United Soccer Coaches Podcast Central

This United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, is dedicated to the life and legacy of the late sports journalist Grant Wahl. On this episode, Host Dean Linke talks with Kansas City Current Founder Chris Long, then SiriusXM FC Host Glenn Crooks, as they share stories about Grant. In the second half of this episode, Dean chats with West Morris Mendham High School Head Varsity Boys' Soccer Coach and Qatar Experience Cup Attendee Lindsay Schartner, before closing the show with 30 Under 30 Bruno Ramos. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke kicks off this week's show with the NCAA Division III men's soccer national championship coach Julianne Sitch from the University of Chicago. Following Sitch, Dean chats with Las Vegas PD Officer Luis Videl and retired Police Captain Bob Chinn, who started a free youth soccer club for the Bolden area. To finish up this week's show, Dean visits with Sports Psychologist Dan Abrahams, United Soccer Coaches Membership Services Manager Sarah Wilbur, and 30 Under 30 2022-23 Class Member Tyler Weiss. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke chats with Attorney Thomas Newkirk, Topodium Group Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Sharman, Colgate head women's soccer coach Lyndse Hokanson, University of North Carolina-Greensboro head men's soccer coach Chris Rich, and Love United FC Founder and #PHL23 Presenter Matt Spear.

In this special Thanksgiving edition of the United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Links chats with USMNT goalkeeping legend Tony Meola. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke visits with 2022 United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame Class Member Al Albert, United Soccer Coaches Foundation Marketing & Communications Sub-Committee Chair Mike Curry, and True North Sports Team Specialist Theresa "Tree" Beeckman. The United Soccer Coaches Foundation's annual Giving Tuesday event will be conducted on Tuesday, November 29th. Click here to learn more.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke chats with University of Alabama women's head soccer coach West Hart and The Bauke Group President and Chief Career Strategist Julie Bauke.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens up the show with United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee Roy Gordon. Following Roy, Dean chats with 2022 Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award recipient Felicity Day, then Northwestern senior midfielder Rowan Lapi. To close this week's show, Dean welcomes 'The AntiFragile Athlete" innovators Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Adam Wright.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with Rutger's men's head soccer coach Jim McElderry, and Rutger's forward MD Myers. Dean then chats with Honor Award Recipient Schellas Hyndman, United Soccer Coaches Content Creator and Author Paul McVeigh, and NWSL Analyst and Sports Broadcaster Anna Witte. Dean closes the show with Penn State men's head soccer coach Jeff Cook.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with Michigan State women's soccer coach Jeff Hosler. Following Hosler, Dean chats with former United Soccer Coaches CEO and newly appointed Women's Independent Soccer League (WISL) Managing Director Lynn Berling-Manuel about the Club Leader Professional Development Certificate available at the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention. Dean then talks with API Coaches Community Member and youth soccer development professional Sanjeev Parmar. To wrap up this week's show, Dean is joined by Marcus Walfridson with over a decade of experience as a professional coach from the grassroots level to the UEFA Women's Champions league.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with Portland Thorns FC and USWNT midfielder Sam Coffey. Dean also chats with What Drives Winning Co-founder Becky Burleigh, St. Louis City FC U17 Academy Coach and Latino Coaches Community Member Luis Swisher, Seven Lakes boys soccer coach and Texas Association of Soccer Coaches Chief Operations Officer James Krueger, and Wisconsin men's soccer head coach Neil Jones. 

We've got our biggest United Soccer Coaches Podcast yet! Presented by LeagueApps, this week's show kicks off with host Dean Linke chatting with legendary Canterbury high school boys soccer coach Greg Mauch and United Soccer Coaches Awards Manager Steve Veal. Dean then chats with United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Education Vince Ganzberg, Washington Premier League Technical Director Erik Oman, and True North Sports Team Specialist Theresa "Tree" Beeckman.  For this week's Hispanic Heritage Month spotlight, Latino Coaches Community Members Lower Merion Soccer Club DA Director Art Hernandez, Directora Técnica Profesional Karla Maya, and Western Texas Women's Soccer head coach Cynthia Cervantes join the show. To button up this week's massive episode, Dean chats with University of Iowa defender Sam Cary and Wake Forest women's soccer head coach Tony da Luz. 

