Female Footballers

This week we have Female Footballers Mentor Alana Asch taking us through a Sensory Visualization. Use this short episode as a practice in visualization. Try it before a practice or game and see if it helps you! Enjoy!

Today is World Mental Health Day! Yo celebrate we have our strategic partner and sports performance expert Allison Weatherford back to discuss mental health and how it shows up through injury and physical setbacks. She provides some great insight for those struggling mentally through an injury. She also helps provide some tips for parents and coaches on how to help your athlete navigate their ment...

This week we introduce you to our newest strategic partner, Sports Performance and Injury Prevention Specialist Allison Weatherford. We talk about her role with the US Soccer Federation and her organization Athena Athlete. This is a great episode for all to learn more about injury prevention, the mindset around sports performance and access to education around it all. A great listen!

This week we dive into all that happened with Spain, Hermoso and Rubiales. But rather than discuss too many details, we pivot to provide solutions to the systemic issues at hand. Let us know your thought! Enjoy!

This week we grabbed a few of our Mentors from this past Summer Mentorship Program to discuss their experience and interest in this very special program! Enjoy listening to passionate female advocates who care to pay it forward to female athletes!

This week we chit chat about the Womens World Cup games, surprises, upsets and of course how we feel about the USWNT as they head into the Knock Out round! We also dive into our take on the mentality displayed by our home team and the criticisms surrounding their performance! Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts!

As we enter into the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, we have a winning mentality on our mind! What better person to have on the podcast than the most recent NCAA Division One Women’s soccer Champion Coach, Margueritte Aozasa?! We chat all about culture, a winning mentality and her unique philosophy that prioritizes vulnerability, joy and mental health with her Championship winning team! A very inspir...

This week our COO Haley Lukas interviews her former teammate, Racing Louisville NWSL goalkeeper Olivia Sekany. They discuss the transition and differences between college ball and pro ball and what it’s like to be a new player in the NWSL. Enjoy!

Welcome Sadie Brown, our newest Operations Intern and Mentor! Sadie is a Sophmore Goalkeeper at Claremont McKenna College and this episode discusses college recruitment, transitioning from HS to college soccer and how the mental side of the game is impacted and more! A great episode with some insight and takeaways for players looking to play at the next level!

We are thrilled to have on two former USWNT players and OG Founder/investors of the newest NWSL Team, Bay FC! Welcome Danielle Slaton and Leslie Osborne! We discuss the road to getting a team here in the Bay, some of the recent hires, and the future direction of the team and brand. Please enjoy and share the episode!

This week we are thrilled to have on the podcast one of our newest mentors, NWSL star, Cari Roccaro!! Roccaro currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars and we discuss her career and the many different times she was able to reframe her thinking as adversity hit. Roccaro’s resilience and positive mindset are on display in this episode and there are so many good nuggets to takeaway! Please enjoy!

This short episode answers all of your questions around our upcoming Summer Mentorship Program! Registration opened yesterday! Give it a listen!

Todays guest is a legend in this game. Her inspiring journey to become the Queen of Brazilian Soccer tells the story of an unwavering passion and defiant perseverance. She is a two time World Cup and Olympic Brazilian national team player, FIFAS 1999 golden boot and silver ball winner, please welcome to the podcast, the amazing Sissi!!

This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with North Carolina Courages newest badass rookie Sydney Collins! Collins discussed her journey to the pros from her youth days in Oregon, her college career, her dual citizenship and he recent call up to the Canadian National Team! This is a great episode for players, coaches and even parents to listen to! Enjoy!

This week we have on our special guest, Laura Schott to discuss the many young signings we are seeing in the NWSL. Laura brings a wealth of knowledge about this topic and we discuss the many pros and cons on this topic. We want to hear from you! Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

We are stoked to have on Angel City FCs newest goalkeeper, NWSL rookie Angelina Anderson! Anderson discusses her journey from club soccer to college soccer at UC Berkeley and her newest transition into professional soccer. There are so many takeaways and nuggets of advice in this episode for girls that want to play at the top level. Enjoy this episode and good luck to Anderson in her rookie season...

This week we celebrate Womens History Month by highlighting a badass female who is doing like minddd work within our field! Shay Haddow is an accomplished author, former collegiate player, mental performance coach and confidence guru! She cares deeply about helping girls gain and maintain confidence! Enjoy the episode!

From growing up in the rural parts of Oregon in the days of Clive Charles, to playing and achieving hall of fame status at UC Berkeley, to leaving college early for USWNT call ups and playing pro up top with the likes of Abby Wambach and Mia Hamm; Laura Schott can do it all. She went on to coach D1 college soccer at Portland State and is currently coaching D3 at George Fox University while she als...

This week we celebrate Black History Month with our FF Mentor Jordyn Elliott! In this discussion we talk with Jordyn about her experience as a black female athlete in youth and collegiate soccer as well as the representation then and now for black players in America. We touch upon the lack of access in marginalized communities and some unconscious bias we see in the world of coaching black female...

This week we sit down with former NWSL player, Rachel Wood to discuss the mistreatment and equity issues the Canadian Womens National Team is facing. We discuss access, pay and gender issues and we connect to all levels of the game. Let us know your thoughts! Enjoy!

A quick episode to debrief an impactful episode from last week. After we stopped recording with the Meyers Family, Steve said something we just needed to share. We couldn’t agree more with both of them. Take a listen and let us know your thoughts!

This week, almost a year after her passing, we are honored to sit down with Steve and Gina Meyer, parents of Stanford Goalkeeper Katie Meyer. We learn about who Katie was, the important and impactful work her family is doing to make systemic change for students and athletes through Katie’s Save Foundation, and how we as players, parents and coaches can help with their mission. This episode is gut...

Guests Meredith Rooney and Rachel Wood join us to discuss the Reyna/Berhalter situation and how it serves as the perfect example of what is happening in soccer at every level in America. We discuss the situation from all angles and the themes that stand out to us. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always let us know your thoughts!

This episode is a recording of our COO, Haley Lukas, as she was being interviewed by Grant Parr. Grant Parr is a Mental Performance coach who hosts the podcast 90%. He interviewed Haley on mindset training, r transition out of pro soccer and how she creates a positive impact here at Female Footballers. Please enjoy this episode! And go check out Grant Parrs Podcast!

WUSA Pro Player…National Team Player….winningest Division 1 Coach in SJSU history …National Champion…OREGON Hall of Famer…. LAUREN HANSON!! We discuss life as a pro player, a female division one head coach and why she retired last year, and advice for aspiring college and pro players from an expert! We talk mental skills, the soccer world and more, don’t miss this one!! Lauren is a badass and dear...