The 50/50 Podcast

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with another loaded show and our final episode of 2025! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. In Episode 4, we're joined by Coach Caitlin Sawyer, Head WSOC of Austin Vandegrift as we discuss her squads great season that was last year and what we can expect this ye...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with an another loaded show! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. In Episode 3, we're joined by Coach Lankford, Head WSOC Coach of Frisco Wakeland, as well as Trevor Burkhead, Head WSOC Coach of Lubbock Cooper. We then unveil the inaugural edition of "The Dark Ho...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns quickly with another great show in Episode 2. Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. In this episode, we're joined by Baily Perrine of Dripping Springs WSOC and Showcase Director of the Hill Country Soccer Showcase, We wrap up the show with the unveiling of "The Wa...

It's the return of INSIDE #TXHSSOC...Season 6 -  WOW!! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast and 50/50 Pod Contributor, Kevin Gomez of Yellow City Soccer. In this season's first episode, we preview our upcoming coverage and content for the 2025-2026 UIL Texas High School Soccer season. Don...

TASCO 2025: Aaron Wessner: Head MSOC Coach, Frisco Emerson   [Originally Recorded: 11-22-2025]

TASCO 2025, David Bammel & Will Maloney: Head M/WSOC Coaches, Lake Travis   [Originally Recorded: 11-21-2025]

TASCO 2025, Robert Smallwood: Asst. MSOC Coach, Tomball & Author of "Off the Grid, On the Field."   [Originally Recorded: 11-21-2025]

TASCO 2025, Dan Moore: Player Development Coach, Wrexham AFC   [Originally Recorded: 11-21-2025]

TASCO 2025, Rudy Garcia: Head MSOC Coach, El Paso Parkland    [Originally Recorded: 11-20-2025]

TASCO 2025, Bruce Reichman & Warren Cottle: TASCO Hall of Honor Inductees   [Originally Recorded: 11-20-2025]

TASCO 2025Maddy Haro: Soccer Account Executive, PlayerData   [Originally Recorded: 11-20-2025]

TASCO 2025, Rob Rush: TASCO Hall of Honor Inductee & Head MSOC Coach, NB Canyon   [Originally Recorded 11-20-2025]

TASCO 2025-Ep. 142, Thad Goodling: VP of TASCO & Head MSOC Coach, Brazoswood   [Originally Recorded: 11-20-2025]

It's a Special Edition of the Pod as we welcome Rob Bledsoe, President of TASCO and Head MSOC Coach of San Antonio O'Connor as he joins us LIVE. We look back at a historic 24-25 TXHSSOC Season and look at the state of TXHSSOC. We also look ahead to the 2025 TASCO Convention and take an inside look at TASCO as an organization and the many things they have in the works for high school soccer coaches...

It's a special edition of the Pod as Jeanette Spain, college soccer parent (UTSA) and former TXHSSOC parent and Dripping Springs Booster Club President, joins us to have "Real Talk" from a parent's point of view. We discuss everything from Club and High School Soccer to the college soccer recruiting process and how a parent can balance it all and be best prepared to support their son/daughter thro...

Derek Pittman, Head WSOC Coach of UTSA and Jake Plant, Head WSOC Coach of UIW join us LIVE for a very special episode as they highlight the return of the second annual "Hometown Showdown" between UTSA and UIW WSOC set for Thursday, September 4, 6:30pm, at the home of San Antonio FC, Toyota Field. Dubbed "The Battle of the Birds," or as we've labeled it, "The Toyota Field Takeover," we go back and...

Friend of the Pod and one of the brightest minds in College Soccer, Ahmad Brown, Assistant WSOC Coach & Video Performance Analyst, USC Trojans, joins us once again. In this episode we discuss the importance of how being a military veteran has helped shape Ahmad’s coaching career, to last season’s great run in the NCAA Tournament for USC. We also discuss their upcoming season and their new stat...

Coach Justin Lowry of the Melissa Cardinals joins us to discuss their recent summer event, "The Soccer Tournament" (TST). Coach Lowry shares insight on how the tournament came to be and how it played it out along with lessons learned in it's inaugural year and thoughts on the future of the tournament. He also shares his thoughts after his first year at the helm for Melissa MSOC and what has him ex...

A special and heavy heartfelt show as we pay tribute to Coach Reece Zunker, Head MSOC Coach of Kerrville Tivy, who sadly passed away along with his wife in the recent Hill Country Flood tragedy. Along with INSIDE #TXHSSOC Co-Host, Rafa Castorena, we're joined by a star-studded panel of coaches in Bryan Hayman of Baytown Sterling MSOC, Elias Ramos of McKinney Boyd WSOC, and Eduardo Venegas of Georg...

Great friend and long-time colleague, along with new Head WSOC Coach of the University of Dallas, Jeremiah Narvaez, joins the Pod! We discuss his ongoing transition into his new role as Head Coach and what his summer looks like on the recruiting trail. Coach Narvaez also gives us an in-depth look at what it means to coach and attend/play at a D-3 institution and program. Don't miss this great epis...

We return with a special episode - The Coaches Panel, featuring Alex Adams, Head WSOC Coach of Timber Creek, Justin Johnson, Head WSOC Coach of San Antonio Churchill, and Alexi Upton, Head MSOC Coach of Royse City. Our 6A coaches join us to discuss their new roles and why they made the change. They also give us great insight into the interview and hiring process. We also discuss the state of TXHSS...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC returns for Season 5-Episode! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. We look back on Day 3 of the UIL State Championships in Georgetown, featuring 6A. We also look back at Region-by-Region breakdown of the Finals and how they did head to head. We wrap up with a great discus...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC returns for Season 5-Episode! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. We're LIVE from Georgetown as we look back on Day 1 and Day 2 of the UIL State Championships, featuring 4A and 5A. We also look back at the fresh breaking news regarding Highland Park and Liberty Hill in t...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC returns for Season 5-Episode! Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. In this episode we're joined by Dave Simeone, Director or Coaching Education for United Soccer Coaches, along with Winston Pool, Head WSOC Coach of Cedar Park and Jerson Carrasco, Head MSOC Coach of Klein...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC returns Episode 9 of Season 5! A great, great show today as Founder and Host, Hector Cano is joined by High School Soccer expert and Co-Host, Coach Rafa Castorena of The San Antonio Soccer Roundtable Podcast. In this episode we're joined by Matt Dickinson, Head WSOC Coach of defending state champion, Prosper  and Rudy Moreno, Head MSOC Coach of Mesquite Poteet. Both coaches give us...