Eric Walter, a soccer coach for Kent United, has won the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap for his positive impact on youth athletes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Kent United is the competitive select program offered through Kent Covington Youth Soccer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Walter, who also coaches soccer at Bellevue High School, is one of 50 national recipients of the Double-Goal Coach award, given to coaches who strive to win while also teaching life lessons through sports. The award includes a $200 prize, a certificate and recognition through the Positive Coaching Alliance’s websites and newsletters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Eric helps his team win on and off the pitch,” said Jim Thompson, founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit aimed at developing better athletes and better people through youth and high school sports. “By creating a positive, character-building youth sports experience and serving as a Double-Goal Coach, Eric helps youth develop into better athletes and better people.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Walter said his experience playing youth and high school soccer inspired him to coach.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Soccer was an integral part of my life,” Walter said in a press release. “Outside of my mom and dad, the most important people in my life were my soccer coaches, so I got started coaching soccer as soon as I could.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Walter said his coaching philosophy “revolves around building a second family” for his players.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I really want them to feel a part of something. I want this to be a memorable experience for them,” he said. “Going to tournaments as a 12-year-old with my teammates were some of the best times of my life, so I really want to build that camaraderie. Also, I want to teach some of the greatest life lessons you can learn about perseverance, integrity and accountability.”<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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