105 - Ben Gucciardi – Founder and Oakland Director of Soccer Without Borders

105 - Ben Gucciardi – Founder and Oakland Director of Soccer Without Borders

Ben is the Founder and Oakland Director of Soccer Without Borders, whose mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success. During our conversation, we discuss how Soccer Without Borders welcomes newcomers to the country and mitigate the dropout rate of players transitioning from middle school to high school, address barriers such as accessibility, the invaluable support of the team in creating community, as well as a couple upcoming donation opportunities. Before we dive in, I want to remind everyone that you can support the podcast by heading on over to patreon.com/beelitesoccertraining to sign up as a BEST Supporter, Full 90 Insider, or BEST Premier Patron and gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes footage and other perks for becoming a member! Email: ben@soccerwithoutborders.org [ben@soccerwithoutborders.org] Website: www.soccerwithoutborders.org [http://www.soccerwithoutborders.org] 0:20 background in soccer and what Ben is doing now 3:45 transition from middle school to high school and the drop-out rate 7:30 increasing accessibility for students to supportive programming 10:00 how Ben’s experience of travelling across the country supports his work of helping migrants who have traveled to the U.S. 12:30 the birth of Soccer Without Borders 18:30 players can opt-in to the program; they join because they WANT to be there 25:00 donation opportunities; donation drive 3/20 and footgolf tournament 3/27 30:30 upcoming events in 2021 33:30 Final three coaching points 38:00 One piece of advice for any coach

104 - James Pierce - Head Coach with Davis Legacy Soccer Club

James is a Head Coach with Davis Legacy Soccer Club, located in the Sacramento area of Northern California, and is a fellow USSF C license candidate. During our conversation, we discuss the importance of building muscle memory, the lessons learned and advice for parent coaches, and how ‘soccer is life’ is more than just a saying. I want to remind everyone that you can support by podcast by heading on over to patreon.com/beelitesoccertraining to sign up as a BEST Supporter, Full 90 Insider, or BEST Premier Patron and gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes footage and other perks for becoming a member! Email: jpierce@davislegacysoccer.org 0:20 background in soccer and what Mya is doing now 4:00 diving into his private soccer training sessions- skills development with a metrics-based approach 8:30 having the experience of playing goalkeeper at a young age 9:45 Playing beyond high school wasn’t a popular concept at that time for James’ demographic 11:30 advice for coaches trying to build a love for soccer and developing that love through the culture 16:15 returning to the game after playing to coach and a return off the love for the game 20:15 Experience as a parent coach and phasing out of coaching your own kids 23:20 advice for other parent coaches when it’s time to let someone else coach their child(ren) 25:45 upcoming events in 2021 28:55 Final three coaching points 34:45 One piece of advice for any coach

103 - Monday Message with Manny Valle

Welcome to episode 103 of the Full 90 Coaching Podcast. I am your host, Ted Steen, and today we’re bringing you our Monday Message. This message comes from one of our first episode, a great conversation with Manny Valle. “...Be patient, trust in yourself, and love the process”

F90C - ep. 102 - Mya Walsh - Creator of Sankofa Soccer Culture

Mya is the Creator of Sankofa Soccer Culture, LLC, a soccer brand that proudly celebrates and represents inclusivity, resilience, and black culture. During our conversation, we discuss her experience playing youth soccer as a person of color and how some tough situations early on in life prepared her for the future, the power of being vulnerable especially during difficult times, and the history and mission of Sankofa Soccer Culture. Before we dive in, I want to remind everyone that you can support by podcast by heading on over to patreon.com/beelitesoccertraining to sign up as a BEST Supporter, Full 90 Insider, or BEST Premier Patron and gain exclusive access! IG: @sankofasoccerculture FB: Sankofa Soccer Culture www.Sankofasoccerculture.com [http://www.Sankofasoccerculture.com] 0:25 background in soccer and what Mya is doing now 2:25 introduction to Sankofa Soccer Culture 4:50 experience playing soccer as a young female person of color 7:30 tough lessons learned throughout her youth 15:00 transitioning to college and the changes that came with it 24:15 advice for young listeners who are going through similar experiences 28:45 how playing experiences have influenced her coaching 35:30 how her experience as a Licensed Social Worker supported her coaching experience 39:30 partnership between Spurs FC, Sanko Soccer Culture, and their history and mission 46:30 Final three coaching points 49:00 One piece of advice for any coach

101 - First Monday Message

Welcome to episode 101 of the Full 90 Coaching Podcast. I am your host, Ted Steen, and today is our first ever Monday Message. These will be short, sweet, and to the point as we’ll be looking at the one piece of advice our guests have left for any coach and sharing our 2 cents on the matter. The first one message we’ll be discussing comes from Coach Ugo. “If we love the game, it’ll reciprocate to the younger generation, and they’ll love it to.”