In the 11 with Brendan Griffiths

Episode 69: 41 Professional European Trials For Young American Players, Being An Industry Disrupter; w/ Mark Dillon Back for his third appearance on the podcast, CEO and founder of the Talent Projekt Mark Dillon steps in the eleven. Mark recaps the most recent cohort that traveled to Germany and made real noise for young American players. The Talent projekt boys played countless European teams inc...

Episode 68: Starting Soccer As A High School Freshman To A Professional Player in Thailand; a chat w/ Christian Sacchini Stepping into the 11 this week is another player who shows all of you dreamers out there that there is no one clear path to your goals. Christian picked up the game of soccer when he was about 14 years old as a freshman in high school and has since had a journey within the game...

Episode 67: The THREE Things You Will Need To Become A Professional Footballer This week on the pod it's all about the essentials. How do you reach the next level of Football? Whether that be, the college game, semi-pro, or professional football there are a few things that you just can't go without. Now it's not as easy as just follow these three easy steps and bam you're a pro, it's more complica...

Episode 66: 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPION Winning Coach; a chat/w Reuben Burk Stepping into the 11 is the reigning national champion of Division 3 soccer, Head Coach of Connecticut College Men's Soccer, Reuben Burk! Coach Burk boasts a career that featured him becoming a head coach of a major division 3 program all within a decade of beginning his coaching career. Having stints at all levels of the game...

Episode 65: Knocking On Doors Until One Opens; a chat w/ Cam Vickers Cam Vickers steps into the 11 this week to discuss the career in professional football that has brought him to every corner of the country. From beginning his career at Sonoma State of the NCAA Division 2 level, to navigating the ever-changing landscape of lower league professional soccer in the states, Cam has kept a refusal to...

Episode 64: Pushing For Professional Football Contracts; a chat w/ Austin Hill and Luca Sarno Austin and Luca return to the podcast for the 2nd and 3rd times respectively on the podcast. Luca a few months removed from a professional trial in Finland talks about his experience and how he plans to adjust, adapt and continue to move forward in the game. Austin lays out the timeline after leaving Mexi...

Episode 63: The Blue Collar Baller; a chat w/ Luke Pavone Current Professional Soccer Player for Richmond Kickers in USL League 1 steps into the 11 this week. Born in Rochester New York Luke Pavone grew up with a hard working and gritty mentality that he applied to his game on the pitch. Don't mistake his work ethic for a lack of talent as he was playing some of the highest level youth football in...

Episode 62: Bayer Leverkusen Youth To Saving Shots From Landon Donovan; Persistence Against Adversity w/ Devala Gorrick Welcome to the 62nd episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by   Devala Gorrick as they chat about Devala’s journey starting overseas at an early age in some of the biggest European football academies which prepared him for the transition in...

Episode 61: An American Forging A Career In Europe, On The Touchline: w/ Mike Keeney Welcome to the 61st episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Mike Keeney as he shares how he transitioned from being a player to a coach and then taking his career from the US to Europe. Mike talks about the kind of mindset necessary to be able to go through such growth, and als...

Episode 60: Bonus Episode! My Chat with Closer Mentality Listen to the great interview I did with Julia Mellett of the Closer Mentality podcast as we discuss my playing career, mental health in athletics and so much more! Check out the Closer Mentality Podcast!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/closer-mentality/id1552237175 In The 11: Subscribe To the Show:  https://in-the-11.captivate.f...

Episode 59: Cardiff City's Attention To Detail; w/ Josh Morris Welcome to the 59th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Josh Morris as he shares what it’s like to be an analyst and why they’re important to football teams. In this episode, he shares how he got into the business and what drove him to pursue the career. He also shares what he’s noticed in a player’s...

Episode 58: Creating A Dynasty w/ South Kent's Owen Finberg Welcome to the 58th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by   Owen Finberg, and shares about what makes a prep school, specifically South Kent Prep School, unique from all the others, and how it provides a unique experience for playing football.  They talk about the culture of South Kent and...

