United Soccer Coaches Podcast Central

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke welcomes Carolina Core FC Chief Sporting Officer and US Soccer Hall of Famer Eddie Pope to open the show. Following Eddie, Dean chats with USL Senior Vice President of Youth and Pre-Professional leagues Joel Nash, API Coaches Community Chair Ashu Saxena, Charlotte High School head boys soccer coach Greg Winkler, and Smith College graduate assistant soccer coach and 30 Under 30 Program member Emanuely Costa.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, host Dean Linke opens the show with longtime Coach Educator and Binghamton head men's soccer coach Paul Marco. Following Paul, Dean chats with Philadelphia Union II Marlon LeBlanc, The Training Ground Content Creator and Leadership Coach Donna Fishter, and Iowa defender Sam Cary. To button up this week's show, Dean visits with 30 Under 30 Program member and Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club Regional Manager Jess Stauffer.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, host Dean Linke opens the show with longtime Coach Educator and Penn State's all-time winningest soccer coach Barry Gorman. Following Barry, we hear from one of the original members of the Black Soccer Coaches Committee (now the Black Soccer Coaches Community) Guy Cornish. Next up, Dean chats with the hosts of the Three Old Goalies Podcast: Greg Deutsch, John Boa, and Eric Vaughter. Finishing off this week's show, Dean visits with 30 Under 30 Program member and newly named University of Alabama women's soccer assistant coach Chloe Kane.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, host Dean Linke opens up the show with 2022 Mike Berticelli Award recipient and Steel Sports VP of Steel Experience Felicity Day, Southern Utah head women's soccer coach Kai Edwards, True North Sports Team Specialist Theresa "Tree" Beeckman, and 30 Under 30 Program member and Northern State assistant women's soccer coach Jordan Quinlan.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, host Dean Linke welcomes United Soccer Coaches Interim Director of Coaching Education Schellas Hyndman to kick off the show. Next up, Dean chats with Brown University head women's soccer coach Kia McNeill, followed by Matt Roebuck and Dr. Robert Stern from The Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS). To round out this week's show, Dean visits with United Soccer Coaches Director of Membership Services Allison Pronske before closing the show with 30 Under 30 Program member Alexa Ream.

On this week's Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, host Dean Linke opens the show with Georgia head women's soccer coach Keidane McAlpine. Following Keidane, Latino Coaches Community Vice Chair Art Hernandez interviews FS Futsal Femenino Founder Laura Viáfara. Next up, Dean chats with Steve Besk and Jonathan Turner from the Michigan Soccer Network, Shelby Frazier from United Soccer Coaches, and 30 Under 30 Program member and Stafford Soccer U11-U14 Director of Player Development Maxwell Watson. GREAT NEWS! The United Soccer Coaches Podcast has made the shortlist for the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards! Please vote for us in the Soccer Category using the link below before the voting deadline on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Click here to vote.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke chats with NWSL Chief Sporting Director Tatjana Haenni, USL Academy Director and Technical Director Liam O'Connell, Hartford Athletic Technical Director Ray Reid, University of Minnesota assistant women's soccer coach and Black Soccer Coaches Community Vice-Chair Maya Hayes, Master Coach Diploma holder Guillermo Medina, and 30 Under 30 Program member Michael von Ende-Becker.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, we open the show with an interview between Latino Coaches Community Vice-Chairs Betty Dominguez and Art Hernandez. Betty is the head coach at Davie United Soccer Club and Art is the owner of Art of Kickin' It. Next up, Podcast Host Dean Linke takes over to chat with Black Coaches Community Vice-Chair Mario Felix, Master Coach Diploma holder and DeSales head women's soccer coach Anna-Kate DePaolo, and Mississippi State women's soccer associate head coach Nick Zimmerman. To button up this week's show, Dean gets to know United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 Program member Kendyl Baird. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with Black Coaches Community Vice Chair and American university head women's soccer coach Marsha Harper. Following Marsha, Dean chats with Wheaton College head men's soccer coach Steve McCrath. Next up, Dewan Bader, former Wilmington Hammerheads FC midfielder and North Carolina FC coach, shares his story of bringing USL to Wilmington, North Carolina. To button up this week's show, we meet 30 Under 30 Program member Chris Daniel. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke opens this week's show with the two Coach Educators that will be flying to New Zealand for the Women's Cup Experience: Nancy Feldman and Hue Menzies. Up next, Dean chats with University of Michigan assistant women's soccer coach Sammy Boateng, U.S. Soccer Chief Communications Officer Neil Buethe, and Sogility CEO Jimmy Carson. To tie up this week's episode, Dean checks in with True North Sports Team Specialist Theresa "Tree" Beeckman and 30 Under 30 Program Member Lauren Azzaro.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with the new Black Coaches Community Chair Andrew Richardson. Following Richardson, Dean chats with Positive Coaching Alliance President Jason Sacks, NABEDC Executive Director Kaaren-Lyn Graves, Orchestrating Your Success Founder Cerila Gailliard, and United Soccer Coaches Creative and Brand Manager Rusty Kugler. To close out this week's show, we get an interview with 30 Under 30 Program Member Deanna Hecht. Hecht is currently an assistant women's soccer coach at Illinois College. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke opens the show with Head of Community & Impact and President of FundPlay for LeagueApps Benita Fitzgerald Mosley. Following Benita, Dean chats with former Soccer Journal Editor and author Tim Schum. Tying up this week's episode, we hear from United Soccer Coaches Foundation Committee Member Mike Curry and 30 Under 30 Program Member Riley Piechnick. Riley was just named the head coach of the Davidson College women's soccer program on February 9th, 2023.

