COVID delivers another blow: 2021 Coaches Convention must go virtual

The American soccer community’s biggest annual gathering — held annually for more than seven decades — won’t be the same in 2021. United Soccer Coaches has announced that its next convention,scheduled for Anaheim, California, will be an interactivedigital event. The nation’s inability to cope with COVID-19’s spread has created too much uncertainty for United Soccer Coaches to ensure a safe hosting of the indoor event that attracts more than10,000 people.