#261: An interview with former U.S. Soccer official Nico Romeijn

Romeijn was head of coaching education and chief sport development
officer for U.S. Soccer before he left the federation to return to
Holland in 2020. He spoke about the work he was involved in to
revamp coaching education in the U.S., coaching philosophy, the
challenges of growing the game in the U.S. and the way American
soccer is viewed in the rest of the world.

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