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Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Martin and Nathan welcome Dakota Carroll to the show to discuss the positive and negative impact parent behavior can have on our young athletes. Too often we see negative behavior from parents on the sidelines, and the three talk about strategies to encourage positive behavior instead. Dakota is the Teams Director at Steel United Pennsylvania, Steel Sports' largest s...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Martin and Nathan welcome baseball legend and Steel Sports advisory board member Dusty Baker to the show! Dusty and the guys talk baseball with Opening Day just a few days away and they also dive into the topic of mental health in youth sports. Steel Sports' Andrew Broadbent shared a Beyond the Game article on how coaches, parents and organizations can create a suppo...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Martin and Nathan dive into the latest news around baseball and soccer including the usage of ABS (Automated Ball-Strike System) at MLB Spring Training and how technology has expanded throughout sports. The guys also discuss the new Beyond the Game article centered around why parent-coach relationships are crucial in youth sports. Steel Sports' Adam Corlett writes ab...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin discuss Team Steel NY's recent trip to the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Florida and tell stories about the late Tommy Lasorda and the famous facility previously known as Dodgertown. Steel Sports Senior VP of The Lasorda Way Steve Jones stops in to talk Premier League soccer and the United Soccer League's ambitious plans to add a competin...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin welcome former Premier League and international soccer star and NBC Sports commentator Robbie Earle along with Steel Sports' VP of Staff & Player Development Ian Hughes to the show! The guys go through the latest in baseball and soccer, including Premier League insight from Robbie and Ian, before having a chat about Ian's Beyond the Game ar...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin go through hot topics in the worlds of soccer and baseball, including Premier League updates, transfer news, Hall of Fame voting, and the Dodgers landing yet another big name. The duo also discuss Nathan's recent Beyond the Game blog article about the benefits of playing multiple sports. Specialization continues to run rampant at the younger ages, b...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin welcome Adam Corlett to the show to discuss the delicate nature of the coach-player relationship and how coaches can have maximum impact on and off the field. Adam, the VP of Steel United soccer teams at Steel Sports, earned his coaching stripes as a young man and learned many lessons along the way, especially how to balance trust and boundaries with his...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin welcome Annie Meyers Drysdale to the show, a true sports legend. Annie is a Hall of Fame athlete, broadcaster, and trailblazer who has left an indelible mark on basketball and beyond. She was the first woman to earn a four-year college athletic scholarship, and the first woman to sign an NBA contract, in 1979 with the Indiana Pacers. Annie tells stories...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin jump into a number of soccer topics around the globe ranging from the USMNT's win over Jamaica, the MLS and NWSL playoffs and recent results in the UEFA Nation's League. The guys also breakdown awards season in Major League Baseball and give their picks. Finally, with US Soccer looking at changing the youth age classification to school year fro...

Send us Fan Mail Former Major Leaguer and current VP of Team Steel Baseball and Softball Gary Brown joins the show to recap the World Series. A former World Series champ himself with the Giants in 2014, Gary emphasizes how the Dodgers' attention to the fundamentals was key to winning the title. Co-hosts Nathan and Martin also dive into soccer topics with thoughts on Ten Hag being sacked from...

Send us Fan Mail Former Major League player and manager Bobby Valentine joins the show to preview the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. Co-hosts Nathan and Martin also chat with Bobby about the star power of this Fall Classic, the state of pitching in baseball and his take on how leadership can be developed through youth sports. Beyond the Game — Read the Article Follow us on social me...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin give their take on the early season returns in the Premier League, the regular season dominance of Inter Miami and Orlando Pride, MLB Postseason excitement and drama, and more. The guys discuss the launch of Steel Sports' blog series: Beyond the Game, and it starts with Martin's piece on the parent's perspective of nurturing lifelong skill...

