Kaveh Rad

I have trained kids, teenagers and a few adults for about 2 years when I was in Kansas City and most of them I got to know through my teammate who became a coach and got me to run sessions for him because I was interested in helping kids reach their goals. I was once that kid who had a dream of playing soccer professional so handing down the knowledge I have so far and seeing them grow is a joy.

I signed professional when I was 17 years old for Sporting Kansas City 2 which were in the USL Championship at the time and gained valuable experience playing against men, which helped me sign an MLS contract the next year when I was 18 for Sporting Kansas City. I spent 2 years in Kansas City playing for the club and recently signed for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship this past January and hope to have a lot more years of playing ahead of me.

I like to first get to know the players weaknesses and strengths and work from there. I think it’s important to nail the weaknesses to start so you can achieve a more complete player then work on the strengths so they can express themselves on the pitch with what they’re good at.
A normal session would start with a warm up and footwork also ball work then get into some passing and dribbling and working on mastering the ball at their feet. Finish off with shooting and anything the client wants to work on.