Boots on the Ground

Trinity article referenced in the pod:  https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nwsl/2025/07/29/trinity-rodman-washington-spirit-nwsl-uswnt/85424820007/ If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon ! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the S...

Vince is out this week, but Tara is joined by friend of the pod Maddie to come together to celebrate all the reasons why folks should tune into the 2nd half of the NWSL season - 14 reasons to be exact. We talk through transfer news, health news, rookie of the year progress, playoff speculation and much more. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our...

Oh (jeez), Canada. Tara and Vince react and talk through our dominant win against Canada. A big game from Michelle Cooper, goals from both defensive midfielders, and lots of fullback discussions. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, addit...

Tara and Vince talk through both USWNT games vs. Ireland. We had debuts, 8 goals, and Boots on the Ground reports from Denver and Cincinnati. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Discord. Don'...

A quick detour to emphasize celebrating the women in your life, then Tara and Vince get into the recently announced roster for the USWNT games against Ireland and Canada. We talk through each of the new call ups, we listen to Emma Hayes on Jordyn Bugg, and we draft our own starting 11. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independen...

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Tara and Vince briefly discuss the U23 games against Germany, then get right to a recap of our latest friendly vs. China where Lily Yohannes, Cat Macario, and Avery Patterson all shine. Plus, a special edition of Questions for Vince and we hear from someone who had their boots on the ground at the game to get their perspective. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so,...

Tara and Vince reconvene to talk through the weekend action from the NWSL's rookie class, Emma Hayes' roster for our upcoming window against China and Jamaica , and the newly released U23 roster for their games against Germany. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you a...

Tara and Vince are joined by Greg Velasquez to talk through what we've learned so far from phase 2 of the Emma Hayes era. What have we liked? What can we leave behind as we prepare for a busy summer of games? Along with lots of roster speculation. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscri...

Tara and Vince mourn Trinity Rodman's back while checking in on our gals playing in Champions League, and the NWSL games from this past weekend. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Discord. D...

Tara and Vince turned into proud parents talking to Ally Sentnor about her sophomore year with the Utah Royals, and her recent call ups to the USWNT. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Disco...

Tara and Vince reunited to talk through our last minute loss to Brazil. Goalie wars? Discussed. Fullback tryouts? Discussed. Midfield mysteries? Discussed. Cat's rise to national team supremacy? Also discussed. The rest of the game? Yep, discussed. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscr...

Tara and Vince break down our first game against Brazil. We treasure Catarina Macario's hold up play, Alyssa Thompson's danger creation skills, and Lily Yohannes' super sub appearance. We hear from subscriber Kimberly, who had her Boots on The Ground. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Sub...

Tara and Vince giggle and gab their way through the April roster, along with some weekend action. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Discord. Don't forget to subscribe and download all of ou...

Tara and Vince met to discuss our National Team gals at club. We start with Champions League and get to celebrating the return of NWSL. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Discord. Don't forg...

Recorded prior to SheBelieves, Bill Midd joins the pod to talk about his experience going to Coachella to get his boots on the ground to check out Bay FC along with the other west coast NWSL teams. We talk through his experience attending weekend 1, National Team players who were there, and his thoughts on the upcoming Bay FC season. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doin...

Vince is out today, but Tara is joined by Greg Velasquez from Scuffed to recap the USWNT's loss to Japan and discuss the SheBelieves tournament and our thoughts leading into the April window. Clipnotes for the Japan game will be posted on the Patreon. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Sub...

Tara and Vince recruit friend of the pod Maddie in helping break down the USWNT's win against Australia. We relish in Claire Hutton's debut, Gisele Thompson bullying Caitlin Foord, and a Jaedyn Shaw out for blood. Clipnotes for this episode will be posted on the Patreon. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in...

Tara and Vince kick off the SheBelieves recaps with two special guests. We discuss Cat's glorious comeback, Lily's standout performance, and have a HEAP of mispronunciations when discussing Lindsey's game. Plus we hear from local boots on the ground at the end. If you're interested in watching the show clips discussed in this episode, make sure to join the Patreon. If you haven't already, please s...

Tara and Vince meet again (virtually) to discuss the new roster for the upcoming SheBelieves games. Then a new segment is introduced where Tara simply asks Vince a lot of questions, a friendly interrogation if you will. If you'd like to ask Vince a question for a future episode, email us at bootsonthegroundpod@gmail.com or message us on Patreon. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patr...

A rare off week episode! Tara and Vince talk to Mike Watts in a special episode to learn more about his background, what being a broadcaster in the NWSL is like, his thoughts for the upcoming NWSL season, and a lot more. Mike Watts tries (and fails) to teach Tara the rules of Fight club, and also names his Mount Rushmore of NWSL players. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By...

Emily Higgenbotham joins the pod to discuss bold predictions for the 2025 NWSL season. We also touch on who she hopes to see on the SheBelieves roster, and who would be cast on The Traitors: USWNT edition.      If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon ! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free...

Article discussed in the episode:    https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43557138/how-chelsea-broke-world-record-sign-naomi-girma-san-diego-wave If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon ! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additional content, and access to the Scuffed Discor...

Tara and Vince kick off their first episode by talking through the two January camp rosters, all the transfers and potential transfers that are in the news, and introduce some of the new additions to the NWSL. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free e...

Introducing Boots on The Ground, a USWNT focused podcast which will follow the player pool through club performances, roster call ups, and national team games. Regular episodes dropping every other week with Tara and Vince. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon ! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you acce...