dorado Hills Soccer Club (EDHSC). Glenn spent years at Chelsea analyzing the best players on earth, but today, his focus is on making the world a better place by providing an awesome experience for our local youth. He joins Nick Clark, All-American Goalkeeper, Division 2 National Champion & co-founder of Spotted Dog Yoga & SUP, to break down how EDHSC is redefining the "youth sports experience" by prioritizing mentorship, fun, and holistic development over the scoreboard. In this episode, we dive deep into: The EDHSC Mission: Why creating a world-class environment is about building better humans, not just better athletes. The Science of Fun: Why "joy" is the secret ingredient to performance and how Glenn is bringing that intentionality to our local fields. The Coaching Gap: How Glenn…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Clark

Guest: Glenn Shepherd

Topics covered

• youth sports
• mentorship
• holistic development
• coaching
• community
• joy in sports

Keywords

• youth sports experience
• mentorship
• El Dorado Hills Soccer Club
• Glenn Shepherd
• coaching
• joy in sports
• community building

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: El Dorado Hills Soccer Club, Chelsea FC

Places: El Dorado Hills, London, Europe, Stamford Bridge

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