Nick Wilson is a former professional soccer player who coaches Youth soccer clinics in the Greater Los Angeles area.
As with many great ideas, Vista Kicks was created to fill a need — specifically a need for soccer coaching with a more international focus — more data-driven, more results-oriented, and utilizing a European-style circuit-training methodology. We also recognized that many young players could greatly benefit from supplemental coaching during the regular AYSO/Club season, because they weren’t getting the one-on-one attention they needed on their respective teams. To address these needs, we decided to create a coaching organization that takes a more ‘holistic’ approach to soccer — emphasis not only on the history, fundamental skills, and guiding principles of the game, but also on the statistics-driven, measurable results that players need in order to gauge their progress. This approach — which is often lacking in U.S. soccer organizations — is absolutely critical for American players who wish to become more competitive — either solely in the U.S. or internationally as well.
