When soccer needed a leader, Kuhn provided direction. The lifelong Frederick County resident served as varsity head coach from 1962 until 1995, first at Emmitsburg, then at Catoctin high schools. He was the longest tenured high school sports coach in any sport in Frederick County history when he resigned in 1995. Kuhn coached one state runner-up team (Catoctin, 1973) and seven district champions. He made his mark in leadership roles, serving as District I chairman for 10 years and state soccer chairman for 15 years.

He organized the first youth soccer clinic in Frederick County, held at Middletown High, where 750 youths attended the event that featured Navy's men's soccer team. He was the first president of the Frederick County Coaches Association. He also was a charter member of the Blue Ridge Soccer Officials Association and became a collegiate soccer official, where he worked NCAA Division I matches.