The Two Time NWSL Champion Is Resilient; a chat w/ Tegan McGrady This week Tegan McGrady steps into the 11. A player who was constantly featuring for the Youth National Teams growing up and always knew she wanted to push herself as much as she could in the game. She found success at Stanford University, her dream school and would even go on to earn a cap with the Senior National Team. But the road was not always easy, injuries, being away from her peers growing up and trades when she became a pr...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 89
Kazakh Champions League Nights and NWSL Dreams; a chat w/ Brenna Connell Episode: 88 Brenna Connell is in the 11 this week and she shares the lengths she was willing to go to achieve her dream of being a professional. From stumbles at George Mason, Israeli unprofessionalism, a German dream stripped by Covid, training in Cow pastures and so much more. Brenna shows how resiliency, work ethic and just enough belief can bring you to the heights you've always imagined. Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 88
A Footballer With A Dream Born In Rio, Fulfilled In Germany; a chat w/ Eric Ganime Episode: 87 This week Eric Ganime steps into the 11 to share a footballing story with origins in Rio and stopovers in places like Iowa Western Community College, St. Francis University Germany and beyond. Tune in to hear just what it's like to leave home as a teenager for an opportunity to attend University and play football in the United States. Then how to chase your dreams as a pro soccer player! Patreon: https...
Jan 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 87
This week Jared Odenbeck steps into the 11 to share the story of how he weathered the storm to find his sunny day. A path to a pro career took him through some of the top collegiate soccer programs in the United States at Georgetown and Wake Forest. While he was met with obstacles at both, especially Wake Forest taught him the value of competition, accountability and being resilient in a difficult environment. He took these skills and ventured into the world of pro football where he was met with...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 86
Take a little trip down memory lane and check out the best moments from the second half of the year in podcasting on the in the 11 show. 2022 was a year filled with amazing stories, guests and content. If you like anything that you hear go ahead and check out the full episode with all the links placed right here. 3:10: Luca Sarno and Austin Hill -https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/episode/luca-austin 6:15: Cam Vickers- https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/episode/camvickers 8:05: Reuben Burk- https://in-t...
Dec 17, 2022•50 min•Ep. 85
Take a little trip down memory lane and check out the best moments from the first half of the year in podcasting on the in the 11 show. 2022 was a year filled with amazing stories, guests and content. If you like anything that you hear go ahead and check out the full episode with all the links placed right here. (1:28) Episode 48-Steve Covino: https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/episode/episode-48-the-mls-academy-difference-a-chat-w-steve-covino (4:39) Episode 49- Jake Keegan: https://in-the-11.capti...
Dec 08, 2022•47 min•Ep. 84
The First Professional Footballer From MONTANA; a chat w/ Eddy Prugh :Episode 83 Eddy Prugh the first ever professional soccer player to come out of the state of Montana in the USA steps in the 11 to share his journey to the pros, when as a youngster that vision was unclear. A trip to Bolivia ignited a passion for the game that carried him to incredible new heights within the sport. After multiple college stints Eddy found his way to the professional ranks via determination and grit and became a...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
How To Become a Professional Player AFTER Playing College Soccer; a chat w/ Sam Agosti Sam Agosti, the former Santa Clara player steps into the 11 this week, to share some tips on how to become a professional soccer player. Even if you go to college for all four years, that does not have to mean that your career is over as soon as you walk across that stage for graduation. Sam has gone on to play in Sweden as well as now in Portugal and he shares his insight as well as stories from his time with...
Nov 11, 2022•55 min•Ep. 82
Episode 81: Division 1 Walk On To Champions League Nights; a chat w/ Kyle McLagan Kyle McLagan steps into the 11 this week to share his journey in the game of football. Kyle's journey has seen him face adversity and rejection from an early stage in his career but it never derailed him. Making his way to the division 1 level at Furman Kyle proceeded to have an incredible college career, but was not met with interest from the professional level. Fast forward to today and Kyle can call himself an I...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 81
Episode 80: From The Concrete Jungle To Oberliga Matchday's; a chat w/ Evan Kostylev Evan Kostylev steps into the 11 this week to share his journey in the game of football. A teammate of Brendan's in Darmstadt Germany Evan has now found his way back to Deustchland at the levels we often day dreamed about during our time in the amateur levels of our European adventures. The road to Evan's landing in the Oberliga of Bremen has one with numerous twists and turns, including stops in Spain, Slovenia,...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 80
Never Take The Game For Granted: a chat w/ Stephen Flora Part 2 The rest of the Stephen Flora story! We break down his pro career, one that brought him from indoor soccer in California to Germany, Spain and even Andorra. We even discuss the gruesome injury that left him bed ridden in a hospital in Andorra for weeks and the road to recovery he has been on over the past 6 months. Patreon: https://patreon.com/inthe11pod?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 79
Episode 78: Refusing To Quit; a chat w/ Stephen Flora part 1 Stepping into the 11 this week is Stephen Flora to share the first part of his career. A career that was filled with setbacks and obstacles but never diminished his desire to reach the highest levels of the game possible. Through all pushback Stephen never lost his relentless work ethic and he carried that as his true north through his college career which we break down here in part 1 of this 2 part episode. Patreon: https://patreon.co...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 78
