For the first in his coaching career, Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer is overseeing a full MLS preseason with the club. Having stepped up to the position during the middle of last season after the departure of Sigi Schmid, Schmetzer is having to make many choices that he never did while coaching at the USL level or as an assistant to Schmid.
“The layers of detail that go into it,” he said. “You have to think about everything from meals to travel to planning training and incorporating all of the responsibilities. It’s a lot more work.”
One of the most important and visible decisions for Schmetzer is setting up his coaching staff.