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke opens the show with an interview between Lower Merion Soccer Club Development Academy Director Art Hernandez and U-17 UWSNT head coach Natalia Astrain. Next up, Dean chats with United Soccer Coaches Youth Programs Manager Cassidy Weiss following the release of the Recreation Coach Membership. Then, we feature an interview between former United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 Program Member Cynthia Cervantes and Olympic and World Cup Champion Brandi Chastain. On the second half of this week's show, Dean talks with MSD of Pike Township District Wellness Coordinator Isang Jacob, What Drives Winning Co-founder Becky Burleigh, and current 30 Under 30 Program Member Noah Rhodes. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with an interview from #PHL23 featuring FOX Sports Broadcaster Alexi Lalas. Next up, Dean chats with newly appointed Lancaster Inferno head coach Rob Smith and The Mindful Project Co-founder Dr. Rachel Lindvall. Following Dr. Lindvall, Dean talks with the 2021-22 National Soccer Coaches of the Year selected by the NFHS Coaches Association: Yarmouth head boys coach Michael Hagerty and Moon Township Moon Area head girls coach Bill Pfeifer Jr. To round out this week's episode, we meet 30 Under 30 Member Spencer Sandow. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Ju'Riese Colón. Following Ju'Riese, Dean has conversations with soccer legend and former Howard University head men's soccer coach Lincoln Phillips, True North Sports Team Specialist Tree Beeckman, United Soccer Coaches Board of Directors Coaches Communities Chair Dan Woog, and United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 Marti Corby.  Interested in purchasing a copy of the autobiography of Lincoln Phillips? Email phillipslincoln41@gmail.com.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with LeagueApps President Jeremy Goldberg and US Youth Soccer CEO Skip Gilbert. Next up, Dean talks with Outgoing United Soccer Coaches Black Coaches Community Chair Nicole Hercules. To close out this week's show, we hear from United Soccer Coaches Staff Accountant Eta Arrey and 30 Under 30 Class Member Kevin Tello. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast ahead of the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia! This episode, presented by LeagueApps, has host Dean Linke chatting with Outgoing United Soccer Coaches President Ashlee Fontes-Comber, CEO Geoff VanDeusen, Director of Education Programs Dave Simeone, Incoming President Dr. David Carr, and 30 Under 30 Program Class Member Sunny Gelnovatch.

Happy New Year! On the very first 2023 episode of the United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke chats with all three United Soccer Coaches Board of Directors candidates. Dean opens the show with current Board of Directors Member Rusty Oglesby, followed by Sports Bra Project Founder Sarah Dwyer-Shick, Belmont Abbey head women's soccer coach Mike Lynch, and TSM Sports Management Managing Partner Kendall Reyes. To close out the show, Dean chats with The Bauke Group President and Chief Career Strategist Julie Bauke. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke first chats with National Championship Coach Margueritte Aozasa, fresh off UCLA's comeback victory against North Carolina. Next up, Dean visits with Leadership Coach Donna Fishter ahead of her presentations at #PHL23. To finish up this week's show, we hear from two United Soccer Coaches Content Creators, and longtime Convention Presenters: Becky Burleigh and Celia Slater. Becky gives a sneak peek at her four sessions planned using the What Drives Winning philosophy and Celia chats with Dean about what attendees can expect with the Assistant Coach Professional Development Certificate and its corresponding sessions.  

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke chats with 2023 United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee Hank Steinbrecher and 30 Under 30 Josel Mateo.