Cornfed Coaching

Rich Bywater is the DOC of West Des Moines Soccer Club and the Technical Director of Sporting Iowa. He joins the podcast to talk with Jack and Jon about the USSF A license course he is currently on, Sporting KC's influence on him and his clubs and much much more. There's a lot of banter and a great Matty Smith story on this episode!

After a week hiatus, the podcast is back with TWO fantastic guests, Candice Fabry and Ginger Parson-McGill. These two women have taken it upon themselves to grow the game for women in the state and hopefully beyond. They join the podcast to talk about struggles of females coming up in the profession, the Women's World Cup, their new venture Iowa Women in Soccer Alliance and much more. This is a loaded episode that is very timely and much needed if we want to see improvement in the women's game throughout the state and country. Don't miss out.

Justin Vorster aka "the world traveler" jumps on the podcast to talk about his new role with FC United, player development and the forbidden "W" word in youth soccer. Ladies and gentlemen this is a tasty episode filled with good stories, great information and even better banter. You don't want to miss this one!

Whitney Sharpe joins the Cornfed Coaching team to bring insight on what it means to be a top level player. She talks about going through the youth ranks in Iowa, regionally and at the national level. We also talk about standards and opportunities in Iowa. If want to be a high level player or you coach one, you do not want to miss this episode!

The Cornfed Coaching team are thrilled to have Ross Moffat as their first guest. Ross is a phenomenal person and coach who joins the pod to talk player development, Iowa soccer, his time with the US Paralympic National Team and much more! 

Welcome to the first episode of Cornfed Coaching hosted by Jack Andrews and Jon Choda. Join these two soccer coaches as they navigate the youth soccer coaching landscape in America through banter, insight and experience (but mostly banter). Throughout the podcast the hosts will be joined by other coaches and soccer influencers that will keep things fresh and lively. Don't miss out!