Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Walker Zimmerman, two-time MLS Defender of the Year and USMNT standout, and Nuno Piteira, GSA Executive Director and former coach for Zimmerman. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke chats sits down with the pair, chatting about Zimmerman's experiences in youth soccer, how youth soccer has changed since he was a kid, how...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Ben Pirmann, Head Coach of Memphis 901 of the USL Championship. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke sits down with the former NCAA and pro player, chatting about his experience playing youth soccer with current ECNL club Vardar, his journey through the coaching ranks, and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Warren Barton (Del Mar Sharks), Lee Morris (South Carolina United) and Brian Quinn (SDSC Surf), all former professional soccer players who are now coaching in the ECNL. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke chats with the three pros about their time playing professional soccer in Europe, what brought them over to the United S...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Jason Kutney, ECNL Boys Commissioner, Darel Russell, Heat FC coach and ECNL Boys social media personality and Andrea Wheeler, ECNL Director of Creative Services. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke chats with all three about everything that goes into the ECNL Boys social media creative process, getting insights and a behind...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Christian Lavers and Doug Bracken, the ECNL's President and Vice President, respectively. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke sat down with the duo at the ECNL Coaching Symposium in Las Vegas, discussing the state of the ECNL, what the future holds for the league and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you! Ahead of the ECNL's Coaching Symposium in Las Vegas, Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke brings in the ECNL Leadership for Episode 35 of the ECNL Podcast. Linke chats with ECNL President Christian Lavers, ECNL Vice President Doug Bracken, ECNL COO and Girls Commissioner Jen Winnagle and ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney about the ECNL Coachin...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Geoff VanDeusen, the newly hired CEO of United Soccer Coaches. Breaking the Line Podcast host Dean Linke chats with VanDeusen about his excitement for starting his new role, his vision for United Soccer Coaches, his winding path playing and coaching through the club, high school and collegiate levels, what's in store at the...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak and Tim Sahaydak, a husband and wife coaching duo leading the charge at UCF for the women's soccer program. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with the couple about their beginnings at North Carolina - Chapel Hill, how the two began dating while also pursuing professional soccer dreams, Tiffany'...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features US Soccer Hall of Famer Alexi Lalas, current Fox Sports soccer broadcaster and former MLS and USWMT star. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Lalas about growing up in Michigan playing ice hockey and soccer, his time with the USMNT playing in two World Cups and two Olympics, transitioning from playing soccer to working in soc...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Dean Linke, the Breaking the Line Podcast Host and broadcaster for more than 20 years, covering sports such as soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, gymnastics, basketball, baseball and more. This edition of Breaking the Line is hosted by ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney, and he chats with Linke about his time with US Soccer, his jo...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Jen Klein, Head Coach for the Big Ten Champions Michigan women's soccer program. ECNL Podcast Dean Linke chats with Klein about her squad's route to the Big Ten title and a No. 2 seed in the upcoming Women's College Cup, her coaching journey through the youth and collegiate levels, how ECNL has changed the game for...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Jeff Hosler, Head Coach for Michigan State women's soccer. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Hosler about his first year with the Spartans, Michigan State making the Big Ten Conference tournament for the first time in 10 seasons, winning multiple national championships at the DII level, and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Doug Lemov, the ECNL's Coaching Methodology Advisor and New York Times Best-Selling author. His published works include Teach Like a Champion and The Coach's Guide to Teaching. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke and ECNL President Christian Lavers chat with Lemov about following the science in education, the importance of bac...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Joey Skinner, former Charlotte Independence defender and reigning ECNL Boys U18/19 Player of the Year and Korbin Albert, former Eclipse Select SC midfield and reigning ECNL Girls U18/19 Player of the Year. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with both Skinner and Albert about their time in ECNL, winning their respective Player of...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Eric Bell, the head coach for TCU's women's soccer team. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Bell about his journey from sales into coaching, his stops at Illinois and Florida State before TCU, recruiting trips to ECNL events, the Horned Frogs' title hopes in 2021 and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Damon Nahas, an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team, hired by the school in 2015. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Nahas about his time with the US Women's National and Youth programs, winning two ECNL national championships with North Carolina FC, how his development as an NC...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Kenneth Medina, the Executive Director for Sting Soccer, has a coaching career that has spanned 30+ years, which includes numerous regional, national and ECNL championships, and has been an ECNL board member for 12 years. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chats with Medina about his vast c...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Ted Chronopoulos, the Academy Director for Pateadores, Victor Pace, ECNL Director for CESA, and Santino Quaranta, Technical Director for Pipeline SC. ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney leads a panel with all three DOCs, discussing their club's philosophies, how each club can continue to push the youth game forward, what bro...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Walid Khoury, LAFC Slammers Director of Coaching, and Aaron Brunner, Richmond United's ECNL Director. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chat with Khoury and Brunner about their respective club's paths to the ECNL Girls National Finals, how they prepared for the weekend, their clu...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Martin Rennie, a professional coach who has managed clubs such as MLS' Vancouver Whitecaps FC, USL's Indy Eleven, the Carolina RailHawks (now North Carolina FC) and more, and his daughter Lauren, a current ECNL player who will play collegiate soccer at Indiana Wesleyan starting next season. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features Kevin Payne, former DC United President and CEO, former Toronto FC President and member of the 2021 National Soccer Hall of Fame class. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chats with Payne about his soccer beginnings, his journey throughout pro soccer, what the future of soccer could look li...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features ECNL Girls Commissioner Jen Winnagle and special guest Shelley Smith, Head Coach of the South Carolina women’s soccer team. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, chats with Winnagle about ECNL South Carolina, having more than 900 college coaches back on the sidelines following the end of the Division I recruiting dead period and looking...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features special guests Chris Grassie, Head Coach of the Marshall University men's soccer team, and Jerry Smith, Head Coach of the Santa Clara University women's soccer team. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney and ECNL President Christian Lavers, chat with Grassie and Smith respectively...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features special guest Ian Barker, the Director of Coaching Education for United Soccer Coaches. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chat with Barker about his coaching career, which has spanned multiple collegiate divisions and speaking internationally, how to measure success as a coach, how to mold...

Let us know the topics of interest to you! The ECNL Podcast features special guests Cobi Jones, former USMNT standout, former LA Galaxy midfielder and current LA Galaxy broadcaster. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chat with Jones about his journey to become the most capped player in USMNT history, his post-playing broadcasting career, one of the most pivo...