Shaun Tsakiris is a former professional player and U.S. Youth National Team coach. He is now a director at Los Gatos United in Los Gatos, California. In this episode, we discuss: His biggest influences as a young player Playing for Sigi Schmid at UCLA How to coach players like Christian Pulisic and Uly Llanez Hearing […]

Ian Lane has been a guest on this show before. His writing has even been featured for an episode of this podcast. A couple of years ago, Ian was recruited by Paul Holocher to join the San Jose Earthquakes youth club as a coach. After two years with San Jose Earthquakes, he decided to make […]

Chris Rich is an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Duke Men’s Soccer. He is also a U.S. Soccer Scout and coaching educator for United Soccer Coaches. In this episode, we discuss: His path to Duke and what he learned along the way What he looking for when he works as a scout for U.S. […]