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke opens the show with Michigan midfielder Meredith Haakenson, followed by United Soccer Coaches High School Programs Manager Lee Jarrell. Following Lee, we have our second Hispanic Heritage Month segment featuring Jessica Montiel. To close this week's episode, Dean chats with The Mindful Project Co-Founder Dr. Rachel Lindvall, one of the content creators for United Soccer Coaches' new online learning platform, The Traning Ground.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke kicks off the show with United Soccer Coaches CEO Geoff VanDeusen to talk about the launch of the association's new online learning platform, The Training Ground. Up next, Dean chats with True North Sports CEO Celia Slater and Team Specialist Theresa "Tree" Beeckman. Dean then interviews Madison and Riley Tiernan from Rutgers University. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we hear from Latino Coaches Community members Art Hernandez and Mario Zuniga-Gil, before closing the show with Coaching Community Relations Manager Michael Kodama. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with Foundation Committee Chair Jeff Vennell and Foundation Fundraising Sub-Committee Chair Al Albert to talk about the Foundation Grant and Scholarship Applications closing on Sept. 23rd.  Next up, Dean chats with Virginia women's soccer head coach Steve Swanson and University of North Carolina women's soccer head coach Anson Dorrance. To button up this week's show, we hear from United Soccer Coaches Chief Finance Officer Beth Sullivan.

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! University of Redlands men's soccer head coach Ralph Perez kicks off this week's show with Host Dean Linke to chat about the upcoming trip to Qatar for the FIFA Men's World Cup in partnership with Generation adidas International, powered by inspiresport. Following Ralph, Dean chats with Stanford women's soccer assistant coach Melissa Charloe and Northwestern women's soccer assistant coach, before closing the episode with United Soccer Coaches Member Services Representative Remmi Mays.

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke opens up the show with new UCLA women's soccer head coach and API Coaches Community Member Margueritte Aozasa. Following Margueritte, Dean chats with University of Michigan men's soccer head coach Chaka Daley, The Mindful Project Co-founder Dr. Rachell Lindvall, and United Soccer Coaches Youth Programs Manager Cassidy Weiss!

Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Links opens up this week's show with National Soccer Hall of Famer and United Soccer Coaches Honor Award recipient Hank Steinbrecher discussing the good work of the United Soccer Coaches Foundation. Up next, Dean chats with Ohio State head women's soccer coach Lori Walker-Hock and Texas A&M head women's soccer coach G Guerrieri about the movement to extend the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship season. Lastly, we visit with Langtree Charter Academy High School head coach Martin Conway.

-Updated as of 8.18.22 1:11 PM CST- Check out this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps! Host Dean Linke chats with University of Southern California women's head soccer coach Jane Alukonis and University of North Carolina Greensboro head women's soccer coach Michael Coll ahead of the new season. To wrap up this week's episode, Dean visits with United Soccer Coaches Digital Marketing Specialist Absalom Solorio. 

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke is joined by United Soccer Coaches Foundation Committee Members Jay Engeln and Ralph Polson to give a breakdown of the Foundation amid Grant and Scholarship applications being open. Next up, Dean revisits the Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS) at the BU School of Medicine, with Co-Investigator Ann McKee, M.D., and Recruitment Coordinator Matt Roebuck. Dr. McKee shares the story of former MLS player Scott Vermillion, who died in 2020 and was posthumously diagnosed with CTE. To button up this week's episode, we get to know 30 Under 30 2021-22 Class Member Josh Potter.

On this week's United Soccer Coaches Podcast, presented by LeagueApps, Host Dean Linke opens the show with soccer analyst Danielle Slaton sharing her experience covering the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 and her efforts to bring an NWSL team to the San Francisco Bay area. To round out this episode, Dean chats with United Soccer Coaches Marketing and Communications Manager Bailey Conklin and 30 Under 30 2021-22 Class Member Matt Pitcock. #nwsltothebay | Bring NWSL to the SF Bay Area