Female Footballers

Season 4 is opening with a bang as we discuss in detail and with passion the systemic abuse issues in youth soccer from all angles with some expert guests. Former NWSL and UNC player, Rachel Wood, and former ECNL director and collegiate player Meredith Rooney, help us dissect a system in need of major changes. We view abuse from the perspective of the player, the coach, the parent and the admin. A...

Today is Giving Tuesday and we quickly sum up our journey thus far and discuss our current needs. Your support means the world to us as a new non profit. Please consider donating to help fund our programs at https://www.femalefootballers.org/donate

This week we discuss the Social Discipline Window. We define what it is, discuss how it pertains to coaching and parenting with athletes and leaves you with the opportunity to figure out where you stand. We connect this window to the culture of teams and the mental performance of players. If we ask our players to have self awareness, it’s only fair that we as coaches and parents also reflect on ho...

This week we discuss our frustrations with the expectation of youth players to act like young professionals in a system that does not function in a professional manner. From a lack of communication to accountability, our youth system isn’t functioning in a way that serves the our youth for success. Take a listen and let us know your thoughts!

Today we discuss the details of the Sally Yates Investigative report that was made public this week. We talk about our thoughts, experiences and most importantly what we feel you as a player, parent or coach can do to help make an impact in a very messed up system in Womens soccer. We highlight how abuse is not just happening at the highest levels but at every level. We discuss ways to help change...

This short episode details our blog post from this week which is all about why we need consistent mental skills training. Parenting culture and technology have changed and are impacting our youth, causing a lack of executive functioning and social emotional skill sets. Give it a quick listen and tell us your thoughts!

This week we discuss the challenges of preseason, tips and advice on how to navigate preseason and we introduce you all to our newest program, our College Community Program. Our College Community Program is designed to bring collegiate players from all over the country, together to discuss relevant topics, work on personal and professional development and build community through shared experiences...

This week’s interview is with Stephanie Barron Hall (M.A. Organizational Communication & Leadership), a speaker, certified Enneagram coach, and author. Stephanie discusses the Enneagram, a personality assessment framework, and how it can be used to help teams and individuals self-reflect and become more self aware. Stephanie specializes in bringing clarity to complex concepts and communicating the...

This week we discuss how the womens side of the game is a catalyst for social change. We discuss Megan Rapinoe and her presidential medal of freedom, fighting for equality, racial and lgbtq justice to equal pay and Womens rights, and how we are proud that our sport is changing the landscape for women.

This week our COO Haley Lukas sat down with Horizon Starwood to discuss her passions. They discuss disability rights, accessibility and activism in sport. We hope you enjoy the episode!!

We are super excited to have guest, Jenna Lamb, the Business Development Director of the new Oakland Soul!! We talk all about the Soul and the importance of their representation in the Bay Area! She answers lots of questions about their brand, team and mission. Check it out!

This week we dive into what makes us unique: MENTORSHIP! We discuss the importance of mentorship for female athletes. We define what that means to our organization and how we use mentorship to help players achieve excellence at the highest level. One week left to sign up for our Mentorship Program! Link in bio!

We hear about the mental toll female athletes experience at the collegiate level often. But do you know that our youth female players are experiencing them too? Meet Aubrey McLin. Aubrey is a 2008 Goalkeeper for the Davis Legacy. She is not only a baller on the field, but she is showing our youth female athletes what it means to self advocate and make an impact off the field as well. Why? Aubrey i...

It’s uncomfortable to discuss and hard to define. It’s happening on all levels in our sport. Todays episode is a candid conversation about emotional abuse. We aren’t the experts. But these hard discussions are important to have. So please give it a listen and let us know your thoughts.

The end of May means it's tryout season! In this episode we discuss tryouts from the perspective of the coach, player and parent! Listen in for tips on how to have a great tryout! And remember whatever the outcome, putting yourself out there in a new situation is a huge deal and we are proud of you! Enjoy this episode and as always, comment below!

Everyone you come across in your journey within the game is going to have an opinion about you. Regardless if you asked for it or not. That doesn't make their unwanted judgment ok, but its in our control as to how we let it affect us. How we handle feedback can make or break our journey to the top as a high performing athlete.  Listen in today on a great episode about navigating other people'...

Mean Girls. Drama. Toxic Culture. Bully. These are the many ways female team conflicts are described by people. In today's podcast episode, we discuss relational aggression, female power dynamics, social status and conflict in team settings. We provide tips on how to manage, fix, resolve, and communicate about these issues from the perspective of a player, coach and a parent. This is a MUST LISTEN...

This week we give 5 steps to help players become more self aware of how they can have a productive response to feedback. We are going to get positive and negative feedback at all levels and from all angles, parents, coaches and teammates. So the sooner we learn how to respond in a productive way, the easier we can process it and move past it in a productive way. We hope you enjoy! 

This week we discuss the importance and often forgotten topic of Self Care. We talk about what self care looks like for elite athletes.

Last week we were fortunate enough to be a guest on the Goal Keepers Podcast. Host and member of the United Goal Keeping Alliance, Art Hernandez, provided his listeners with a session on mental health and goal keeping featuring our founder, Kassie Gray. In this episode we discuss the tools and resources that are available to players, parents and coaches for the mental side of the game. We want to...

This week we celebrate #equalpayday by discussing the how the recent settlement concerning the equal pay lawsuit of the USWNT has effected the culture on the team. We discuss some of the polarizing figures who did a podcast episode last week on this topic, Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo. We would love to hear your thoughts so check out our social platforms to chime in!

Katie Meyer was a dedicated, spirited, confident and bold student athlete. Her life and death has resonated with our entire community of female athletes. In this episode we discuss how she lead her life, from our perspective, exuding a loud level of confidence and she pushed against the societal norms of what confidence and strength should look like. We also discuss her death and the pertinent nee...

A 10 minute Thursday thoughts on the tragic death of Katie Meyer.

This week we discuss a topic that was brought to our attention from a Soccer Girl Probs post and the many times our USWNT has won by a high margin. We discuss how teams handle high score situations. Some run it up and continue high level play, others play one touch and posses…what do you think is the right thing to do? We want to hear from you!

Are you a parent of a female player? Struggling on how to show your support? Are you a yeller? Silent? Worried? Confused on how to help her? Listen to this episode! We discuss the positives and negatives of parenting a female athlete today. We give resources and tips so don’t miss it!