Today on the podcast we chat with Cosette Morché. Cosette played college soccer at Texas A & M and is currently playing professionally for Montpellier HSC in France. We get into a deep and real conversation about struggles with mental health and the importance of supporting your mental health. Check out Cosette's blog: www.callmecozy.com Call me Cozy is a raw, authentic blog highlighting the rarely discussed highs and lows of being a professional soccer player. Cosette Morché aims to use th...
Jul 14, 2023•37 min
Today on the podcast we we chat with NC Courage's Haley Hopkins. Haley gives great advice on how to focus on enjoying having fun playing soccer and everything else will fall into place!
Jul 07, 2023•29 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Duke alumni and current midfielder for Angel City FC's Lily Nabet. Lily tells us about the culture that quickly cultivated for the Angel City FC squad and how she felt welcomed with the team right away. Lily tells us about her goal to be continue to be more impactful on and off the field and grow as a player in the league. She also talks about her off the field passion of fashion.
Jun 30, 2023•19 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Houston Dash's Ella Dederick. We chat about coming back from an ACL injury and her belief that everything happens for a reason (including her red shirt year leading her to stay an extra year and make the Final Four). We loved hearing about Ella soccer journey from playing at Washington State to taking a year off before making it in the NWSL.
Jun 23, 2023•33 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Orlando Pride's Julie Doyle. Julie tells us how she recommends players growing and developing as a player by doing something to take you out of your comfort zone: playing with guys, playing up a year or two, showing up alone to a pick up game, etc. She tells us about how one of her teammates was getting on her at practice but once she shifted her mindset she saw that her teammate genuinely wanted to help her. We also loved her advice to treat every time you play...
Jun 16, 2023•29 min
Today on the podcast we have Chicago Red Star's Ally Schlegel. Ally talks about enjoying the process of becoming a pro, enjoying putting more intentions in everything she does off the field to make her more successful like; nutrition, sleep, recovery, film, journal etc. We also loved hearing how she is able to play with freedom and joy and not let the fear of failing hold her back. And Ally reminded us of important advice she got from one of her coach's that your bring value to your team when yo...
Jun 09, 2023•30 min
Today on the podcast we chat with UNC alum and current defender on the Washington Spirit, Amber Brooks. We loved hearing from Amber about conversations had within the team and with Coach on the importance to bring your three unique strengths (on the field and off) to each game to make the team successful as a whole. We chatted about her mentality to always give everything 100% and put her full effort into whatever she is doing. And we love her advice that not every training will look the same bu...
Jun 02, 2023•34 min
Today on the podcast we chat with NWSL and Ghana national team's Jennifer Cudjoe. We chat about her recent focus on the importance of mental health and how helpful her mentors have been in supporting her. We also discuss why she waited till she was ready to go pro. Jennifer also tells us about advocating for her national team’s rights and coming back as a player but also to help improve the structure of the team and help make a change.
May 26, 2023•32 min
We are celebrating our 200th episode with some fun rapid fire questions with yours truly, SGP! And to extend our thanks to our amazing listeners we are giving away 3 pairs of cleats, check out our Instagram on how to enter: https://bit.ly/3WqWEYH
May 19, 2023•24 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC Jasmyne Spencer. We chat about her experience so far at Angel City, including playing in a new position. We also loved hearing from her more about the importance of young Black athletes seeing themselves represented on the field, and a great reminder to all of us of the crucial role of Black culture in sports and in the NWSL. Jasmyne also tells us about her passion off the field, her company Jas It Up, a sustainable clothing brand she created. Chec...
May 12, 2023•27 min
Today on the podcast we have soccer superstar sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson who made history as Nike's first high school athletes. Alyssa made her USWNT debut last Fall and is currently playing for Angel City Fc and Giselle played for the USYNT at the U-17 World Cup. We loved chatting with them both about how much they've enjoyed growing up playing together and how supportive they are of each other. We also enjoyed hearing about how they balance playing with being high school students and h...
Apr 28, 2023•26 min
Today on the podcast we chat with OL Reign’s Elyse Bennett. Elyse gives advice to parents and young athletes on following their own path in sports and whatever they are passionate about, believing that's the key to not burning out. We loved hearing about her own journey to play professional and her advice to injured players to put the same energy and effort into rehab as you do for training.
Apr 21, 2023•32 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Canadian National Team and Lyon's Vanessa Gilles. We chat about the challenges in pursing a professional soccer career as a Canadian and playing in different leagues with different styles. We loved hearing about Vanessa's journey on learning how to communicate and be a leader by example. Get your Puma Brilliance Pack Women's Fit Boots Today: https://bit.ly/409jAMk
Apr 14, 2023•28 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Manchester City and Australian National Team's Mary Fowler. We learn about growing up in a soccer family and how that helped shape her as a player. We loved hearing about her advice to younger athletes to find out what their weaknesses are and focus on trying to improve and tweak those little parts of your game. She also tells us how she likes to watch film back right after playing so she can see solutions to any mistakes she makes and not focus just on the bad ...
Apr 07, 2023•24 min
This week on the podcast we chat with USWNT legend Shannon Boxx. We chat about the current USWNT team and NWSL, her hopes for the future of the league and becoming a part owner of Angel City FC. We also learn so much from Shannon about playing with an autoimmune disease, the challenges that came with playing with lupus and how once she told her teammates how incredible their support was. Shannon's company: Ethosmentality.com Get your Puma Brilliance Pack Women's Fit Boots Today: https://bit.ly/4...
