Cherif Zein
Director of Coaching
CZ Elite F.C.
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
Started teaching high school and coaching soccer.
Started coaching at the university level at a very young age.
Started teaching adult education and left high school teaching.
Started coaching club soccer and traveling.
Started coaching junior college and teaching.
Started coaching women and girls teams.
Became independent and started my own club.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
Director of Coaching
I coach soccer.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Sports
Travel
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
Morning, check emails and text messages, update my information and schedule on facebook. Do all my errands around town, check on my stores and orders, make all my calls to coaches and players / parents, then start my afternoon practices, high school at 3pm and my club practices at 5pm.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Keep knocking on all the doors to learn from the best. Shadow coaches and get better at what you want to do in life.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"You are too short and small, you can not play at UCLA. Who are you to coach soccer? What do you know about teaching and coaching?"
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation Immigrant
