This is one of those episodes that reminds you there are bigger things in life. Jim Tietjens joined us and talked about his incredible journey on the pitch, and an even more surreal one off. A literal lifetime of medical ailments, transplants, and more, Jim keeps it all in perspective. An inspiration both on and off the field. #nasl #slu #transplant #family #perseverance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 9Ep. 129
Sometimes soccer gets a hold of you and never really lets go, as has been the case for soccer player-turned-coach, Laurie Kaminski. On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define catches up with “Ski” to chat her soccer journey from club to Mehlville High School to the St. Louis University Women’s Soccer program as a Billiken. Not quite done with the game, she went onto become “Coach Ski” with the Women’s Soccer Program at Lindenwood University, becoming one of LU'...
Mar 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Top Class! Simple as that. A love affair with soccer from Busch, to SLSG, to Wisconsin, to MLS, and a workhorse career in the USL... with his #1 fan, his dad by his side. We had a blast with this one, AND it is a must listen for those young competitors wondering where they should play, what path they should take, from a guy that understood the assignment! #ncaa #wisconsinBadger #mls #usl #cbchighschool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 9Ep. 128
MIZZOU Women’s Soccer started in 1996. On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define visits with one of its OG’s, Nikki Thole. The Black-n-Gold devastating Striker won several All-Big 12 Tournament Team honors, set school records for most single-season goals (23) and points (55) en route to Mizzou earning its first NCAA Tournament berth, and became its first All-American. Thole is STILL Mizzou's career record holder for points (151) and goals (61), and was the fir...
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Newly appointed Tampa Bay Rowdies club President, Ryan Helfrick! Ryan joined us from Tampa and gave us an update, rundown, and some insight on the USL Championship's OG squad, the upcoming season, the growth of USL, and some Open Cup opinions!!! We also had a great segment discussing the club's role in supporting Jim Harte, Perry Van Der Beck, and the Tampa Bay Top 10 Champions League, geared towards shining a light on the High School's in the region! #uslchampionship #usl #tampabayrowdies #socc...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 127
Travis Thomas, author, improv guru, mindset coach, and Stevie Yzerman super fan (he's from Flint), joined us for an incredible conversation touching on the USMNT 22' WC buildup, how cold mailing a book to Berhalter got him there, and provides a "confidence" break down that ROCKED Jarod to the core!!! #mindset #usmnt #qatarwc22 #worldcup #confidence #advocacy #development Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 9Ep. 126
There’s something about catching up with a person you not only admired as a player, but looked up to as a person! Host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define caught up with Jennifer Houston. Former teammates at Lindenwood University, “Siess” and “House” talked about what “the old days” looked like in college soccer recruitment, campus life, 3-a-day trainings, and multiple national championship appearances. The Jen’s also chatted about the the almost non-existent options available for female players ...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Jeff Davis joined us from St. Louis Scott Gallagher as the Director of Boy's soccer. We chat all things club, high school, development, and more. We even get a secret little story out of him regarding Landon Donovan. Check out the episode and please kick in a follow and review! We'd certainly appreciate it! #SLSG #Academy #MLSNext #ECNL #CollegeRecruiting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 125
Kris Bertsch's relationship with the game is deep! From his hometown in Jersey winning 2 national championships at the club level with #FCDelco, to #americanuniversity as a player, and now a coaching career that has taken him to #UCONN #Xavier #Louisville #SLU #ATLUAcademy and now... the head coach role at #LindenwoodUniversity, he's seen a lot. His focus on character, and culture is front and center, with an incredible breakdown of the recruiting process and expectations. #podcast #collegesocce...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 9Ep. 124
