Back of the Net - CISC

Today's podcast is a conversation with Robyn Horner.  Robyn is the head coach for our new W League team.  Robyn has had a long and successful history in the professional game and is looking forward to creating the foundation for this exciting new team and league here in Charlotte.  First game is Sunday 5/15/22, 3pm followed by our men's team at 6pm. 


More information on our new W League team can be found on our website: https://www.charlotteindependence.com/ 

Recorded: Friday, May 6th, 2022.


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Today's podcast is a conversation with Wells Thompson.  Wells' has had a  career as a 9-year Professional Soccer Player (#5 pick in the 2007 MLS Draft and 2010 MLS Cup Champion), as a coach, as an entrepreneur, and now as an ultrarunner.  His faith, relationships, and the sport of soccer have played a critical role in shaping him into the man he is today. He co-founded Soccer Resilience to help others reach their full mental, physical and emotional potential, on and off the field.

More information on Soccer Resilience can be found on their website: Soccer Resilience and on their youtube page: Soccer Resilience - YouTube. 

Recorded: Tuesday, February 9th, 2021.


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Today's podcast is a conversation with Pat White.  Pat is the Futsal Director and Camp director for Charlotte Independence Soccer Club.  Pat is also a former 10+ year indoor and outdoor soccer pro as well as a former member of the US Futsal National Team.   

 More information on CISC's Spring Camp programming can be found on our website: Charlotte Independence SC - powered by Oasys Sports (independencesoccer.club).

More information CISC's Spring Futsal programming can also be found on our website: Charlotte Independence SC - powered by Oasys Sports (independencesoccer.club).

You can reach out to Pat directly at [email protected]. 

Recorded: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021.


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First podcast of 2021.  

Thanks for listening in!  Today's podcast is a conversation with Matt Spear.  Matt is a founder of and the center mid for Soccer Resilience.  Before Soccer Resilience, Matt captained the 1992 Davidson Men's Soccer team to the Final Four and coached at his Alma Mater for 18 years before accepting the role as President of the Richmond Kickers pro team.  This is a good listen for anyone looking for more ideas about how to train their brain and transform their game.

Matt can be reached at [email protected] and you can read more about him and his Love United FC initiative at his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mspear/.

 More information on Soccer Resilience can be found on their website: Soccer Resilience and on their youtube page: Soccer Resilience - YouTube. 

Recorded: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021.


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In today's episode, we speak to Fil Wilkinson.  Fil is our director of community engagement.  If the club is running a program outside of regular competitive soccer, Fil is probably involved.  If you are interested in helping out in any capacity, we always need volunteers, or if you have any ideas for future projects, please email Fil at:

[email protected]  

We also speak on our different Adult Soccer offerings.  If you love the game, come on out, we have a place for you!

Mooresville:
Charlotte Independence SC - powered by Oasys Sports (independencesoccer.club) 

North Meck:
Charlotte Independence SC - powered by Oasys Sports (independencesoccer.club) 

Recorded: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020.


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We speak to Rusty Scarborough, Greg Ashton, and Sarah Vogelwede about the club's female leadership council and leadership development program. 

Check out the video from the last leadership council meeting here, Leadership Development Program - YouTube. 

If you want to support the program please email:
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Recorded: Tuesday, November 6-7th, 2020.


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Stephen is our Youth Academy Director out of the Lake Norman site.  We speak about the goals of the youth academy program, how to help players at the recreational level, and a quick update on his favorite EPL team.  

Recorded: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020.


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Austin is a UNCC alum and has been playing professionally since he graduated in 2016.  Austin has played in the NASL at Puerto Rico FC, at the Portland Timbers 2 and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC in the USL before signing and coming back to Charlotte in February in 2020.
The Charlotte Independence schedule can be found here, https://www.charlotteindependence.com/ and their ESPN+ schedule here, https://www.uslchampionship.com/match-center?network.     

Recorded: Saturday, August 8th, 2020


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John Cullen is the head coach at UNCC for the women's soccer program.  John is well-spoken, passionate, and truly a joy to listen to.  We speak on how he got to the States, how he got into coaching, what kind of style his teams play, and what female players can do to differentiate themselves during this suspension of play.  Enjoy.

Recorded: May 29th, 2020


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Mike Jeffries is the head coach and general manager of OUR Charlotte Independence pro team!  We talk about his history in the game, the league and how it is structured, and what the team has been doing during this return to play.  Be sure to follow the team on their website for updated news and scheduling information.

https://www.charlotteindependence.com/

Recorded: June 19th, 2020



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