Faculty

Ian Barker

Ian Barker serves as a staff instructor for U.S. Soccer’s coaching education program, teaching both state and nationally hosted residential licenses. He served as the men’s soccer coach at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and assistant coach of the University of Wisconsin men’s team from 1989-97.

He has also instructed the National Youth License for US Youth Soccer. From 1997 through 2007, he served as director of coaching and player development for the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA), where he co-developed Parents and Coaches Together (PACT), a training program designed to create a more positive soccer experience for players, coaches and parents.

Barker has also served as technical director for International Sports Connection, part of a team funded by the U.S. State Department to assist in the creation of a youth soccer system in Uganda. Through this program, he has educated nearly 400 Ugandan coaches.