Summary: <p>In Episode 23 of #Onthetouchline, Jason Broadwater <a href="https://twitter.com/SoccerCoachJB">@SoccerCoachJB</a> talks to Chris Kessell, <a href="https://twitter.com/THEChrisKessell">@TheChrisKessell</a>.</p> <p>“Black kids in my neighborhood don’t play soccer.”</p> <p>That is the thinking Chris Kessell has encountered throughout his career.</p> <p>Kessell is the president and a coach at West Side Soccer Club in Charleston, WV and works with primarily under-served and under-represented communities – mostly African American, rural, and low-income.</p> <p>Chris Kessell wants each of his players to make soccer a lifelong activity. Black, white, Hispanic doesn’t matter.</p> <p>Soccer isn’t just for some – it is for all.</p> <p>He helped lead the creation of a futsal court to start a futsal meet up program on Friday’s in the Charleston community.</p> <p>He is bringing soccer to youth players who may have never touched a soccer ball before.</p> <p>It is no secret – I am drawn to passionate, all-in coaches.</p> <p>Chris Kessell cares deeply about soccer in the United States and soccer within the state of West Virginia.</p> <p>He has been an outspoken critic of the United States Soccer Federation. He has been an advocate for promotion/relegation as a normal way of life for us as soccer fans here in the US.</p> <p>And, he ran for the US Soccer Federation Vice Presidency last fall.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Special Offer for my listeners:</strong> Go to <a href="https://www.duktigbrand.com/">https://www.duktigbrand.com/</a></p> <p>Place your order. At checkout enter the promo code <strong>BROADWATER19 to save 10%.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Never miss an episode of this show by subscribing on:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-touchline-soccer-podcast/id1445550864?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-24/on-the-touchline">Stitcher </a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6quOJUdMiRaH2Zpqu4mcBR">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83YzYxZTUwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/On-the-Touchline---Soccer-Podcast-p1185713/?topicId=129243440">TuneIn Radio</a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>You can financially support the show with a <a href="https://anchor.fm/onthetouchline">small monthly contribution. </a></p> <p>Please be sure to share the podcast with those in the soccer community by tagging me on Instagram and Twitter @SoccerCoachJB.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onthetouchline/message
