The Iowa Soccer Symposium is offered to members and non-members in the Iowa Soccer community as a day of learning in pursuit of pushing the game forward in our state.
Professionals from across the state, region, and country converge on the event to provide educational offerings on a number of topics surrounding the beautiful game.
Symposium Details
The Iowa Soccer Symposium is open to all members and non-members, including the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.
- Held at MidAmerican Company RecPlex
- February 22, 2025
- Sessions conducted between 9:00am-5:00pm
- Fees
- TBA
- Spond Registration Tool
- TBA
symposium tools
- Dr. Vanessa Martinez Lagunas, Head Coach Women’s Soccer and Coach Educator, University of Manitoba and CONCACAF (LinkedIn)
- SESSIONS: “The Art of Coaching 1v1’s” and “Coaching Transitional Games”
- Mika Elovaara, Head Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development and Methodology, Richmond Kickers USL League One (LinkedIn)
- SESSIONS: “Developing the Individual Within the Team I & II”
- Gary Lewis, Academy Technical Director, Chicago Fire FC (LinkedIn)
- SESSION: “Individual Player Development”
- Ian Barker, Technical Advisor, US Youth Soccer (LinkedIn)
- SESSIONS: “Training as a Phase of Play” and “Performance Analysis in Action”
- Brendan Ryan, Account Executive US Sports, Etrainu (LinkedIn)
- SESSION: “Building a Learning Culture in Soccer – USYS University”
- Tom Condone, Director of Sport Development, US Youth Soccer (LinkedIn)
- SESSION: “The Administrator’s Role in Soccer Organization Development”
- Margaret Domka, Co-Founder & Executive Director, U.S. Center for Mental Health & Sport (LinkedIn)
- SESSION: “Supporting Mental Health in Iowa Soccer – It Takes ALL of Us!”
Thanks for your support of the 2024 Symposium!
