Overcast skies and cool winds did not deter spirited coaching or the players’ competitive juices from flowing at the West End MARTA Station soccer pitch.
On this day, nearly 75 Atlanta Public School P.E. teachers are participating in U.S. Soccer’s inaugural “FIFA Football for Schools” educator training workshop, a worldwide program that brings soccer-based education and physical activity into classrooms.
“They’re teaching us how to be better coaches, better instructors,” said Thierry Jules, a soccer coach at Deerwood Academy on the west side of Atlanta.
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