Ted Kroeten

Ted Kroeten is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Joy of the People, a play-based soccer and futsal program in St. Paul, Minnesota that has served thousands of children over fifteen years. A former Director of Coaching and Minnesota state select team captain, he has spent two decades investigating talent development across elite academies in Europe and futsal courts from Belgrade to Colombia. He studied under linguist Stephen Krashen at USC. He lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with his wife Colleen.