This week on the podcast we chat with Houston Dash's Belle Briede! We chat about: finishing training and practice on a high note shifting mindset for growth finding positives in adversity embracing discomfort in growth learning soccer isn’t your whole identity
This week on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC's, M.A. Vignola. M.A. talks to us about falling out of love with the game and falling back in love with it. She also tells us about the silver lining of her injury was discovering her self-identity outside of soccer and how to be a great teammate from the sideline. M.A. also tells us about having feelings of self-doubt and how she believes it's something prevalent in women's sports that we need to talk about more.
Today on the podcast we chat with former NWSL and USWNT player, Amy Rodriguez. Amy is now the head Coach of the Utah Royals and tells us how her experience playing as a pro has helped form her own coaching perspective. One thing Amy wants to make sure to do for her players, as impactful Coaches did for her, is care undoubtedly and have their best interest at heart. We chat about how having a Coach who believes in you can have such an impact on a player's career.
This week on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC's Meggie Dougherty Howard. Meggie tell us about her challenging injuries last year and gives great advice on leaning on others during your injury while remembering it is part of the game and you are never alone in it. We also loved hearing how her growing confidence on the field has led her to feeling more free to express herself in her game.
➡️Do you ever feel like it’s not ok to feel what you’re feeling? ➡️Have you ever felt wrong or “not tough enough” for feeling any of these things as an athlete? ➡️Has someone ever told you that you shouldn’t cry or be anxious? Today we chat about these topics with mental health therapist and mindfulness coach, Emily Perrin. Emily is a a former DI athlete and DI coach and helps athletes learn to feel their emotions in a healthy way. She gives great tips on all the little things (and big) athletes...
Today on the pod we chat with San Diego Wave's Amirah Ali! We chat about recovery, nutrition, watching more soccer and the importance of the coach/player relationship!
Today on the podcast we chat with Washington Spirit's, Sam Staab. Sam played college soccer at Clemson and is currently a defender on the Spirit where she was nominated for NWSL defender of the year. She also has had been awarded Ironwoman for THREE NWSL seasons, which means she has played every minute of every game for the season! We chat with Sam about how she stays game ready all season on and off the field and how she shuts her soccer brain off when she's away from the game.
Today on the podcast we chat with Rylee Foster who in 2021 was in a near fatal car accident, she was told by doctors she would never play again, after 731 days of dedicated rehab and hard work she returned to the field. Rylee tells us about why she thinks players should enjoy the moment and experiences in the present and the importance of believe in yourself especially when others don't.
This week on the podcast we chat with Racing Lousiville FC's Katie Lund. Katie talks about the biggest differences from collegiate and pro soccer from a keeper's perspective. She also tells us about how she believes the key to her success is that when she needs to focus on soccer she does and when she spends time doing other things she can turn her soccer brain off.
This week on the pod we chat with, Gotham defender and NWSL’s Rookie of the Year, Jenna Nighswonger. Jenna tells us about growing her game in a new position and importance of having open communication with your coach during that process. We learn about how Ali krieger has had her back and given her the confidence in herself as part of the backline. She also tells her unique ways to get over her nerves, something we've never heard before but think it's a genius idea!
Today we chat with Angel City FC's, Elizabeth Eddy. Elizabeth tells us about being a multi-sport athlete in college at USC and how it helped her balance and destress. We chat about her belief of the importance of holistic health, eating nutrient dense foods and why she thinks that is the reason why she hasn’t had many injuries through her career. She also explains how she thinks in sports your teammates are your coworkers, and the importance of you have honoring and respecting them. And then she...
Today on the podcast we chat with Domi Richardson. Domi had a season ending knee injury while playing for Gotham in 2022. We chat with her about her rehab and recovery and the importance of internal validation when you aren’t getting external validation. We also loved her advice to always put youself out there even when you are afraid because any experience you are going to grow, learn and benefit from.
This week we chat with OL Reign's Olivia Van der Jagt. Olivia is currently the longest contracted player on the current roster for the Reign, showing just how much the Coaching staff and team believe in her and her important role on the team. We loved hearing from her about the culture of the team, the leadership of the vets and the genuine support and care of the coaches on and off the field. "You never know what opportunities will come, always work hard and do your best. Keep the dream going, ...
This week we chat with Australian National Team and Club Tigres Femenil's, Alex Chidiac. Alex told us about playing in different countries and what she brings with her when traveling so it feels like home. We loved chatting with her about playing the WWC in her home country and what she thinks it has done for the growth of the women's game there. We also found out we actually met (almost) a few years ago, only leading us to believe even more that the soccer world is small!
