United Soccer Coaches Podcast

We kick off our first show of February 2021 by talking with Dr. Brad Miller and Matt Spear from Soccer Resilience. We chat with The Athletic National Staff Writer Meg Linehan and finish off the show with Soccer Analyst Alexi Lalas.

On this week's show, we chat with Heather O'Reilly about motherhood and the tough decisions to be made with the USWNT. Next Northwestern head men's soccer coach Tim Lenahan joins host Dean Linke to talk about his coaching journey and his last season with the team. Following Tim, we visit with John Johnson, one of the five 2020 Letter of Commendation recipients. We close the show by getting to know...

On this week's show we reconnect with Hank Steinbrecher after last week's Digital Convention. We chat with Michael Lewis of Front Row Soccer and we get a #UnitedCV21 recap from Geoff VanDeusen. We chat with longtime member of the United Soccer Coaches Foundation committee Al Albert and we close the show meeting 30 Under 30 member Kelsey Yam.

On this week's show we take a closer look at some of the award winners at the 2021 Convention. We chat with Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award winner Neil Hull, Charlotte Moran Youth Long-Term Service Award winner Mike Barr, William Holleman Award for Meritorious Service Award winner Brian Greene and the namesake of the Robert W. Robinson High School Long-Term Service Award, pa...

On this week's show, Dean Linke chats with Geoff VanDeusen, United Soccer Coaches Director of Operations & Events, about next week's Digital Convention. We hear from Kendall Reyes and Heather Dyche, the two candidates for the association's Board of Directors. He chats with Yeagley Award winner Raymon Gaddis of the Philadelphia Union. We meet 30 Under 30 member and Disabilities Allies Advocacy Chai...

We kick off our final show of 2020 by taking a look back at the year in soccer with Mike Woitalla of Soccer America. We chat with UCLA head women's coach Amanda Cromwell about her session at the 2021 Digital Convention. We hear from a couple of award winners who will be honored at #UnitedCV21, Blair Gerlach and Ray Alley. We hear from Nicole Hercules, Black Coaches Advocacy Chair and one of the in...

On this week's show, host Dean Linke kicks off the show with longtime Soccer America columnist Paul Gardner. We hear from Michael Palone, son of Hall of Fame inductee Joe Palone. We hear from United Soccer Coaches Board member Dr. David Carr. OL Reign Academy Technical Director Amy Griffin joins the show to talk about her upcoming convention session and we meet a member of our 30 Under 30 class, Z...

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We kick off this week's show talking with former United Soccer Coaches CEO Joe Cummings, who interviews Jose Mourinho for the upcoming Digital Convention. Chris Doran, the radio voice of the Columbus Crew joins us to preview MLS Cup as well as talk about saving the club. We meet two of our award winners, High School Long-Term Service Award winner Reid Wiecks, and Disabilities Allies Advocacy Award...

On this week's show we highlight Hall of Fame inductee Sigi Schmid by chatting with his sons, Kurt and Kyle, and Ralph Perez. We hear from Bill Jeffrey Long-Term Service Award winner Sasho Cirovski of Maryland. We chat with retiring College Programs Director Rob Kehoe and we close out the show talking Purdue women's soccer with head coach Drew Roff and the program's all-time leading scorer Maddy W...

On this week's show, host Dean Linke sits down with Paul Caligiuri talking about his goal to put the USA into the World Cup 30 years ago. We hear from TCU Head Women's Coach Eric Bell after the Horned Frogs captured the Big 12 title. We meet 30 Under 30 member Madie Gates, a former player at BYU and now coaching in the youth game. We end the show talking Northwestern Women's Soccer with Associate...

On this week's show, Dean sits down with U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer and current Greenville Triumph SC head coach John Harkes. We hear from Digital Convention presenter, sport psychologist, Dan Abrahams. We meet 30 Under 30 member Brigit Reder, and we close out the show talking Michigan women's soccer with head coach Jen Klein and Wolverine alum, and Canadian WNT & Tottenham Hotspur Women defender,...

On this week's show, host Dean Linke sits down for interviews with Carson Porter, Executive Director of the Wilmington Hammerheads Youth Football Club; 2020 Honor Award recipient George Perry; 30 Under 30 member, Jessica Ingram; and we close out the show talking Michigan State women's soccer with head coach Tom Saxton and Spartan alum, Laura Heyboer Heethuis.

