Youth Soccer

Every drill needs stakes. The new episode is live. Nil says every drill needs a challenge because a challenge makes players think. That is how habits get built, not by repeating actions with no real problem to solve. The full podcast is live on the channel .#youthsoccer #podcast #SoccerDrills #PlayerDevelopment

Anxiety is not a bad thing. "Sports anxiety is not always the problem. This is one of Andrew’s most calming ideas. Sometimes anxiety is the signal that tells a player to lock in. Confidence comes from bravery, not from never feeling nerves. Full episode on the channel now. #YouthSoccer #SportsParenting #MentalPerformance

Mia Villalpando joins Surf Nation Football Focus to share the story behind one of the biggest decisions of her young career — choosing the professional path with Tigres Femenil over a full scholarship to UCLA. In this conversation, Mia talks to Gary Curneen about trusting her instincts, navigating family discussions, handling outside noise, and earning her place in a professional environment. She reflects on her development at Surf, the importance of competitive training with purpose, the influence of her parents, and what young players should really focus on as they build their careers. This episode is for players, parents, and coaches trying to understand the evolving pathways in the women’s game. There is no single route to success — and Mia’s story is proof that belief, humility, and hard work can open doors. Topics Covered: • Choosing pro over college • The impact of coaching changes • Competing in a professional environment • Surf’s game model and player development • Family influence and honest feedback • National team aspirations • Protecting your love for the game If you’re a young player navigating your own path, this conversation will give you clarity and confidence. Subscribe for more Surf Nation Football Focus interviews with players, coaches, and leaders shaping the future of the game. #SurfNation #MiaVillalpando #WomensSoccer #TigresFemenil #CollegeSoccer #YouthSoccer #PlayerDevelopment #ECNL #NationalTeam #GirlsSoccer #FootballFocus #SoccerPathways #WomenInSport #SoccerInterview #EliteDevelopment

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience talking about the high school state soccer finals that just took place. Lot's of great games! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with GP Soccer Podcast contributor Paul Robinson where the topic is player development in the UK versus the US. "Coaches Corne...

We're on to part 2 of our grassroots series, this one bridging the gap between Tom Byer's soccer starts at home message and some practical tips for rec soccer coachs. Our guest is Jim Harte, one of the people really fighting to grow soccer in America. He’s spent most of his life working working in the trenches of helping kids fall in love with the game. He's a six-time high school soccer state champion in Florida as a coach, and was simultaneously an elementary physical education teacher and club soccer coach for decades in the Tampa area. He’s also the founder of the high school champions league, which we get an update on in the last part of the interview.

Attacking Third's Lisa Carlin sits down with USWNT Legend Abby Wambach and 2024-2025 Gatorade Player of the Year Addison Halpern. The group discuss Halpern's incredible High School career where she scored 180 goals as well as recorded 68 assists. Then, Abby Wambach shares some USWNT stories about stealing goals and how impressive Angel City rookie Riley Tiernan has been this season so far. We are up for nomination in the 2025 People's Choice Podcast Awards as Best Female-Hosted Podcast! You can show your support by helping us advance to the Finals. Register here: ⁠⁠http://podcastawards.com/app/signup/⁠⁠ and select the best female-hosted podcast drop down and select Attacking Third! Watch USWNT and NWSL games on P+" with a link to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paramountplus.com/home/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AttackingThird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LisaCarlin32⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SandHerrera_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Darian_Jenks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@CCupo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🎙️ Inside College Soccer | Featuring Steve Purdy Presented by Sports Recruiting USA (SRUSA) In this episode, host Don Williams sits down with former professional and current trainer Steve Purdy to unfold a compelling story of resilience, adaptability, and passion—from Northern California youth leagues to Germany's 2.Bundesliga and MLS, and finally into elite coaching. 🧭 Journey Through the Game Purdy reflects on pivotal career milestones: breakout youth performances in Northern California, powering the Cal Golden Bears to a Pac‑10 title, testing himself in Europe with 1860 Munich, enduring injury setbacks, and representing both MLS clubs (FC Dallas, Portland Timbers) and El Salvador’s national team. His story illustrates the unpredictable, yet rewarding, path of pro soccer purdyperformance.com+7timbers.com+7linkedin.com+7purdyperformance.com+1purdyperformance.com+1. 🏋️‍♂️ Transition to Trainer & Vision for Development Today, Steve runs Purdy Performance in Green Bay, a comprehensive soccer training hub that blends technical, tactical, athletic, and mental conditioning—reflecting his own approach to holistic player growth purdyperformance.com+1soccerparents.com+1. Through private sessions, small groups, and camps, he supports players 7–18+ with customized programming. His offerings include: Elite & Development Tracks: including “Elite GK Academy” for ages 12–16—15 weeks of high‑tempo, position‑specific sessions covering all modern goalkeeper tools purdyperformance.com. Sports Performance Programs: functional strength, speed, agility, HIIT, and SPARTAN DEKA training—a full fitness suite beyond soccer purdyperformance.com+2soccerparents.com+2purdyperformance.com+2. 🌱 Mindset & Holistic Athlete Approach Purdy emphasizes that true player development extends beyond the pitch—his site details a strong focus on mental strength and lifestyle coaching, built from his background as a certified lifestyle and exercise coach linkedin.com. 📈 Impact & Legacy Under his leadership, Purdy Performance collaborates with the likes of SC Wave and The Talent Projekt to connect youth players with MLS Next, MWC, and YNL pathways—underscoring his role in fostering long-term elite athletes purdyperformance.com+4facebook.com+4purdyperformance.com+4. This episode is a masterclass in transition—showing how elite play, adversity, and strategic reinvention can reshape a career. For college athletes, coaches, and parents, Purdy’s insights offer actionable strategies in technical excellence and mental toughness, perfectly aligned with SRUSA’s mission to mold tomorrow’s soccer leaders. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa X: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Threads: www.threads.net/@sportsrecruitingusa TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@collegesoccer LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/sportsrecruitingusa Website: https://www.sportsrecruitingusa.com/

