John Cone Author

Dr. John Cone is a sports scientist working with the United States Soccer Federation and professional, collegiate, and youth teams. He was a director of sports science in Major League Soccer and an assistant coach in the MLS and in colleges across the United States. John has developed and taught the sports science curriculum for the USSF pro, A, B and C, and goalkeeping licenses since 2015, and performance development for return to play in Athletic Training Education Programs at UNC-Greensboro and High Point University.

Dr. Gareth Smith has coaching experience at youth, collegiate, and senior national team levels. He serves as a coach educator and coach educator developer with the United States Soccer Federation and in similar roles in other federations in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Gareth has a Ph.D. in educational leadership with research areas including sport psychology, methodology, and curriculum design and has over two decades’ experience in leadership as a technical director of national, regional, and state sport systems within the United States.