Mar 31, 2023•34 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Canadian National Team and Juventus FC's Julia Grosso. Julia tells us about coming out of her comfort zone by playing in Italy and how her game has grown and elevated so much by challenging herself to do so. She also chats with us about what she loves most about the Canadian National team and the benefits of having a team mental health coach. We loved hearing about how much she loves cleats and her favorite recent boots being the women's puma futures! We love th...
Mar 24, 2023•25 min
This week on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC defender, Paige Nielsen. Paige tells us about her journey back from her blood clot injury (from the first day of preseason last year) and what the recovery process looked like. She also tells us about why her biggest mentor was her mom and how she always believed that her kids could always do whatever they put their mind to and undoubtedly believed in them. We loved hearing her talk about the importance of having people who see your potential a...
Mar 17, 2023•27 min
Today on the podcast we chat with FSU alum and current NC Courage pro, Malia Berkely. We chat with Malia about playing overseas in France, how she grew as a player there and her biggest advice to joining a new team, embrace it! She also talks about how quickly things can change in women's soccer, how you will be challenged but to stick with it and stay true to yourself and your journey.
Mar 10, 2023•32 min
Today on the podcast we chat with OL Reign's Marley Canales. We chat with Marley about how being goal-oriented can help in your success both on and off the field. We also loved hearing Marley talk about the impact of team culture on the OL Reign and the importance of how helping your team in anyway you can!
Mar 03, 2023•28 min
Today on the podcast we have OL Reign and Brazilian National Team's Angelina Alonso Costantino. Angelina tells us about her ACL injury and recovery with the support of her teammates, staff and trainers. We also find out about the biggest difference betweens living and playing in Brazil vs US.
Feb 24, 2023•23 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Canadian National team and Houston Dash's Devon Kerr. Dev tells us about how she grew up playing more than one sport and what she thinks others can gain as an athlete and person from doing the same. She talks about her humbling experience in college and how her Coach told her what qualities she needed to grow to become a better teammate and player. Dev also talks about the transition from being a starting keeper in college to becoming a pro and making the experi...
Feb 17, 2023•31 min
Today on the podcast we have Orlando Pride and Brazilian National Team's Thais Reiss. Thais tells us about her journey to play college soccer in the states, the challenges off the field, learning a new language (and taking college classes in that language) to leading by example on her college team and being a big part of the growth to the next level for the team. Thais also talks about what it's like now playing alongside her soccer idol Marta.
Feb 10, 2023•21 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Chicago Red Stars keeper, Emily Boyd. We chat with Emily about her hopes for the 2023 season with a very new and young Chicago Red Stars team and how to treat new teammates to feel welcome and comfortable. Emily is really passionate about nutrition and having healthy foods available to everyone. We loved hearing tips from her on how to fuel properly as an athlete.
Feb 03, 2023•31 min
Today on the podcast we have midfielder Nicole Baxter. Nicole played on Gotham FC last year and before that played professionally in Sweden. Nicole tells us about her journey, from graduating college to getting a desk job and finding out she had lyme disease which caused her to take a step back. Part of her recovery was living a "stress-free" life which included for Nicole an outlet to have fun and that's where she picked soccer back up and led her to playing professionally. We also learned abou...
Jan 27, 2023•36 min
This week on the pod we have San Diego Wave and English Women's National Team, Carly Telford. Carly gives great advice on how to stay positive and be a supportive teammate in all roles. She also talks about how your comfortability in goal and strong mentality in goal can be influenced by how early you learn technique, and tells us about how far the goal keeper union has progressed since she was younger. Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your fir...
Jan 20, 2023•41 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Orlando Prides' Carrie Lawrence. Carrie gives great advice on owning up to mistakes, taking countability and growing from them, often it's the harder path to take but you'll learn the most about yourself from it. She also chats with us about her growth on the mental side of the game including shedding the "embarrassed" feeling of not playing in a game as well as how her game has grown on the field as well since becoming a professional. Get a FREE 1 year supply o...
Jan 13, 2023•25 min
Today on the podcast we chat Savannah McCaskill of Angel City FC. Savannah gives great advice on how you can show leadership in different ways and roles on different teams, and that doesn't mean you have to be a captain to be a leader. We also loved hearing how she stays motivated and avoids burnout by keeping busy off the field and not letting soccer consume you at all times (even when you want it to). Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your fir...
Jan 06, 2023•25 min
Today on podcast we chat with NC Courage and Irish National Team's, Denice O'Sullivan. Denise tells us about how she has grown as a player since coming to the NWSL, including her mentality and her intensity. She also talks about the growth of her national team, how their passion and hard work has led them to making the 2023 WWC. We loved hearing about her taking courses to get her coaching license as well and what she's learned so far in doing so! Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vi...
Dec 30, 2022•17 min
Today on the podcast we chat with USWNT and North Carolina Courage's keeper, Casey Murphy. Casey gives great advice to keepers on how to deal with the pressure in a tough position and balancing nerves with good feelings. She also chats with us about taking ownership and learning from mistakes so you can grow as a player. We especially loved learning about how she goes into every practice with 2-3 intentions, and which she often finds herself having after a tough match or loss! Get a FREE 1 year ...
Dec 22, 2022•24 min
Today on the podcast we chat with Chicago Red Stars' Ella Stevens. Ella played college soccer at Duke before being drafted by the Red Stars in 2020. Her Coach describes her as having a "don't give up attitude" on the field but we also see it off the field in dealing with a chronic back injury in college and learning how to properly take care of the injury and really heal rather then just putting a temporary band-aid on it! Ella also gives great advice for players who are playing in different pos...
Dec 16, 2022•26 min
