Pay to Play Soccer: An Alternative with Amir Lowery
About this episode
Amir Lowery discusses the issues with pay-to-play youth soccer and presents an alternative coaching program.
'Pay to Play' youth soccer is being blamed for the USMNT under-performing. But is there another way for kids to be given access to coaching? Amir Lowery is a coach and former MLS and USL player who is now head of the Open Goal Project at DCFC in Washington, DC - a free to play program. He joins Simon to explain the problems with pay-to-play and how the alternative he has built actually works.
People in this episode
Host: Simon Evans
Guest: Amir Lowery
Topics covered
- youth soccer
- pay to play
- coaching access
- soccer performance
- alternative programs
Keywords
- pay to play
- youth soccer
- coaching
- USMNT
- Open Goal Project
- MLS
- USL
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Open Goal Project, DCFC, USMNT, MLS, USL
Places: Washington, DC
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