Lauren Seppi... & Mom (Katie)! High School Senior & Future Collegiate Player on Soccer Mom Sunday! Host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define was joined by Lauren Seppi and her Mom, Katie. Member of the 2023 ECNL Championship St. Louis Gallagher 2006 Team, “Lightening” Lauren has committed to D1 play with the Fighting Illini at University of Illinois next year. Listen in for her journey that started as a competitive CYC athlete and led to all the twists and turns, navigating a very high-lev...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Dick and Steve Westbrook are in a rarified club... both Dad (Dick) and Son (Steve) are in the STL Soccer Hall of Fame. Two incredible playing careers, matched by equally amazing coaching ones, resulted in a jam packed episode of name dropping, stories, and more! #iusoccer #carondelet #stlouis #ncaa #viz #coaching #family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 123
Pat McBride is yet another incredible soccer legend from the STL, that happens to be an even better human! From his early CYC days, through multiple national championships at SLU and SIUE as player & coach, to his record breaking NASL career, and his passion... running the bench for the MISL legendary squad - St. Louis Steamers!!! Enjoy #soccer #nasl #usmnt #ussoccerhof #ncaa #slumenssoccer #siue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 9Ep. 122
It takes a special type to “play between the sticks” in the Beautiful Game! On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define visits with former 2001 Girls Class 4A/3A All Metro St. Louis Goalkeeper of the Year, Erin Graham Moeckel. GK’s are natural leaders on the pitch, and Erin was also one off the pitch, handing out inspirational quotes to her teammates before games! Listen for her journey from youth athlete, to Oakville High School player-turned-coach, to Mehlvill...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min
On this episode Jay-Rod, Zatch-er-ee, and Jay Bee, get caught up on some recent episode highlights, talk about the Messi v Ronaldo match that was a flop, Gio's move north, craft beer row from midtown to downtown, our favorite date night dinner spots, and the Steroid Olympics... & more. #soccerpod #Explorestl #MLS #Messi #Ronaldo #MaggieOs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 121
Chris Allen is on his way up north to coach the Marquette University Women's Soccer Program! With an incredible run in STL at the High School level, and a run with Katie Shields at SLU that helped take that program to it's highest level to date, Chris peels the onion back on process, recruiting, goals, expectations, and more! #ncaa #womenssoccer #coaching #recruiting #highschool #academy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 120
Former opponents know her as “Rector”. Current players/players know her as “Bryant. Either way you put it, Lindsey is a 2023 National Champion with her Lou Fusz 2007 Girls Academy team! On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define chats with, now, "Coach Lindsey" about all things soccer - from her playing days in STL North County CYC and JB Marine - to collegiate soccer play at Iowa State University - to 25+ years of coaching in college (UMSL), STL Soccer Camps, ...
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 12 min
The name Keough is synonymous with not only STL soccer, but US Soccer. From South city to SLU University, to the National Team, to the Pro's, and World Cup Broadcast Booths... Ty did it all. Raised by an equally accomplished and revered father, Harry, the Keough story bag is loaded with incredible experiences and insight that we are honored to have dipped our toes in!!! #slu #ncaasoccer #usmnt #nasl #misl #stlsteamers #washubears #espn #worldcup #broadcasting Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 8Ep. 119
17 years and counting... Coach Mike Seabolt is clearly in it for the long haul at Missouri State. After coming in under the tutelage of Jon Leamy, Coach Seabolt has really accelerated the winning tradition at MO-STATE! With the nations top winning % in D1 since 2019, Coach talks about the strategy, the culture, and the global impact on his program, resulting in top tier results, and players moving on to play at even higher levels into the pro's. #ncaa #menssoccer #mostatebears #collegesoccer #in...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 8Ep. 118
If you are a KMOX Radio listener, good chance you’ve woken up to the sound of “Total Information AM’s” Debbie Monterrey! On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define chats with her former colleague. Debbie is a graduate of Truman State University, has served as a Press Secretary, and has had a long run in Broadcast News … but she’s almost brand NEW to the SOCCER scene … and a competitive one at that! Listen as Debbie tells her story of how she reluctantly fell in...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min
BJ has been in/around the game his whole life. His training service focuses on intensive, multi-week training to help players achieve their next level goals. In addition, his company Tekkers is developing the next gen of training gear to help improve results at the club facility and in the backyard!!! #soccer #training #recruiting #cincinnati #durelfootball #nextlevel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 117