On this week's show we start to preview the 2021 Digital Convention with United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Education Ian Barker. We hear from #UnitedCV21 presenters Staci Wilson and Dr. Shawn Arent. We meet 30 Under 30 member Coleman Akey, and we close out the show talking Wisconsin women's soccer with head coach Paula Wilkins and Badger alum, Rose Lavelle.

On this week's show we kick off USL's Championship weekend talking with Lee Cohen, President of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In USL League 1 we talk with Austin Panchot of Union Omaha. We hear from Xavier head men's coach Andy Fleming before meeting two more of our 30 Under 30 Members, Megan Christian and Matt Parsons. We wrap up the show talking Maryland women's soccer with head coach Ray Leone and alu...

On this week's show, Dean sits down with Corben Bone, midfielder for USL's Louisville City FC. He chats with Bobby Puppione, Girls Academy Director for TSJ FC Virginia about the virtual showcase they set up for players during COVID. We meet the first member of our newest 30 Under 30 Class, Alexandria Jackson, Assistant Men's and Women's Coach at Blinn College. We wrap up the show chatting Illinois...

On this week's show, Dean chats with Nikki Washington, former pro player and current Utah Royals assistant coach. We hear from former USWNT head coach Jill Ellis. Eloisa Borreguero joins us in part 5 of our five-part Hispanic Heritage Month series. We wrap up the show talking Penn State women's soccer with head coach Erica Dambach and PSU alum and current Portland Thorn, Rocky Rodriguez.

On this week's show we hear from Boys High School Advocacy Chair Greg Winkler about the HS Advocacy Group as well as a new book he has coming out. We hear from Loy Urbina in part four of our five-part series celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. We get a visit from Louie Rolko, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Division II Lake Erie College to hear about the exciting things happening at LEC and hear how t...

On this week's show, host Dean Linke chats with Rafael Amaya, Technical Director for USL's Rio Grande Valley FC, in part 3 of our 5 part Hispanic Heritage Month series. He gets an update on the U.S. Soccer Bylaw proposal with at-large rep Mike Cullina. He talks with UAB men's coach Jeff Kinney as well as Minnesota women's head coach Stefanie Golan and Gopher alum Rashida Beal.

Jeff Vennell and Mike Curry from the United Soccer Coaches Foundation join Dean to discuss the Foundation's mission, the Foundation Membership Support program, how you can apply for scholarships and all the foundation has to offer. Cynthia Cervantes talks about being a Latina coach in a male dominated world in our second of a five-part series during Hispanic Heritage Month. We hear from Past Presi...

Ahead of the start of the ACC season, Dean chats with North Carolina star Brianna Pinto. We meet Arturo Hernandez in part one of our five-part series highlighting Latino Coaches Advocacy members during Hispanic Heritage Month. We chat with Damon Rensing, head men's soccer coach at Michigan State and Spartan alum DeJuan Jones, right back for the New England Revolution. We close out the show meeting...

We kick off this week's show talking with NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird about the league returning to play with the Fall Series and the success of the bubble in Utah. Eddie Radwanski, Head Women's Coach at Clemson, joins the show to discuss the ACC kicking off an abbreviated fall season this weekend. We hear from Maryland head men's coach Sasho Cirovski and Terrapin alum and former pro turned telev...

On this week's show, host Dean Linke chats with Mark Segbers of USL's Memphis 901. We hear from United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Education Ian Barker and all of the new online education opportunities being offered through the association. We chat with Texas Tech women's head coach Tom Stone on the Big 12's fall plans to play. We also chat with Brian Maisonneuve, Ohio State head men's coa...

On this week's show, Dean talks with Greg Mauch about Indiana High School soccer moving forward this fall. We hear about a unique collaborative club partnership between Kansas City Scott Gallagher and Toca FC. He talks with Houston women's assistant coach Chelsey Patterson, Rutgers men's head coach Jim McElderry and Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes, and we meet two more members of our 30 Under 30...

On this week's show we hear from Florida women's coach Becky Burleigh on continuing to prepare for the upcoming fall season and what that looks like during COVID. We talk with Danielle Fagan, of Soccer DCF (Development, Character & Fun), about developing players on and off the field. We chat with Penn State head men's coach Jeff Cook and alum Aaron Molloy, and we wrap up the show meeting two more...