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In depth: U.S. Soccer, MLS youth, coaching development

What exactly are U.S. Soccer and MLS doing to improve the quality of youth development and coaching? Liviu Bird explores the detailed work going on behind the scenes.

Youth and coaching development are two incredibly important issues in U.S. soccer, as the country continues to evolve as a soccer nation and sets sights on becoming one of the best in the world on both the club and international level. U.S. Soccer and MLS have taken major steps over the last few years to improve on the foundational levels, and SI presents, in a series of stories, in-depth reporting at what is going on behind the scenes to accelerate the USA's growth in hopes of bridging the gap sooner than later:

. Double PASS's plan to change U.S. Soccer

. France's influence on MLS Academies, coaches

. U.S. Soccer's Coaching license overhaul