The SoccerGirl Podcast

Whether you are having preseason in a few weeks or it's being pushed back due to COVID, we have ALL the Do's and Don'ts to get you ready for your preseason. SGP will help ease all the jitters that come before heading off the preseason and make sure you are fully prepared to kick butt when you get there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We aren't always single BUT when we are we’re PROUD of it! Soccer girls can thrive and be happy on their own. This week we talk about 10 reasons why Soccer Girls are always (sometimes) single and proud of it. blog: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/10-reasons-why-were-single-proud-of-it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week SGP spoke with a young Ladyballer about the playing time and it brought up ALL our thoughts and advice. We talk about what to do to get more playing time, communicating with Coach, and how to stay positive. We wish we had this advice when we were playing in high school and college! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 life, and choosing the right college, this book is for the girls with bruises, turf burns, and weird tan lines who always find themselves saying, "I can't, I have soccer!" PRESALE ORDER TODAY and get $200 worth of freebie guides and ebooks: https://mailchi.mp/soccergrlprobs/presale JOIN OUR SELL OUT THE STADIUM CHARITY EVENT! Sign up for free or donate money and get exclusive event gear! www.SellOutTheStadium.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/dealing-with-stress-as-an-athlete?_pos=1&_sid=0ba2f03bb&_ss=r Soccer Bachelorette Youtube Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6agTaUvv6k&t=30s Techne futbol: https://www.technefutbol.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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_iEBymg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiFkYrGZw_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90oDLV5OMXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O39StvmUJ1s Matt Danaher is also a soccer coach and Founder of Soccer Pulse App (an app that helps coaches and players communicate with one another) and Soccer Spotlight (a company that helps you put together the best highlight reel to send to coaches). He gives great advice and tips for players who are stuck at home and worried about recruiting! Use code: SOCCERGRLPROBS for $100 OFF at www.soccerspotlightvideo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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=ZZhsCErGcZ0 Blog: What Coach Says and What He Actually Means: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/_-things-your-coach-has-said-and-what-he-actually-means Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/watch?v=ePyozYAyMoQ Refs Do the Darndest Things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIZBwx_wfs4 Headphone commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZ9jPiqFso Captain's Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YrS5d24hEA Shop SoccerGrlProbs gear on WWW.SOCCERGRLPROBS.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-snack-ideas-for-the-female-athlete Stretching website: https://romwod.com/ Yoga Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppDj5GH-BGs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 three words of advice. Don’t give up. The many hours of hard work you have dedicated to your sport far outweigh the adversities you have endured. If you have a passion for something, do not let your struggles keep you from doing what you love. Use them as a fuel to your fire, a desire to work harder, an inspiration to become stronger. The best things in life will never come easy, and through the many battles lessons are learned that will prepare you for your future outside of sports. Use adversity to grow, not as a setback, and you will be amazed at what you can accomplish. Trust us, all of this is worth it, you just need to believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 (SGP) can start to make meditation a practice in our own lives! -Number to text for more free meditation sessions tools : +1 (631) 405 4631 -book: www.stopmissingyourlife.com -podcast: http://practicinghuman.buzzsprout.com/ -website: www.corymuscara.com -IG: corymuscara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-ways-to-stay-fit-over-winter-break How To Stay Healthy In The Off-Season https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/how-do-i-stay-healthy-in-the-off-season 3 Free workouts opt-in link http://eepurl.com/gLOZsL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are SO MANY things we wish we knew before playing college soccer (hence why we made a part 1 and 2). We hope you Lady Ballers can learn from us and our mistakes and if you played college soccer you will probably find yourself agreeing with almost every single thing we discuss on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are SO MANY things we wish we knew before playing college soccer (hence why we made a part 1 and 2). We hope you Lady Ballers can learn from us and our mistakes and if you played college soccer you will probably find yourself agreeing with almost every single thing we discuss on this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode we talk about our experiences with different soccer injuries (we've each had our fair share of these), how to reduce our risk of injury and how to best recover from a nagging injury. We also speak with former professional player and found of The ACL Club, Jordan Angeli. Jordan's torn her acl THREE TIMES so she knows quite a bit about how to deal with and best handle serious injuries! For more info on the ACL club: https://www.theaclclub.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/theaclclub/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SGP chats with the hilarious professional comedians of @SoccerCooligans Alexis Guerreros & Christian Polanco, who are obsessed with pizza and soccer as much as we are! In 2015 they decided to start a podcast and series of videos bringing humor to the game of soccer in America. Now they can be seen twice a week on FuboTV: www.fubosportsnetwork.com as hosts of The Cooligans tv show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SGP sits down to answer your questions! We chat about what we do after a tough loss to feel better, our favorite episode of The Office and what we fear most on the field! Blog: https://soccergrlprobs.com/blogs/blog/5-inspirational-videos-every-ladyballer-needs-to-watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SGP recaps our trip to Chicago this week to see the USWNT's last Victory Tour game against South Korea (we are still trying to figure out what offside rules really are), our thoughts on Jill Ellis stepping down as head Coach and we chat with the amazing Alyssa Naeher on what it takes to be a successful goal keeper! