Katie Smith - 'They're people first, and players second'
Katie Smith, based in Memphis, Tennessee, started coaching straight out of high school, alongside playing at community college.
Now, in a situation that might sound familiar to a lot of coaches trying to make their way, Katie juggles numerous roles.
She coaches at Collierville High School and Collierville Middle School, has two youth teams at Lobos Rush, is a volunteer assistant at Northwest Mississippi Community College and also works with USL 2 club Tri-Cities FC. Katie is also a full-time student and, this semester, a student teacher.
SCW caught up with Katie at the United Soccer Coaches convention in January to talk about what is similar and different across her roles, her person-over-player philosophy, and some of the challenges she has faced…
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