Episode 77: Redirecting The Feedback Loop and Building a Pro Career; a chat w/ Alex Ainscough Pt.2 Part 2 of the Alex Ainscough story, enjoy! Support Via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inthe11pod Subscribe to the show: https://in-the-11.captivate.fm/ Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIKaXh28XlDY-NaJEuCPJw Follow The show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthe11pod/ Follow the show on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inthe11pod?lang=en Manscaped!: https://www.m...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 77
Episode 76: Redirecting The Feedback Loop and Building a Pro Career; a chat w/ Alex Ainscough Pt.1 Alex Ainscough is not the first journeyman footballer to step into the 11 and I am guessing he will not be the last. A star studded youth career saw Alex receive interest from a majority of the top college programs in the United States and led to him landing at Stanford University at probably the height of the Stanford dynasty. As many young players realize as they move to higher levels of play, ev...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 76
Episode 75: The 7 (.5) Things I Have Learned After 75 Episodes After 75 times welcoming you into the 11 I wanted to recap all the things I have learned after interviewing countless pros and people immersed in football. Check out the full episode to hear more and some of the stories that have brought me to these conclusions! A pro football career is a roller coaster. The game is so much more about your mentality than it is about what you can do on the field. Don’t be afraid of the word no Network...
Aug 10, 2022•53 min•Ep. 75
Episode 74: An American Smashing In Goals in Slovenia; a chat w/ Brian Saramago This weeks guest, Brian Saramago is stepping into the 11. Another product of the Red Bull Academy Brian credits his chance to trial with Red Bull to his best friend and current Red Bull first team player Omir Fernandez. He came and impressed and as they say, the rest is history. His story take him on a journey to a smaller patriot league school, Loyola, where as he says he just felt comfortable and at home from minut...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 74
Episode 73: Germany, Puerto Rico, USA And Never Being Afraid To Fail; a chat w/ Alejandro Castaing Ale steps into the 11 to share the journey he has embarked on through football. Ale was a teammate of Brendans in Germany so the boys reminisce on their time together in Darmstadt. Training with the first team, playing matches, being nervous, off the field and antics and so much more. Ale also fills Brendan in on what he has been up to since then, his return to Darmstadt, a brief stint in college s...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 73
Episode 72: Growing Up A Red Bull, Bursting On The Scene At Georgetown, Now Honing His Craft As A Pro; a chat w/ Arun Basuljevic Stepping in the eleven this week is Arun Basuljevic, a Red Bulls Academy graduate who went on to the storied Georgetown University Men's Soccer program and had immediate success. Training day in day out with players who would go on to be high level professionals accelerated the growth and development of Arun as a player and ignited his desire to push on to the pro game...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 72
Episode 71: Dropping Out Of College To Chase The Pro Futbol Dream In Mexico; a chat w/ Cesar May Cesar steps into the 11 this week and we talk college soccer in the United States, growing up in Exton Pa. and his now professional opportunity with Club Calor In Mexico. Cesar hasn't always had an easy road to the pro game, being undersized but technically gifted he often had to prove doubters wrong in his career. Additionally there was a time in which he felt COVID may have ripped away the dream he...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 71
Episode 70: Homeless In France, To National Team Captain and Icelandic Champion; Be Undeniable w/ JC Mack JC Mack steps in the 11 to share his inspiring journey to becoming a professional footballer. His story features everything, Division 1 soccer scholarships, contracts passed up in Trinidad and trial by fire with MLS side Chicago Fire. JC is authentic in sharing his pursuit of the game that has brought him all over the world. He reflects transparently on how he has gotten to some of the highe...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 70
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 including Bundesliga giant academies. The group saw nearly 45% of the players attend a trial with a pro...
Jun 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 69
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 that has taken him around the globe. He is a footballer who has trialed in the first Division in Col...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 68
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 complicated that but hey... I can't give you all the answers. Listen in to the episode to hear the answers I...
Jun 13, 2022•49 min•Ep. 67
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 Coach has seen the triumphs and adversity that pursuing coaching has to offer. From having to manage...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 66
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 quit attitude. As he says he was willing to knock on doors until one opened or he had to break one d...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 65
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 Mexico where we last left him and how he found his way to Germany and the trialing process he went throu...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 64
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 the country and was receiving interest from top colleges. He attended Umass Amherst from 2013-2014 ...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 63
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 into high level College Soccer. His youth experience instilled a mindset of work ethic and dedication to his craft...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 62
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 also what it took to actually grow in the career that he’s chosen for himself. Before all these happened for...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 61
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.fm/ Follow The Show: https://linktr.ee/inthe11 WATCH The Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIKaXh28Xl...
Apr 21, 2022•48 min•Ep. 60
