Build It

We spent 90 minutes or so with Trent Siedenburg of Kirkland Goats from the Pacific NorthWest. Of course we talked coffee, but also sponsorship, job roles, game day experience and a whole bunch of other stuff. 

Enjoy! 

The MWPL has spent this prolonged off-season working hard. Clubs both new and historic have been eager to sign up, and whether it has been the reduced price of entry, the reduced travel or the talk of inter-club cooperation in running the league, Andy Hayes has been behind the scenes making the fledgling league a viable concern. We learn how he got involved, what running a league actually involves, and what the what future holds.

Coach Gecan has been with Dekalb County United since the start, and as such is ideally placed to see how far we have come, and to steer us toward his vision of the future. Mike speaks passionately and honestly about his time before taking the reigns, as well as his hopes for the future of club and country.

A conversation with Adam Thelwell, who has set up Small Goal Soccer and seeks to provide a professional experience for rec players across the country. Adam also runs A Healthy Obsession blog. We talk about both in this wide-ranging, and hugely informative chat.

Mental health is a subject of which so many of us are aware. Today, more than ever, it is a subject that we need to be talking about. And that is exactly what Adam Reakes is trying to get us to do. His fledgling project is called Speak Up FC, and he spent an hour with John and Nik talking about it, his hopes for the future, and how it draws all his plans together.

Listen to Chris Petley and John Hall talk Tallahassee soccer, community-driven soccer, and beer.

Usually we ask our guests the questions. This time round it Josh Ranft from Bateaux FC asking the questions of John and getting some unsolicited advice from Nik. It's our longest yet, and we hope it's useful.

Eric Walcott and his friends picked up the pieces of a soccer community that had been left bereft, and set about creating something for everyone. This is his story.

A conversation with potty-mouthed DKCU Director of Operations Morgan Garcia, where we learn about league registrations, table cloths and the importance of scarf design, among other things.