Mike Bristol has been living near the top of the Women's game for 15+ years, as the Recruiting Director and Associate Coach at 3 Time National Champ Florida State, to Development Director and Assistant coach at the Washington Spirit of the NWSL. An insight into the highest level of recruiting, training, and next level of the women's game! #nwsl #coaching #floridastate #granitecity #goaliecoach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 8Ep. 116
“I’m Megan Lynch, KMOX News” might be a phrase you've heard from this Soccer Mom Sunday guest. But there’s so much more! On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define was joined by this News Reporter by day, and Hockey Player/Coach/Mom most evenings and weekends. Besides being a hockey player herself, Megan is on the board for St. Louis Lady Cyclones Hockey too! No matter the sport, the competitive scene takes some navigating - logistics, travel, competition, succ...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 11 min
STL City SC's Academy Goalie Director, and HUGE Widespread Panic fan, Tim Kelly joined us to chat all things 6 yard box in. Once we got over the wrong High School debacle, Time gave us a brilliant insight into his motivation, process, and expectations for the literal #1 on most lineups... the Keeper. #duchesne #stcharles #hotdog #goalie #goalkeeping #mls #ncaa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 115
Chuck Nash was a southsider, who stayed and played at St. Mary's, and followed his path to Clemson of the ACC. In 1984 he helped lead the team to their first National Championship! A great story about grit and determination in an environment that was both physically, and figuratively... foreign. #ClemsonSoccer #NCAASoccer #D1Championship #STLouis #SouthSide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 8Ep. 114
If you’ve ever said the word “Billiken”, then you are likely a St. Louis University Athletics fan! When it comes to soccer greatness, the SLU Women’s Soccer Team has been led there by their amazing Head Coach, Katie Shields. Soccer Mom Sunday host, Jennifer Siess with Mine To Define, chatted with Harvard grad, Coach Katie, to talk so many things soccer - the D1 experience, keeping your team dialed in on the journey (A-10 Championship, NCAA 3rd Round), and building a team culture to align coach e...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min
It's really easy to understand why Sam was a fan favorite everywhere he played, especially here in St. Louis with STLFC! An absolute character ACE, with an equally dominant soccer body/brain that took him to incredible levels of success. With a family network that resulted in unprecedented loyalty, appreciation, and love, his whole story is simply incredible. It's easy to root for anyone like Sam, we were just lucky enough to have him join us. #Edwardsville #SLSG #WakeForest #USL #STLFC #Mom Lea...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 113
Host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define was joined by a guest who also works in the important space of Mindset. Kelly Oberle grew up in St. Louis a competitive softball player, she knows well the life and demands of an NCAA Division I player in college. Life led Kelly across the country to reside now in California with 3 kids, all unique in their athletic pursuits, and to found her own company, Access Human Potential, to focus on building skills of leadership, teamwork, confidence, and resilienc...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Skip Birdsong, Jay Robertson, and Jamey Bridges have 6 State titles between them as players, 2 as coaches, and countless memories on both sides of the pitch - Player/Coach. We chat about all 3's programs, Althoff Catholic, Columbia High School, and Highland Bulldogs, their "Baker" influences, and so much more. #highschool #soccer #coaching #experience #culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 112
Another STL legend sat down to join us and chat all things soccer! Florissant MO's own Larry Hulcer breaks down his journey from the north side, to SLU, to the NASL, USMNT, and our beloved... STL Steamers! A career that placed him in THE largest markets of US Soccer (LA, NY, and STL), also took him around the world, including a private trip to Pele's own personal home on a Cosmos pre-season tour! #nasl #slu #misl #nycosmos #stlsteamers #stlmade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 111
On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jennifer Siess from Mine To Define was joined by Christie Jones Gabel. A youth soccer player herself, she shared the love for the Beautiful Game, and even got a special visit from some famous Steamers after an exhibition game injury back in the STL Steamers days! As a former competitive swimmer in her youth to Soccer Mom of a girl and boy in high school, Christie talks about their unique soccer journeys and how her children have “taught her” ways to gui...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 13 min