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three of us at SGP have each at some point had issues with our body image. It seems like every female in the world probably has. How can we turn negative thoughts about our self into positive feelings of self worth and body image? Here are our tips for embracing your soccer legs and every part of what makes you, you! FREE Inspiring SGP iPhone backgrounds: eepurl.com/gD2mFv Chasing Freedom podcast that we referenced (minute 29) in the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chas…i=1000417632276 For instant feel-good body love music, listen to Lizzo on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/56oDRnqbI…BiSkC9QGQKkOtT-w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've all set goals that were never achieved and it's the WORST! This episode we are chatting about goal-setting; how to set the best goals for yourself, how to achieve those goals, the s.m.a.r.t. goal method and our personal tips for reaching our own goals. #GoalDiggers Goal Setting Blog: https://bit.ly/2nc1Z9D FREE DOWNLOAD 8 Tips Every Goal Digger Needs to Succeed: http://eepurl.com/gEuSj1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not enough athletes talk about their internal struggles and the physical pressures put on themselves day in and day out. You're not alone. No matter how tough, happy or composed we may look on the outside, we are ALL dealing with stress, anxiety and emotions underneath that hard exterior. Here are our tips to how to deal with it! 11 Ways Athletes Can Manage Stress: https://bit.ly/2ko8cOO Freedom from Anxiety Blog: https://bit.ly/2mhcR5F Morning Pep Talk Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gcrQLr Favorite Books on Stress: The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck- Mark Manson You are a Badass- Jen Sincero How to Change Your Mind- Michael Pollan The Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preseason is over, congrats you did it! Now it's time to stay sane while in season. We chat about our tips to not burning out or becoming overworked, preventing injury in season and our top choices for movies on the bus *maid in manhattan, The Shawshank Redemption* Goal Click shares stories from around the world of the beautiful game. Their mission is to give people all over the world a chance to show what football means to them. By sending analogue cameras to people around the globe so they can capture the game as they see it. The results, glorious in their imperfections, can be seen in the galleries on this site and social channels, along side interviews with our photographers. Check them out a:t https://www.goal-click.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode we talk about how to balance soccer, school and "social life" as an athlete. We go over; time management, making a schedule, deciding on a major, studying, and finding time to have a healthy social life! SGP's tips on what #nottodo and what helped us succeed will be sure to help you ace the balancing act! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were lucky enough to sit down and chat with Manchester City's Demi Stokes and Ellie Roebuck. We discussed the different styles of European and US soccer, where women's soccer is today and where it's going, and their favorite mantra's for life and being a female athlete! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SGP is turning 8 years old tomorrow! We can't believe we are SO old! We are taking a look back to stroll down memory lane at our favorite memories over the past 8 years and all the crazy fun shenanigans we have gotten into so far. We talk about how are Coach first found out about our twitter, that time our house got an uninvited animal guest, and when Mia Hamm showed up to our pick-up game! Thanks to everyone who has supported us on this journey so far and looking forward to the best year yet! Bday Blog: https://soccergrlprobs.myshopify.com/admin/blogs/6751023/articles/29442277448 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All of us as Lady Ballers have had to learn what it means to be a leader on and off the field. On this week's episode we chat about how to be a coachable player whether we "like" our Coach or not. We dive into how to deal with crappy captains and different types of teammates. And of course we tell some classic #SGP stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of year- PRESEASON! Preseason can be exhausting and grueling but it also shows you how much you can push yourself. It can be scary and nerve-racking (especially as a freshman) but it’s a time to bond with your teammates and come together. AND you get to watch a lot of netflix:) We reached out to our LadyBallers on Instagram to see what #PreseasonProbs they wanted help with and we’ve had our fair share of preseason experiences so here's are tips and solutions to not just surviving by thriving during preseason! snack ebook: https://bit.ly/2yJwiqU preseason video: https://bit.ly/33hpFdq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As you can tell we are having some technical difficulty with our recording equipment, we will be back next week! Sorry Lady Ballers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chatted at a cafe in Lyon, France with Dave Copeland-Smith AKA Beastmode Soccer about our predictions on the US vs England game. Dave is torn on who he wants to win because he trains players on both the USWNT and England including; Alex Morgan, Tobin Heath, Rachel Daly, Jodie Taylor, Christen Press, Kelly O'Hara, Sammy Mewis, Allie Long- just to name a few! We also talk individual development, goal setting and his amazing training app! Check him out below: Website ➡️Beastmodesoccer.com Free toolkit ➡️https://mysoccertraining.com Dave’s training app ➡️https://mysoccertraining.com/vp/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices