Journey, Not Destination, fueling Smith’s Coaching Aspirations
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In recent years, the USL Championship has become an incubator for young coaches to achieve their goals.
The past two Coach of the Year award-winners – the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Neill Collins in 2021 and current Charleston Battery Head Coach Ben Pirmann in 2022 – were both under the age of 40.
Going into the 2023 season, more than half the league’s coaches will fit that description. Current Birmingham Legion FC assistant coach Khano Smith doesn’t, not quite.
The 41-year-old former Bermuda international has interviewed for head coaching roles in the USL Championship. He hasn’t yet received his opportunity to take the next step in his coaching career.
While that might be the case, the focus for Smith is trained on the journey, not the destination.
