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| Wutte named to lead CHS boys soccer team |
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| He's the squad's third head coach in the past three years. |
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By Sam Scott
INDEPENDENCE -- New Central boys soccer coach Siegfried Wutte hopes to make the Panthers stronger by focusing on areas where they are not-so-strong.
"I want to create an environment where it's safe to learn," said Wutte, a native of Austria. "We like to train at the things we're good at and not look at the things we're not good at. Whatever your strong sides are, you should be happy about them and keep them going. But whatever your weak sides are, you need to be strong enough to address them and try to make them better. For all of us, it's the same."
Wutte played soccer as a youth in Austria but later gave up the sport and became a professional dressage rider. After many business trips to the United States, he decided to move here in 1989. Now, he lives and works on a hay farm in Perrydale.
And when son Stefan started playing soccer, Siegfried found renewed interest in the sport.
"My son started playing soccer through Kids, Inc. in Dallas," Wutte said. "When it became apparent one of the volunteers didn't have much of a background in soccer, I started to help a little. My interest level went back up. I did some work with U.S.A. soccer, and now I have a class C national license. It's a good foundation to have. When one goes through an official system, one learns the newest developments that's available on how to train and work with different age groups."
Wutte replaces Adil Abounadi, who was the team's head coach for one season. Wutte coached the Central junior varsity team last season.
"With regards to soccer, Central has a lot of talent," Wutte said. "The insight I got from last year is we just have to create an environment that will make us even stronger. When it comes down to playoffs and you're facing good teams, you will get tested on both sides -- as an individual and as a team. My goal will be to elevate our teamwork so we can go as far or even farther than we have in the past.
"I don't really want to come in and make big changes. I want to see what's there and add a few things that will make us stronger in the long run. A lot of ingredients already are there. There are some things we can add that will make us stronger, on and off the field."
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