By Matt Browning
For four years, Santiago Morales has been coaching soccer at the YMCA. But that has also led to a new opportunity in the coaching realm.
“I’m also a coach at Stryker (soccer complex), too,” Morales said.
It has been a process for Morales to better understand the sport of soccer, but he worked hard to get to where he is now.
“When I started I didn’t know anything about how to be a soccer coach,” Morales said. “So I studied every day to be a better coach. It was the circumstance because at the moment they didn’t have a coach for the team.”
Morales used to have work commitments that made the time constraints of coaching difficult, but now he makes it all work.
“I love to practice with my team,” Morales said. “I also love to be a part of the YMCA.”
Morales said that if any person was interested in helping or coaching at the YMCA they shouldn’t hesitate.
“I would just say they just need to try it,” Morales said. “Over time they are going to love it.”
