The 50/50 Podcast

INSIDE #TXHSSOC is back with Season 5, Episode 8! It's another fabulous LIVE show 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 Jason Adkins, Head WSOC Coach of Smithson Valley and Will Maloney, Head WSOC Coach of Lake Travis. Both coaches give us insight into t...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with another fabulous LIVE show 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 Episode 7, we're joined by Kevin Gomez, Founder of Yellow City Soccer and Coach Juan Romero of San Antonio Southwest MSOC. Kevin gives us insight into the genesis of the Yellow City Soccer...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with another loaded LIVE show 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 Episode 6, we're joined by Coach Scott Davis of San Antonio Taft WSOC and Coach Peter Fargo of El Paso High School WSOC. We discuss their seasons and winning district titles along with their...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with another loaded LIVE 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 Episode 5, we're joined by Coach Michael Strong of Boerne MSOC and Coach Kyle Olson of Austin Northeast MSOC. We discuss their seasons so far along with their respective districts and regions. We...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with another loaded show and our first 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 Emily Horvath of Austin Anderson WSOC and Rob Bledsoe of San Antonio O'Connor MSOC and Vice President of TASCO. We discuss their seasons so fa...

Garrett Kull, new Head WSOC Coach of the UTPB Falcons, joins us LIVE. Coach Kull gives us an inside look into the hiring process and why he felt the time was right to make the jump to UTPB. A college coach at multiple divisions and and former High School Coach, Coach Kull talks about his previous experience at both levels has prepared him for his new role. We also discuss the climate of the curren...

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, along with our Region 1 and 2 overview. We then unveil the inaugural edition of "The Dark Horse List!" We wrap up t...

INSIDE #TXHSSOC, returns with an absolute loaded 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 bring on a series of great guests in Jesse Tovar of Prep 1, Ricardo Guzman of the Allen Eagles Soccer Booster Club, and Coach David Bammel, Head MSOC Coach of Lake Travis...

We're BAAACK! It's the return of INSIDE #TXHSSOC, Season 5. 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 fellow 50/50 Pod Correspondent, Steve Sanchez. In this season's first episode, we preview our upcoming coverage and content for the 2024-2025 UIL and TAPPS Texas High School Soccer season....

Eric Alonzo, Head WSOC Coach of the Irving MacArthur Cardinals, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Jerry Hurtado, 2024 TASCO Hall of Honor Inductee and Deer Park Head MSOC Coach, along with Bryan Hayman, Head MSOC Coach of Baytown Sterling, join us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Todd Wheeldon, President-Elect of the Texas Association of Soccer Officials (TASO), joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Rusty Oglesby, President of United Soccer Coaches and Head WSOC Coach of Hardin-Simmons University, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

David Parks, Head MSOC Coach of the Crandall Pirates, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Perry Van Der Beck of the International Soccer School and International Soccer Symposium, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Alexi Upton, Head MSOC Coach of Sulphur Springs and friend of the show, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Fred Dikranian of the International Soccer School and International Soccer Symposium, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Stephen Mackey, Founder of 2 Words Character Development & The Texas Way, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

Founder and Director of Casa Deportiva Cumbre Alta, Nate Taube, a professional club in the third division of the Ecuadorian soccer pyramid, joins us LIVE from Moody Gardens for the 2024 TASCO #TXHSSOC Coaches Convention. 

It's a Special Edition Podcast as we have Breaking News from the UIL as Chris Bezner, President of TASCO and Head WSOC Coach of Wylie High School joins us LIVE. We unpack the major breaking news from the UIL to implement the "Mercy Rule," effective immediately for the 24-25 season. We also take an inside look at TASCO as an organization and the many things they have in the works for high school so...

We're joined LIVE by Stefani Webb, SWA and Head WSOC Coach of the UT-Tyler Patriots! Coach Webb shares her thoughts and analysis on how her team's season performance so far and why she believes they are off to their best start to a season in program history. Coach Webb also shares her thoughts on what it's like to compete in the Lone Star Conference; regarded by many as one of the top three Divisi...

Brian Lee, Head WSOC Coach of the Rice Owls, joins us LIVE! Coach Lee shares his thoughts on how his team's season has gone so far and how he approaches non-conference versus conference play. We discuss how their only non-conference loss versus defending national champion, Florida State, has really helped them, as well as the personality and make up of this year's team. Coach Lee shares his though...

We're LIVE with Elias Ramos, Head WSOC Coach of the McKinney Boyd Broncos. Coach Ramos helps us look back at the summer of soccer and his experience of presenting at the 2024 THSCA Coaching School. We discuss how last year helped prep his upcoming season this year and what has him excited about this upcoming season. He also gives us insight on what makes this year's team different from teams from...

Derek Pittman, Head WSOC Coach of UTSA and Jake Plant, Head WSOC Coach of UIW join us LIVE for a very special episode as the highlight the historic announcement of their rivalry match that is scheduled for Sunday, August 18, 6:00pm, 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 forth with both coac...

Coach Bryan Hayman, USMNT Super Fan and Head MSOC Coach of Baytown Sterling, joins us for a special "Summer of Soccer" episode. We discuss a wild summer of soccer with Euro, Copa America, and USMNT Head Coach talk, as well as a look ahead at the upcoming Olympics and talk all things USMNT and USWNT. We also discuss TXHSSOC and the inaugural Division I/Division II format. This and so much more. A g...