This week we are joined by Captains University founder, Anja Koehler! Anja discusses her journey playing club soccer growing up in San Diego and how she made her way to play D1 at UC Berkeley and University of Portland. We discuss her time as Captain of both teams and what it takes to be captain. Enjoy!

Beyond the Game is back with an all new episode featuring NWSL and CBS Sports/Color Analyst Darian Jenkins! Jenkins chats about her soccer journey from UCLA to her NWSL and professional career abroad. She also chats about her current job as an NWSL and CBS Sports/Color Analyst. This is a great episode and we hope you enjoy!

This week we are so excited to have on Keely Roy! Keely is a former Pro Soccer player, a collegiate player, having played at three amazing programs, and currently is stepping into the world of pro beach soccer! She is an up and coming sports broadcaster and we discuss her soccer journey from player to media broadcaster. Enjoy!

This week is short and sweet episode all about our Confidence Cup! Confidence Cup is our first annual all girls soccer tournament on May 2nd/3rd in Morgan Hill CA! We dive into our why behind this tournament and the plans for an elevated experience for our Female Footballers! For more info please check out our tournament page: https://cinchsports.com/portfolio/confidence-cup/

This week we are thrilled to have Sadie Brown back on the pod! Sadie is our Mentorship Program Coordinator, Female Footballers Mentor and former Goal Keeper for Claremont McKenna College. We chat about her last few years as a D3 goal keeper, the value of her experience at this level and her exciting next steps in her career and journey! Enjoy!

We are back this week with an all new episode of Beyond the Game and we are stoked to have on Stanford Standout and newest player for Gotham FC in the NWSL, Andrea Kitahata!! Dre is not only a Female Footballers Mentor, but she is a friend and former teammate of both Sierra and Maya! This is a great episode with such a great perspective around the concept of person first, player second. Enjoy!

This week Rachael and Kassie sit down to discuss tips and ways that coaches can support female players in specific ways. This is a great episode for coaches of all ages and levels of players. Some takeaways try in your training sessions! Enjoy!

Today we’re diving into a groundbreaking effort out of UC Berkeley focused on a serious issue in sports science: the lack of research and data on women athletes. Despite massive growth in women’s sports over the last few decades, scientists have a glaring blind spot — most of the foundational data used in sports medicine and performance analytics comes from studies on men. That’s what a new UC Berkeley initiative is aiming to change — and it affects athletes at every level. To help us unpack this, we’re joined by Dr Amy "whitey" Hockenbrock who is the associate medical director and associate team physician at UC Berkeley and Dr. Cindy Chang — chief medical officer for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and former head team physician at Cal.

This week we are stoked to have the opportunity to chat with Healthy Sports Parents', Jonathan Carone! Jonathan's mission at Healthy Sports Parents is to cut through the chaos to help parents lead their kids through sports in a way that builds stronger relationships and healthier humans. We chat about how to be a supportive parent and some situations that can feel hard to navigate as a parent on the sidelines. You don't want to skip this episode! Enjoy!

This week Beyond the Game is back with an all new episode featuring Maya and Sierra’s former teammate, Bianca Caetano Ferrara! Bianca talks about her journey through sport, including her Brazilian Youth National Team experience and her National Championship with Stanford in 2019, while prioritizing her mental health, and her pursuit to work in medicine. Enjoy!