United Soccer Coaches Podcast Central

Sporting KC Director of Communications Kurt Austin and Assistant Director of Player Personnel Meghan Cameron join the show to talk about Sporting KC and the Swope Park Rangers. FC Cincinnati midfielder Nazmi Albadawi caps off the show talking about the USL Cup Playoffs.

Indiana All America and MAC Hermann candidate Andrew Gutman, pres. by TeamSnap 10/18/18 by United Soccer Coaches

United Soccer Coaches CEO Lynn Berling-Manuel talks about the Commitment to Culture. How it came about, the process for creating the initiative and goes in depth on the seven cultural cornerstones that make up the Commitment to Culture. Mike Babst, Head Coach of the University of Chicago, the new top-ranked team for D3 men, joins the show to talk about his program's rise and how his time as an assistant has shaped him as a head coach.

Jen Larrick, co-founder of Like A Girl, joins the show to talk about the work that her non-profit does with refugee, immigrant, urban and low-income female soccer players in Minneapolis, Minn. James Madison head coach Paul Zazenski also joins the show talking about his progression to where he is today.

Host Dean Linke welcomes Haley Carter, former US Naval Academy and Houston Dash GK, to talk about her current role as an assistant coach with the Afganistan WNT. Chad Edwards of Division II Missouri Western joins the show to talk about his team's win over defending national champion Central Missouri and snapping their 32-game winning streak.

Christine Sinclair of the Portland Thorns and Jessica McDonald of the North Carolina Courage join the show to preview the upcoming NWSL Championship Game. We also check in on the women's college game in Portland with a chat with University of Portland head coach Michelle French

Purdue women's head coach Drew Roff talks about his team's great start against a tough schedule and starting 8 freshmen. Barry women's head coach Sarah Dacey talks about her career as a player and her path to Barry University. College Programs Director, Rob Kehoe joins the show to breakdown the Division I rankings as well as preview some of the weekend's big games.

North Carolina State head men's coach George Kiefer joins the show to talk about his team's 4-0 start and looking ahead to their matchup with #1 Wake Forest. He also discusses recruiting and recruiting the junior college ranks with our second guest, Steve Clements of Tyler Junior College. Clements talks about placing his players with D1 schools as well as the keys to their success.

Maryland men's head coach Sasho Cirovski previews his team's Friday night matchup with 3x defending national champion Stanford, it will be the first ever college soccer game broadcast on FS1. He also talks about the push to move to a two-semester season in NCAA. North Carolina women's head coach Anson Dorrance joins the show to talk about his 1,000th win, their upcoming run of tough games and what motivates him during his 40th season as a head coach.

Tony Meola, Rob Kehoe and Hardin-Simmons' women's head coach Marcus Wood join this week's podcast, presented by TeamSnap. Meola covers a variety of topics, while Kehoe previews the opening weekend of D1 men's competition and Wood talks about DIII soccer and his role as the DIII women's advocacy rep.

United Soccer Coaches College Programs Director Rob Kehoe joins the podcast to discuss the latest changes to NCAA recruiting rules and the recruiting calendar. Reigning NCAA DI and DII women's Staffs of the Year head coaches Robbie Church of Duke University and Lewis Theobald of Central Missouri join the show to recap last year and look ahead to the start of the 2018 season.

Host Dean Linke talks with the both men’s and women’s coaches from Stanford, last year's NCAA Division I national champions in both men's and women's soccer. Men's coach Jeremy Gunn and women's coach Paul Ratcliffe join the show to recap last year's title runs and preview their upcoming seasons.

Chris Norris of William & Mary, the D1 Men's rankings chair and Steve Kehm of Northern State, the D2 women's rankings chair join the show to talk about college soccer rankings and Mike Woitalla from Soccer America provides a wrap-up of the International Champions Cup Women's Tournament, won by the NWSL's North Carolina Courage.

Soccer America's Paul Kennedy joins the show to talk about the recently completed World Cup, MLS and the USWNT. Craig Shakespeare joins us from across the pond, compliments of the LMA and we hear from our partners at KT Tape.

North Carolina Courage HC Paul Riley joins Dean Linke to talk about the dominant NWSL season his team is having, developing some of the best women's players in the world, developing players for the USWNT, his unique formations and the upcoming International Champions Cup.

In this week's podcast, presented by TeamSnap, host Dean Linke sits down with United Soccer Coaches President Lesle Gallimore and Steve Goff of the Washington Post. They talk all things World Cup, including what's going on this year in Russia and World Cup 2026 when it returns to North America. He also talks with TeamSnap CEO Dave Dupont to discuss his company, what they do and how they can help your organization.

Host Dean Linke talks with College Fit Finder CEO Greg Allen about the college recruiting process. United Soccer Coaches Advocacy Relations Manager, Lee Jarrell also joins the show to talk about working with college coaches, but also as a mother whose child went through the college recruiting process recently.

Host Dean Linke welcomes Director of Coaching Education Ian Barker, Boston Univ. head coach Nancy Feldman, Binghamton Univ. head coach Paul Marco, Piedmont head coach Timmy McCormack, and Hamline Asst. Coach and 30 Under 30 member Calvin Mai to get their thoughts on United Soccer Coaches summer diplomas both as instructors and candidates.

Jason Yoder, Operations Manager of Children's Mercy Sports Medicine Center; Dr. Shayla Sullivant, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; and Angie Vanderpool, Nurse Practitioner (MSN, RN, CPNP, ONC) join host Dean Linke to talk about student-athlete depression and suicide prevention.

In this week's podcast host Dean Linke talks with a variety of guests about high school soccer and it's place in the United States. He talks with Soccer America's Mike Woitalla, whose article "U.S. Soccer blundered badly on high school soccer" spawned the discussion. Also joining the podcast are United Soccer Coaches Advocacy Council HS Rep Rusty Oglesby, GoalNation.com editor Diane Scavuzzo, and FC Frederick Executive Director Bo Eskay. Visit UnitedSoccerCoaches.org/podcast for new episodes of the United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by TeamSnap, every other Thursday through August!