Send us Fan Mail Episode 112, Brought to you in association with our friends at Soccer Coach Weekly (@SoccerCoachWeek) Episode 112 - A Look At Grassroots Football, with Jason Carney, Director of Coaching at FC Portland and Author In this episode we speak again with the wonderful Jason Carney, who is the Director of Coaching at FC Portland. We discuss his coaching background and updates since we previously spoke back in 2022. We discuss grassroots football, the obstacles to player...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the town soccer model for player development, per a Boston Globe article, asks the question- "Does Boston really need two soccer stadiums?", shares feedback from last week's interview with Senator Barry Finegold about legislating pay to play, and shares the efforts about Street FC. This week's "Conversation with the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a variety of soccer stories that have taken place over the last week. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Jimmy Odierna, the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Needham (MA) HS where the topic is the place of high school soccer in the overall player development scheme in the US. "Coaches Corner" will feature its third and final segment on vision training ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience by pulling the curtain back on mistakes while podcasting, recent success of the local NHL Boston Bruins and NBA Boston Celtics, and wraps up the opening segment with thoughts on Australian Rules Football. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Freddie Beckmann, the Goalkeeper Coach at Bridgewater State University (MA) where the topic is on experiences of a first-ye...

Elijah is a baller on the Right Wing for the Bobcats. After 4 years at Louisville (including an ACC Championship) he was drafted 34th overall by Real Salt Lake. Then he landed at Bobcats, scored a bunch and looked dynamic on the right wing and earned a spot with Davey Fuckin' Mason at South Georgia Tormenta in USL-L1 for a season. Now he's back on the club after the Gaffer visited him this offseason and convinced him to re-join the project. It also helps that he now gets to live close to home and represent his home state as a Silver Spring native. We have a fun soccer conversation that covers local Maryland Youth Soccer, the College recruiting proess and playing experience, and some of the hurdles that come along with being a professional soccer player. Then we recap the Open Cup quickly and look forward to an awesome match-up in Richmond against the Kickers for the next round. Can we dream a dream and make it through another round?

Pickup culture? Better rec soccer coaching? Who will do it? How? Filippo Silva, the Brazilian-American who started Tactical Manager TV on YouTube, joins the pod to discuss this stuff with Belz after we had a small disagreement on Twitter a few weeks back. We get into much more in the patron-only portion of the episode. Link below.

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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast with your host Giovanni Pacini! This episode features an in-depth interview with Neil Hull, the Director of Player Development for PASS (Players Academy of Soccer Skills), United Soccer Coaches State Director for Texas, and United Soccer Coaches National Staff member. Be sure to tune into the entire Season 4 series of shows dedicated to the "State of the Game"; a comprehensive analysis of the game in the United States as told by some of...

We are excited for our first ONE-OF-A-KIND College Soccer Preparation Camp, being held in Hattiesburg Mississippi, in conjunction with Southern States Soccer Club and VEO. The event is taking place to help players looking to be recruited get all the tools they need to do so. With regular webinars all weekend, plenty of footage to walk away with, and all the knowledge our SRUSA staff have (from National Championship winning coaches to current pro players), we believe this is a one of a kind event. To find out more info and to apply, please go to www.srusacamp.com

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini opens the first block with a discussion on the effects of Covid-19 on high school play in MA as well as new mandates regarding the issuing of yellow and red cards in the state as well. The middle block is entirely dedicated toward the training and development of soccer goalkeepers. The GP Soccer Podcast can now be followed on Facebook! All the information you need about past and upcoming shows can be found there. S...