This week, we chat with the amazing Jimmy Conrad! Jimmy played on the USMNT and in the MLS. Due to an injury, he had to leave the game...but everything happens for a reason! Jimmy is now a YouTube star and for years he has been entertaining us with his witty commentary and perspective on the game. Jimmy may be the most passionate person we know about the game of soccer and we truly love it! Follow him on social! He's hilarious! Instagram.com/jimmyconrad
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In honor of Father's Day we dove REAL deep into the world of dads in sports… Is your dad the over-enthusiastic “volunteer” sideline ref?! Or is he the overly aggressive "wannabe" coach dad?! Listen to this week's podcast to find out the 10 Soccer Stereotypes! Soccer Dad Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Uhnn3LQgE&feature=emb_title Soccer Dad Stereotype Blog: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/10-types-of-soccer-dads
Jun 19, 2020•26 min
We wrote A BOOK (well, a second one! We decided to extend our College Soccer Survival Guide and talk about all things being a Ladyballer! In this book you will find pages of positive, helpful, hilarious and empowering advice about living the life of a ladyballer! On this week's podcast, we give a sneak peak to our book and read an excerpt from our chapter about Social Life! Featuring hilarious and heartfelt experiences, plus tips on training, nutrition, motivation, balancing soccer with a social...
Jun 12, 2020•28 min
We chat with Indi Cowie (aka the best female freestyle in the World) about her decision to choose freestyle over playing professional soccer while at UNC after a bad knee injury. We also find out from Indi what it takes to be a professional freestyler, the dedication that comes with it and the craziest/coolest experiences she's had from performing! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indicowie/?hl=en
May 29, 2020•43 min
We chat with Yael Averbuch about her dedication and passion for the game she loves. Yael played at UNC, NWSL and the USWNT and is the creator and founder of the Techne Futbol app. We discuss Yael’s focus and determination as an athlete at every level she played, the difficulties of playing professionally, and her vision is to empower young players to own their development, (plus her passion for hardcore 90's techno)! Yael's Month Motivation Challenge: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/dealin...
May 22, 2020•54 min
We chat with USWNT legend and our good friend (aka long time bestie) Brandi Chastain about EVERYTHING! She shares with us what kind of college Coach she is, what she expects from her players, the power of social media and what she's cooking today! Brandi is inspiring, brilliant, and always makes us laugh.
May 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min
We chatted with Erika Tymrak about her successful soccer career at IMG Academy, UF, the NWSL, learning more about yourself while playing overseas, deciding when to stop playing and the importance of nutrition as an athlete! https://www.erikatymrak.com
May 08, 2020•45 min
USWNT and North Carolina Courage's Lynn Williams chats with SGP about her rollercoaster journey ride to the National Team, the best tips to watching and learning from game film, and how talking about yourself in the third person may just give you the perspective you need!
May 01, 2020•49 min
This week we talk about the different injury stereotypes based on our hilarious YouTube video. Players deal with injuries in different ways and we tell you which stereotypes to follow and which to stay away from! Laugh at our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNdqswW6SU Take our Injury Stereotype Quiz to find out which one you are! https://app.ex.co/stories/soccergrlprobs10/what-injury-stereotype-are-you-
Apr 22, 2020•30 min
We were lucky enough to chat with one of our favorite World Cup Champions! She is a bada** mom and plays for both the USWNT and North Carolina Courage. Jess McDonald's story and words of wisdom were just what we needed to hear to motivate us through another day of quarantine! She also spoke about the struggles of being a mother in today's footballer world. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN! For more info on Jess and the Jessica McDonald Foundation: https://www.jessmcdonald1422.net/
Apr 17, 2020•44 min
The OG Crew is back together! We chat with our good friends, Matt Danaher and Matteo Marzoli, who have been playing the filming role of coaches, players, refs and everything in between in our SGP Youtube videos since Day 1! We talk about our favorite memories filming, playing and going to college together. You might recognize Matt & Matteo in the following videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhsCErGcZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Uhnn3LQgE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SCn_iEBy...
Apr 10, 2020•52 min
Let’s face it. Sometimes our coach says one thing, and we know DAMN well they mean something entirely different. (Even if we have no idea what that ‘something’ is at all). This podcast is inspired by our YouTube video #InCoachLanguage where we talk about all of the scenarios when coach says something and what we think he/she actually means. If you haven’t seen our video yet, you need to go watch it now. It has over half a million views! #InCoachLanguage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZh...
Apr 03, 2020•46 min
We prompted our Ladyballer Squad to ask us ANYTHING they want to know about SoccerGrlProbs. We got all types of questions from "How does a Trex eat corn on the cob?" to "What is our most embarrassing moment on the field?" So many belly laughs and shoutouts in this one! Sign up for our 20-days of Stay At HOME Workouts & Healthy Recipes program WAITLIST- https://soccergrlprobsuniversity.mykajabi.com/forms/353881 SGP Youtube videos we mention: Soccer Mom Knows Best: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Mar 27, 2020•58 min
SoccerGrlProbs sits down and chats about the anxieties and fears of the COVID-19 pandemic for female athletes. We give our best advice to staying healthy, sane and staying on top of our game while being stuck at-home. Listen to this if you are feeling scared...it'll make you feel better! Share this episode with your friends and family! Last day to join our 14-day FREE Ladyballer Challenge! http://eepurl.com/gWy_NP 60 Snack Ideas for the Female Athlete: https://soccergrlprobs.com/products/60-snac...
