{"id":18650,"date":"2023-03-27T14:28:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=18650"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T19:33:26","slug":"coach-education-spotlight-gabby-del-hierro-has-instinct-to-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/coach-education-spotlight-gabby-del-hierro-has-instinct-to-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach education spotlight: Gabby Del Hierro has ‘instinct to coach’"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Coach education spotlight: Gabby Del Hierro has 'instinct to coach'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Editor’s Note:<\/strong> This is one installment of an ongoing series that highlights coaches of varying backgrounds and experiences in our sport. Gabby Del Hierro, a head coach at Tampa Bay United SC, is currently taking a U.S. Soccer ‘C’ course to further her education and development.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Q: How important is it to bring more female coaches into soccer, keep them in the sport and provide opportunities for development\/advancement?<\/strong><\/p>

Extremely important! I personally never had a female coach in the club environment. When I did finally have a female coach, it was in my senior year of high school soccer. While she was a novice coach, the team culture she created was refreshing, and I wish that I had experienced that earlier in my formative years as a player.<\/p>

We need more female coaches to allow the formation of more pathways for girls and women to see that there are opportunities in the game beyond simply playing the game. The key to this is access to the licensure pathway. Personally, I have grown in confidence as I have progressed through the U.S. Soccer licensure pathway. I am currently enrolled in the C license course, and so far, it has really helped me think more deeply in the planning stages of how to construct effective training sessions that are developmentally appropriate and build towards long-term player development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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