Dirk Bennett, MBA

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area United States

Director of Coaching

Entertainment / Sports

Present Director of Coaching at Eastern Illinois FC located in Central Illinois. I coach all levels of youth soccer ranging from Pre-K to Under-18. I advocate a coaching philosophy that aims to develop soccer players to their full potential, so that it may enable them to play at the collegiate or professional level. To do so, I believe in a holistic team and club identity that promotes group success while empowering individual creativity as it connects to the structure and identity of the collective. This philosophy is anchored in the notions of possession and ball circulation, high collective pressing, and positional play with a tactical understanding of the game from a young age. Rece...