We were delighted to be joined by the University of Kentucky’s Head Coach for Men’s Soccer Johan Cedergren for our latest webinar, who was talking all things NCAA DI men’s soccer and sharing experiences from his 13 seasons in the top role at the Wildcats.
The 2022 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, Johan - a native of Sweden who played college soccer for the University of Cincinnati - has an impressive track record at Kentucky, where he’s taken his team to 10 NCAA tournaments, having previously been in the role of assistant coach and associate head coach at Dartmouth University.
It was a fascinating conversation with Johan aimed at aspiring college soccer players wanting to learn more about life at a leading DI soccer program, covering some of the following key topics:
What are the biggest changes you have seen in college soccer during your time as a Head Coach?
How are some of the recent changes coming into collegiate sport impacting on the role of a Head Coach, including the Transfer Portal, NIL, roster caps and scholarship rota?
What’s the best piece of advice you can give them regards preparing for life as a student-athlete at the start of the recruitment process?
When it comes to recruiting players, what are you typically looking for in an athlete?
How does your own team’s recruiting process work?
What is the make-up of your current roster between year groups and the balance between US and international players?
How difficult is it for players trying to balance their training with studying, particularly during the peak of the season when they have such a busy schedule?
What would be a typical day in the life for a player at the University of Kentucky?
What’s the biggest highlight of your career so far for you on a personal level?
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