Today on the podcast we chat with Angel City's Elizabeth Eddy. We chat with Elizabeth about being a dual sport athlete at USC (Soccer and lacrosse) and how it helped her balance and even destress. We loved hearing about her passion of holisitc health and her belief that eating nutrient dense foods is one of the major reasons she has stayed injury free. Elizabeth also explains how she sees teammates as coworkers, and the importance of honoring and respecting your teammates. And then she interview...
Today on the podcast we chat with Lousiville FC’s @nadi9nadim! We chat about her recently graduating from medical school and becoming a doctor while playing professional soccer. Nadia tells us about the positives she has seen in the development of the women’s game and her hope to create access to the game for females in all parts of the World. We also loved hearing about what keeps her motivated, including ultimately to be a good person, as a soccer player, as a doctor, and as an advocate. This ...
This week we chat with two pros and now authors, Ali Riley and Toni Pressley! Ali plays for Angel City FC and the New Zealand National Team and Toni currently plays for Breidablik in Iceland. We discuss their new recipe book, Girls Gone Veg and how eating healthy has positively impacted their performance. We loved hearing from them about their belief in giving yourself grace with nutrition, and the importance of finding balance, with fueling your body for competition while still being able to en...
On this week's episode we chat with Chicago Red Star and Puerto Rico National Team's Jillienne Aguilera. Jillienne tells us about what it means to her to be called up on on the national team and how proud she is to be apart of the team. She tells us how the Red Stars have benefited from a mental health consulatant and how finding the tools for personal success on the field are different for everyone.
Today on the podcast we chat with Angel City FC's keeper, Angelina Anderson. We loved chatting with Angelina about her growth from college to pro. We also discuss how much therapy and seeing a sports psychologist have become powerful tools to help with the little moments and challenges as athletes.
Today on the podcast we chat with North Carolina Courage's Ryan Williams. We chat with her about how she has focused on becoming a "complete" pro focusing on the extras with fitness, nutrition, recovery, etc and how putting in the effort to do the little things goes a long way. We also talk about how she was recruited as a forward and then was moved to a defender, but she stayed positive and showed she was up for the job because she wanted to be on the field and be versatile.We also loved talkin...
Today on the podcast we chat with Penn State alum and current defender on the Orlando Pride. We chat with her about controlling the controllables and taking time to feel your emotions and grow from them . We loved hearing about how much she has learned from having Marta as a teammate, always wanting to be out on the pitch, enjoying the game and being the best person you can be.
Today on the podcast we have former Stanford student-athlete and current defender on OL Reign, Sam Hiatt. We loved chatting with her about positive self-talk, taking moments outside of soccer to enjoy yourself and what she's learned from her teammates on the Reign.
Today on the podcast we chat with BYU alum and current forward on the Houston Dash, Cam Tucker. We loved chatting with Cam about her journey to learning who she was outside of the sport and not letting her performance dictate her self-worth.
Millie Farrow is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Perth Glory. She has represented England on the under-19 and under-23 national teams. We chat with Millie about battling major injuries, OCD and anxiety in pursuit of her career. Millie remained determined to succeed and gives great advice to others on how to succeed in their own personal battles and overcome their own setbacks. Check out Millie's book, Brave Enough Not To Quit on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-...
Today on the podcast we chat with Houston Dash's Marisa Viggiano. We loved chatting with Marisa about always being prepared. Marisa also tells us about failing her fitness test during preseason her freshman year of college and how it switched her mindset showing up every day plus always being fit and ready physically and mentally.
Today on the podcast we chat with Orlando Pride's Caitlin Cosme. Caitlin played college soccer at Duke before heading to play pro in the NWSL. We chat about how she believes college taught her to be a really good teammate and playing in the NWSL helped her learn what her role on the team is.
Today on the podcast we chat with Ol Reign's, Olivia Athens. Olivia played college soccer at UCLA before signing with the Reign in 2022. We discuss her growth on the field and finding joy in things off the field as well, including the OlReign’s unofficial book club. We loved her advice to always bet on yourself and great things will come.
Today on the podcast we chat with Gotham FC's Sabrina Flores. Sabrina tells us about why she enjoys giving back and working in her community to teach others the game, including being part of the player community initiative with Gotham. We loved hearing about her and her twins dream to play together in college and how they reached that goal by playing at Notre Dame together and even competed against each other on their youth national teams (Sabrina for the US and her sister for Mexico). "Competin...
Today on the podcast we chat with Gotham FC's Kristen Edmonds. Kristen chats with us about her traveling experience in all the different countries she has played in and tells us why she thinks if any player has the opportunity to play abroad they should go for it! Kristen also tells us what she hopes to see for each team in the NWSL in the future.
Today on the podcast we have Notre Dame alumni and current midfielder for PSG, Korbin Albert. We chat with Korbin about learning the different style of play and her tips on how to acclimate to it. We also talk about what deciding to leave Notre Dame early to play at PSG and what it's like for her playing far away from home.
