Soccer Down Here

Presented by Kaiser Permanente We take another Wednesday lunch and look at GHSA soccer around the state- rankings, schedules, and any news that comes across our path And Calhoun girls HC Taylor Sumrall drops by to talk about their big win over Sonoraville and looking at the season heading into Spring Break

It's five weeks before the 2026 season opener for the Atlanta United Unified squad... Head Coach Marty Jelleme visits SDH AM with a look at last year and what to expect this year...

A few matches in, the table in the NWSL season has some interesting positions for establsihed clubs... Kacey White drops in SDH AM to look at the bottom towards the top and the top closer to the bottom...

Ben Jacobs sprints in for a cameo on SDH AM on Tuesday We go over the state of the Spurs, what he's seen from the USMNT heading into the Portugal match, and talks steaks on the Belt Line 

It's a stacked Tuesday Thoughts on SDH AM We go over the matchups in World Cup qualifying and Open Cup to set the table TalkSport's Ben Jacobs discusses the Spurs coaching situation, and his thoughts on the matches in Atlanta for the USMNT Kacey White visits breaking down the early work in the NWSL  Atlanta United Unified head coach Marty Jelleme looks back at the 2025 season and previews the Unif...

USMNT prepares for Portugal tomorrow at the Benz, World Cup playoffs tomorrow for the final six spots, we get you ready for all of it with this special from The Brewhouse Cafe. 

It's a Reaction Monday on SDH AM It was a long second 45 for the USMNT at Mercedes-Benz as the home team lost 5-2 to Belgium We go over the loss- hearing from Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, Matt Turner, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino- and what to look for in the matchup with Portugal coming up Tuesday... Plus, we look at the news in Africa over a trophy and the fallout and there may be a new man...

Jose Rodriguez and his staff have built Meadowcreek High into a team to be noticed on the boys side in 6A in the GHSA He joins SDH AM to talk about the process, the day-to-day and what he has learned along the way

Michael Parkhurst visits SDH AM to talk mentoring and what he learns along the way This week, we look at dealing with pressure in line with level of importance in wins and losses plus those moments dealing with the notion of handling the pressure differently than those around you 

Kacey White made it back home long enough to catch her breath with SDH AM We look at St Louis CITY and Houston and look at the good, the bad, and the in between in MLS plus breaking news in the NWSL leads to that discussion on the week...

Jon Nelson, Madison Crews, and Jason Longshore discuss the USMNT and the World Cup live from The Brewhouse Cafe. 

It's a busy Freestyle Friday on SDH AM Jose Rodriguez, head coach of one of the top teams in GHSA Boys 6A soccer, joins to discuss the growth of his Meadowcreek HS program Beyond Goals Mentoring's Michael Parkhurst discusses pressures- late season pressures- and how differently they're handled Kacey White looks at Houston Dynamo, STL CITY, and the league at the bye week plus an early look at NWSL...

There's a lot of news to get into on this version of Thursdays with Niko Sacramento and the stadium plus big-name signings and who is where at the bye week All in one sit down!

The World Cup is rapidly approaching, and for the first time in since the Nations League Finals a year ago, Mauricio Pochettino has called in what feels like his most preferred squad. Bart and Thomas discuss what these call-ins mean and what we expect from the friendlies against Belgium and Portugal in Atlanta. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/soccerforuspod

It's a busy Thursday Thoughts on SDH AM We look at part of what Maddie Crews learned with MLS Commissioner Don Garber at the Business of Soccer Summit in Atlanta plus a portion of the conversation Jason and Maddie had with ATLUTD Director of Methodology Javier Perez Hour 2 is FuboTV's Nino Torres and Sounder at Heart/Pulso Sports Niko Moreno looking around the world in 60 minutes- from South Ameri...

It's a busy Wall Pass Wednesday on SDH AM We look at the Mo Salah decision The news out of Sacramento and the new stadium plans (plus the ideas involving MLS) The USMNT updates from training The busy week in NWSL (with three matches in a week's time) with previews of tonight And MLSSoccer.com's Dylan Butler on the league plus your AM news all in one place 

Presented by Kaiser Permanente It's a tour of the state in Georgia high school soccer- rankings, scores, schedules, and a visit from Ben Hudson to get an education on the program at Hart County on both the boys and girls sides in 2026

SDH AM catches up with Jamie Henderson on a few fronts... He's getting into the rhythm of his new gig as Sporting Director at Union Omaha in USL League One and it was a chance to be back with family... What are the challenges, growing pains, lessons, and landscape as the franchise grows...? We find out... 

Presented by Howard Hamilton, the founder of Soccermetrics We now know who is in which group and what the chase is from now on for a title Howard breaks it all down... 

Tuesday Thoughts kick in on SDH AM taking the tour in soccer First, we take a look at the busy week of Kevin Egan- when cell signals agree with travel and, in Hour 2, Union Omaha Sporting Director Jamie Henderson drops by to talk about the beginning of the new season in USL League One- and all the juggling that has to go on at the same time in busy schedules in multiple comps... Plus, a wild story...

So, Jarrett and Jon used flight tracking software to find out how long Denis Bouanga would take to travel to a Gabon-Uzbekistan match late in the week... Answer: It's not a hop, skip, and a jump... We also look at England, Gummy Bear Cup results, and Scotland with the split... PLUS PICK OF THE WEEK!!!

The goalless draw between Atlanta United and DC Uniteed had its share of talking points 929TheGame's Abe Gordon bats leadoff for another week of SDH AM looking at the growth and what still needs to grow within Atlanta United early in 2026 

It's a busy SDH AM looking back at the weekend for ATLUTD and ATLUTD2 929TheGame's Abe Gordon looks back at the draw with DC United, we go through the post match sound from the locker room, and look at the highlights of a tough loss with the 2's in Charlotte SoccerForUSPod's Bart Keeler drops by to look at the red cards from the weekend and the expectations for the USMNT as they have their last fr...

FX Rivera travels out west for his next match on Apple TV as the Earthquakes travel to BC Place to take on the Caps after their midweek run in CONCACAF We take a deep dive into the weeks that were and how the match could play out- plus whatever else is on his mind on SDH AM

NWSL Atlanta had another box checked in their list to get ready for the 2028 on-field launch in the league... The Marietta City Council voted to approve a landswap so AMBSE could start construction on the complex to instantly compete from Day One The Marietta Daily Journal's Hunter Riggall was at the meeting and breaks it all down