Brian Schmetzer mic'd up during training

SEATTLE - What's the secret to Brian Schmetzer's success?

Maybe hearing him during a Seattle Sounders training session holds some clues.

The team's coach, who took over mid-season last year and led the club to its first title, wore a microphone for Q13 during a recent training.

Seattle's first match of the season is at Houston on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., and will be televised on the home of the Sounders, Q13 FOX.