Kick It With Katie: A Soccer Podcast
Ever wonder what former youth soccer players pathways looked like? What journeys they took to get where they are today? Who were their influences? What resources they used to play collegiate or professionally? Listen in to hear from former players, coaches, parents, administrators, referees, scouts and many other people involved in youth soccer that help enhance players lives to reach their goals in life. How are they supported by the people around them? Is there one right pathway to going pro? Is there a perfect way to get scouted by colleges? Listen in to the stories from those who have been through the systems and hear what they have to say about their journey and what you can learn from their experiences.
Kick It With Katie: A Soccer Podcast
Amy Schweizer, Tiny Troops Soccer
In today's episode, I speak with one of the Tiny Soccer Troops founders, Amy Schweizer. She shares her soccer experiences growing up and then how becoming part of a military family had an impact on her love of the game and how she was able to stay involved in soccer.
In 2014, founder Amy Schweizer was living in Okinawa, Japan and finding it difficult to find activities for children under 5 years old. Combining her love of soccer with her passion for military spouses, Amy’s vision to create an experience for the under 5 crowd became a reality and eventually became Tiny Troops Soccer, with locations throughout the United States. Tiny Troops is an introduction to the world of soccer for children ages 2-4 and is run by military spouses and parents, giving military spouses the opportunity to work as well as providing a fun activity for toddlers and their friends. More importantly, it’s focused on giving young children the opportunity to form lifelong friendships and creating a community for military parents and their kids. To date, Tiny Troops has served over 20,000 military children and their friends as well as provided employment for over 500 military spouses and dependents. Now, that’s what we call a win-win!
To find out if there’s a location near you, check out their website (link this: https://tinytroopssoccer.com/ ). Love soccer and looking to find a way to bring it to your area? Find out how to join (link this: https://tinytroopssoccer.com/join-our-team/ ) the Tiny Troops team!
Need help coaching your own team? Check out their self-paced all-in-one course (link this: https://soccer-coach-everything-you-need-to-know.teachable.com/p/soccer-coach-training?fbclid=IwAR0vl8n-NhGKelNVVjQZVGIIfQ2DsmkzCJOl8Cu0b-AQk7Qg7oWYAbgBkAg )
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