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin discuss Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani becoming the first member of the 50/50 club, Martin's travels taking him all over Europe, player safety and concussions in the NFL, and more. Follow us on social media — Instagram , Facebook and Linkedin

Send us Fan Mail Co-hosts Nathan and Martin recap a full summer of sports, looking back at the USWNT's Olympic triumph, the USMNT's Copa America disaster and potential hire of Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach. The guys also discuss the thrilling end to the Little League World Series, MLB's trouble promoting their stars and look ahead to Team USA para swimming world record hol...

Send us Fan Mail Only four teams remain at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the Steel Sports Podcast is here to recap the knockout rounds and look ahead to the two semifinal matchups. Steel United Texas coach Jaylin Finney and Steel United Massachusetts coach Mike Ciccolella join the show to preview the semis, discuss their tournament highlights to this point, explain their penalty kick strategy and m...

Send us Fan Mail With group stage wrapping up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Steel Sports Podcast breaks down the action and looks ahead to the round of 16. Steel United PA Girls Director Mike Welsh and Steel United NJ Senior Regional Coach Developer Stuart Sharples, both unabashed England supporters, join the show to discuss the World Cup's first two weeks. Hear their picks for what teams h...

Send us Fan Mail Before the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off on November 20 in Qatar, the Steel Sports Podcast previews soccer's biggest event. Our resident soccer expert Ian Hughes, a UEFA Pro License coach with over a decade of experience with the Football Association of Wales, breaks it all down for the listeners. Hear about the teams and matchups to watch, breakout stars, who has the most pr...

Send us Fan Mail Tripp Gibson wrapped up his 10th year as a Major League Baseball umpire by serving on the crew for the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Tripp talks about his start and journey in umpiring, being named to umpire his first World Series and being behind the plate for Game 4 when the Astros completed a combined no-hitter. He also discusses the st...

Send us Fan Mail National Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman spent an evening with the Steel Sports Athlete Leadership Council to discuss the 50th anniversary of Title IX and the impact the historic legislation continues to have on sports. Follow us on social media — Instagram , Facebook and Linkedin

Send us Fan Mail USA Baseball is leading the way when it comes to the development and education for the national pastime's coaches, parents and umpires as they help grow the game at the youth level. Andrew Bartman, Director of Coaching Development at USA Baseball, is at the forefront of many of the organization's initiatives as he joins the Steel Sports Podcast. Andrew dives into the USA...

Send us Fan Mail Jim Thompson started the Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University in 1998 to transform the culture of youth sports. His belief that positive coaching is the key to unlock the best out of young athletes has spread across the country into youth sports organizations and partnerships with major sports and professional coaches. Jim joins the Steel Sports Podcast to discuss som...

Send us Fan Mail Morgan Stickney had aspirations of becoming an Olympian as a youth swimmer growing up in New Hampshire. However, a foot injury and the discovery of a rare vascular disease derailed those plans.  She had her left leg amputated in 2018, and then a year later an injury in her right leg forced Morgan to make the difficult decision to go through another amputation. Morgan wouldn't...

Send us Fan Mail As kids return to play, it's important to keep them on the field or court as opposed to the sidelines with injuries or even worse, the doctor's office. Dr. James Paci, MD is the Director of Orthopedic Surgery for Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, and he has seen a spike of injuries as kids come back from long layoffs due to the pandemic. As part of Steel Sports&ap...

Send us Fan Mail FC Cincinnati's Dan McNally was a successful college soccer coach when an opportunity to start and grow a professional team in the Queen City was presented to him. Now the club's Director of Soccer Operations, Dan joins the Steel Sports Podcast and discusses his leap of faith, bringing a European style fan experience to Cincinnati, the club's path to Major League So...

Send us Fan Mail 1984 Olympic 100m hurdles champion Benita Fitzgerald Mosley was a powerful force on the track and hasn't slowed down. Now the Head of Community & Impact and President of FundPlay at LeagueApps, Benita is using the power of sports to strengthen communities and provide opportunities to young boys and girls in underserved areas. Benita talks about her careers, the confidence...