Today we are joined by some absolute legends. Dennis Crowley @dens the founder and executive chairman of FOURSQUARE, as well as the owner and founder of Stockade FC and Dan Hoffay @danh0ff4y the technical director of Stockade FC. These guys built a prosperous club from the ground up, with an amazing fan base and professional but family feel. We talk building companies and clubs, the keys to a strong brand, entrepreneurship, US and youth soccer, pay to play systems and so so much more. This is “Let’s Start a Soccer Club” with Dennis Crowley and Dan Hoffay.https://linktr.ee/Footworkpodhttps://www.stockadefc.com/storehttps://www.instagram.com/stockadefc/https://medium.com/stockadefc/aiming-to-end-pay-for-play-introducing-the-stockade-fc-youth-project-e058fa751019Chapters:00:00​ Intro Promo Video00:43​ Introduction to Dennis Crowley and Dan Hoffay01:43​ Where Does "Upstate" New York Begin?03:52​ How Did the Idea of Starting a Soccer Club Come About?07:47​ Who's Sliding Into Dan's dms???? (True Love Story)09:23​ Biggest Hurdles in the Beginning10:52​ Writing About the Process to Help Others12:48​ Foursquare and Stockade FC Comparisons (What does a tech company have to do with a soccer club)17:20​ Building Things That Bring People Together 20:10​ The Drummers22:10​ Creating a Strong Fan Base 27:30​ Inspiring the Youth and Club Devotion 31:30​ Viable Professional Path for Players and Club 35:00​ Players Choosing to Go Abroad (Failing as a US Soccer Community)38:00​ USA Soccer League Differences 44:40​ Dennis on How The US Soccer Paradigm Breaks 46:20​ Sean Played a Part in Creating Stockade??!! (Cosmos Open Cup Game)49:45​ Epic Game vs Brooklyn Italians (Stockade Atmospheres)57:10​ PAY TO PLAY (Stockade Youth Project)1:01:55​ The Crew Watch That Brooklyn Italians Goal Live 1:04:30​ THANK YOU DENNIS (Where to Find)1:05:21​ Dan and More on That Infamous DM Slide1:08:00​ Promotion/Relegation and MLS Competitive Level 1:11:00​ The MLS Business Model and More Differences1:15:27​ Recruiting Dylan to Stockade (Funny Stories)1:27:25​ Your Utopia for US Soccer1:29:17​ How to Support Stockade 1:37:50​ MAKE YOUR OWN PATH

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