Mar 20, 2020•47 min
We chat with our good friend (SGP Youtube superstar) Melissa Ortiz on her journey and decision making process on whether to play college soccer or not then playing D2, her time on the Columbian National Team and. her fight for the team's equal rights (that went viral)!
Mar 13, 2020•48 min
So many belly laughs with our idol and US women’s national team 2x World Cup Champ, Julie Foudy. She is currently an ESPN commentator (you might recognize her voice on the SheBelieves Cup coverage). This woman is incredible! She talks about everything from her upbringing to becoming a professional player to what she is up to now. Make sure you listen to her podcast “Laughter Permitted” with ESPN. It makes us smile every time!
Mar 06, 2020•44 min
We are in ManCity this week and grabbed coffee with Janine Becky! Janine grew up in the US, has played in the NWSL and now plays for the Canadian National team and ManCity. This lady is a BALLER and we loved chatting with her today! Brewing with Beckie Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JImk17yDyyvk7DogTKPZF?si=vA3gp2F2RA6WiDv5PM6pUQ Beckie's YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeN_NFC27RresHvmV9rjIpg
Feb 28, 2020•40 min
We chat with soccer and life coach, Seth Alan Taylor! We talk about how to deal with game-day anxiety and stress, as well as the best communication skills between players and soccer parents. Seth personally worked with SGP and works with athletes of all ranges from middle school players to professional athletes to help players deal with these very common issues and the best tools to deal with it! This is a must listen! You can find Seth at http://www.iannitraining.com/!
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min
We chat with Ali Riley who played collegiate soccer at Stanford University while at that same time playing on the New Zealand National Team. Just this week Ali announced she is now playing for the Orlando pride. Ali has played all over the world and has great advice for Lady Ballers at all levels of the game, about keeping an open mind, embracing new challenges and being a coachable player!
Feb 14, 2020•48 min
Each position on the soccer field comes with its own set of problems. We chat about the difficulty of being a goalie, defender, midfielder and forward. #positionprobs Position Probs Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhpRVgPC6-U Bleacher Report App: https://bleacherreport.com/mobile
Feb 07, 2020•26 min
The three of us had each had moments where we felt like quitting soccer, but the difference is that these were temporary feelings that we had in a moment of anger, sadness or exhaustion..but how do you decide if you should quit or not? Today we chat about when we think is the right and wrong time to quit the game you love.
Jan 31, 2020•23 min
If you’re like us, we've already threw in the towel or put your new 2020 goals on the back burner. How do we stop making goals we can’t achieve?! We chat with Goal Coach and former college athlete, Jess Softcheck (@jess.softcheck)about how athletes specifically can find their core values which will lead them to creating the best goals and how to best break potential barriers to achieve them!
Jan 24, 2020•33 min
What being a student-athlete has taught us.. It is no doubt a challenge, and throughout this journey we have experienced a countless number of emotional hurdles we have had to overcome. Disappointment, frustration, sadness, and pain are all feelings buckled along this path to success, hindering the view that keeps one on track. We can each recall moments we have wanted to quit and take the easy way out, not wanting to face the challenges associated with the student-athlete lifestyle. We have thr...
Jan 17, 2020•26 min
This week we chat about expectation vs reality over our long winter break. It may consist of more eating and netflix binging than Coach expects... Youtube Video Coach's Expectations VS Reality: https://bit.ly/2T8uhzR Motivational email list: https://bit.ly/36BRZZk
Jan 10, 2020•17 min
This week we chat with Cory Muscara about the power of meditation for athletes. Cory is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of mindfulness and positive psychology and for the past few years, has taught mindfulness-based leadership at Columbia Teachers College and currently serves as an instructor of applied positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. We also speak with Cory about his 6.5 months spent in silence as a monk where he meditated for 14+ hours a day and how we...
Jan 03, 2020•46 min
This week we are answering all of your questions on how to stay fit over the holiday season. We know first hand how difficult it is to eat healthy (and not eat 300 cookies) and get work outs in over the busy holidays especially when you are not in your typical environment (aka at your parents). Don't worry though, we gotchu!! Here are our tips to staying fit and healthy this holiday season! 6 Ways to Stay Fit Over Winter Break (Without Leaving Your House) https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/6-...
Dec 20, 2019•19 min
Here is our list of 50 little things (we could have made it 500) that make soccer girls scream (but also made us laugh to talk about haha). Chances are you are going to agree with all of them blog: https://bit.ly/2PiuYV8 soccer mom video: https://bit.ly/2teG6K3 prewar breaking video: https://bit.ly/2PfCzDF
Dec 13, 2019•53 min
We are busy AF getting all of your soccergrlprobs.com orders out in time for the Holidays but fear not we will be back soon!! Thank you all so so much for supporting SGP and being part of the LB community! LYLAS!
Dec 06, 2019•55 sec
This Thanksgiving, we are so thankful for all of you and for the Lady Baller community! Have a wonderful day and eat alllll the good stuff because come on, you'll run it off later! Blog: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/a-letter-to-soccer-girls
Nov 28, 2019•9 min
We chat with our former college teammate and now professional player for Chicago Red Stars, Nikki "Guti" Stanton. She gives us the dets on the try-out process and and her tips on what it takes to be a pro.
Nov 22, 2019•44 min
