With the holidays over, we checked in with Sporting Kansas City’s David Ficklin (VP of Development) for an update on the progress at the National Training and Coaching Development Center. The official ground breaking with partners U.S. Soccer, Sporting KC, Children’s Mercy and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County all turning the ceremonial dirt was back in July.
The will be available to U.S. national teams from senior to youth and also be the state-of-the-art training home for the Sporting Kansas City first team. The site will be home to the U.S. Soccer National Coaching Education Center and the Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center.