Episode 56: Solving The Million Dollar Soccer Problems Through Healing w/ Seth Alan Taylor Welcome to the 57th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Seth Alan Taylor, working in mental and emotional health, Seth specialized in working with elite athletes. He works mostly with soccer players as he also used to be a player and a coach while also being a life coach....

Episode 56: Taking Sheffield City FC Global Welcome to the 56th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by guests from the Sheffield City Football Club! Ash Greenwood, Daniel Simpson, and Ryan Hartle. They share their plans on expanding over to the US and why the next move is to grow bigger outside the UK. Building the club from the grassroots level, Ryan, Daniel, and...

Episode 55: Didn't Touch A Ball For 6 Months Now He's A Professional w/ Sergiu Anton Welcome to the 55th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Sergiu Anton who shares how coaching is definitely his passion and that it will be so for a long time, but is haunted by the thought that he didn’t do more with his professional career as a player. As a kid, Sergiu always h...

Episode 54: Neymar's Perfect Chaos with Luca Sarno Welcome to the 54th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Luca Sarno as they discuss the documentary series, Neymar: The Perfect Chaos. He makes the important point that he sees Neymar as a footballer and examining him through that lens makes him very disappointed because of how much respect he has for Neymar’s ta...

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Episode 53: An American Making Waves In Southeast Asia a chat w/ Jonny Campbell Welcome to the 53rd episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Jonny Campbell where he shares how football allowed him to experience playing in South East Asia which Johnny did not even plan on before. Raised in Tennessee and going to East Tennessee State University, he never really expecte...

Episode 52: From The NESCAC to Old Trafford; w/ Khari Stephenson Welcome to the 52nd episode of the In The 11 Podcast ! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Khari Stephenson, a former top-level player in The USA, Sweden, Norway and Jamaica and he shares the story of his professional career and life in retirement from football in this episode! Brendan acknowledges that Khari took a less traveled r...

Episode 51: A Story Of MLS Moments And Doctoral Dreams w Seyi Adekoya Welcome to the 51st episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today, Brendan Griffiths is joined by Seyi Adekyoa where they chat about how sports psychology just might be the next step for Seyi In this episode Seyi shares what you would probably experience if you’re going to pursue a degree while putting in effort for your love of the s...

Welcome to the 50th episode of In The 11 with Brendan Griffiths. Today we have a special episode with Brendan looking back on what he’s achieved so far with the In The 11 Podcast. This episode has got to be the most personal that Brendan has created. He talks about what the podcast was a product of, what his relationship with football actually is, what he went through and how it has affected his m...

Welcome to the 49th episode of the In The 11 Podcast! Today we are joined by Jake Keegan Stiker for the Greenville Triumph and former player for the likes of Forward Madison, FC Edmonton, Galway United, St. Patrick’s Athletic, FCA Darmstadt and Binghamton University.  How the career started: Jake’s career was met with a lot of “no’s” early on as he partook in 9 trials before finding a club to...

Episode 48: The MLS Academy Difference; a chat w/ Steve Covino Welcome to the 48th episode of the In The 11 Podcast ! Today we are joined by Steve Covino, one of the coaches selected for the 2-year coaching course hosted by the French Football Federation. Steve shares his journey to becoming a coach and how things have changed in the field of Soccer over the years. Steve shares the hardships that...

Episode 47: Shark Bites, Selling Danish Fish And Playing For Landon Donovan: a chat w/ Chase Boone Welcome to the 47th episode of the In The 11 Podcast ! Today, joining us is San Diego Loyal SC’s forward, Chase Boone . While he did not go into a D1 school, he proved that it takes personal work to build your career and become a professional player. In this episode, Chase looks back into how he got...

Episode 46: A Member Of The Goalkeeper Union Takes on Portugal; a chat w/ Sergio Hernandez Welcome to the 46th episode of the In The 11 Podcast ! Today, joining us from Portugal is our first goalkeeper on the show, Sergio Hernandez . He is a former teammate of mine at Chestnut Hill College, where we played for almost four years before the pandemic threw a wrench in it for him. In this episode, Ser...