Futbol Brew

Mark Mangune is a former (volunteer) Liaison & Recruitment Officer for the Philippine Football Federation. He had over 700 prospects throughout North America and about 67 of them have now been capped for the youth and senior WNT. Some of his notable finds if you will were - Jesse Shugg, Marisa Park, Joana Houplin-Michaelson, Raylene Larot, Alexa Diaz, and Hanna Parado. 5 of the players he scouted were part of the Asian Cup team that qualified for the World Cup namely, Hali Long, Jessica Miclat, Sofia Harrison, Tara Shelton and Kiara Fontanilla. His scouting work was crucial as these players bolster both the youth and national team since 2012. We talked about how he got involved through Coach Ernie Nierras, his partnership with Butchie Impelido and scouting for players for the National Team; a journey that started with the ID camp in 2012 although the team already had Filipino Heritage players prior. He also shared the soccer system in the US and how that has benefitted us in some ways. 

I've known Mark since 2013, let's just say that he also recruited me. He made me an admin of the now official PWNT Facebook and Twitter pages which back then were just fan pages. I worked with him and Mia to promote the team on social media when we had almost zero media coverage and none of the games was streamed at all. I invited him on so he can talk about the great work that he did for the team and other unsung heroes that we almost never heard about - Butchie Impelido, Trey Scharlin, Ralph Balin and Clint McDaniel, among others. 

AN IMPORTANT NOTE - If you're a Filipino heritage player (or a parent of), please get in touch directly with the Philippine Football Federation for tryouts and other important playing information. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

03:33 - How Mark Mangune's Filipino Heritage Players scouting Started

05:13 - Scouting partnership with Butchie Impelido 

06:30 - Another McDaniel Saves the Day

09:30 - Rise of the Scouts

10:40 - Scouting Prospects for the National Team

12:35 - We always had Fil-Am Players in the team

14:08 - 2012 California ID Camp

14:30 - A bit of info about the US Soccer System

17:36 - Post-2013 SEA Games 

19:24 - His favourite from all his recruits 

20:00 - Pinay Soccer Alliance

21:30 - Qualifying for the World Cup

22:20 - What he thinks of the Future of Philippine Women's Football

24:45 - Possibility of Playing against the USA in the World Cup

26:22 - Message for Filipino Heritage Players and Supporters of the PWNT

LINKS 

Follow Mark on Social Media

https://twitter.com/Markilizer002

Pinay Soccer Alliance of North America - https://www.facebook.com/PSANANation

PWNT ID CAMP Coverage - https://youtu.be/TXx1x3jTkYA

Futbol Brew Socials - 

http://www.instagram.com/FutbolBrew 

https://www.facebook.com/FutbolBrew 

https://twitter.com/FutbolBrew 

Album Cover Photos from Mark Mangune / Mia Montayre

In this episode, I had the great fortune and honour to talk to Camille Rodriguez. CamRod as she is fondly called in the football community is a midfielder for the Philippine Women's National Team and for Kaya Iloilo FC. She's a RIFA MVP in various tournaments, 2-time Palarong Pambansa MVP, former Captain of the Ateneo Women's Football Team and UAAP Season 77's best striker. She currently has 33 caps with 8 goals for the Philippines Women's National Team. She's been to 2 Asian Cups, in 2018 and this year as part of the team that qualified for the World Cup. 

We talked about her journey from the youth team to the senior PWNT. We also talked about her experience with Coach Let Dimzon, what it's like to play under Coach Alen Stajcic and how working with a sports psychologist has improved her mental game skills and helped her perform. We also touched on what she's working on and how she's preparing for the World Cup. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

04:40 Going through the Philippine Football System from Youth to Senior PWNT

06:00 Why she took a break from National Team Duties

07:40 Getting a spot in the WNT with more Filipino heritage players

09:07 What she says to local players who are trying out for the PWNT 

11:30 Personal World Cup preparations - Speed, Visualization and working with a sports psychologist

15:15 Playing under Coach Let Dimzon

18:00 Takeaways from Asian Cup 2018

20:55 Coach Alen on building good habits

23:53 Crucial changes that were made in preparation for the Asian Cup

27:24 Inspired by Mom, influenced by Dad, Football is Life

29:58 Singing the National Anthem and what it means to play for the Philippines

32:40 Future of Philippine Women's Football

35:15 What she's doing to mentally prepare herself for the World Cup

39:00 One common myth about being a female football player that she wants to debunk?

39:49 Sports idols she wants to have coffee with.

41:33 On the possibility of playing against Spain and Alexia Putellas in the World Cup

45:12 On mental toughness

46:12 Message to supporters - Team Pilipinas

LINKS 

Futbol Brew Socials - 

http://www.instagram.com/FutbolBrew 

https://www.facebook.com/FutbolBrew 

https://twitter.com/FutbolBrew 

Folllow Cam on her Socials - 

http://www.instagram.com/camrodr

https://www.facebook.com/camrodr7

https://twitter.com/camrodr7

Kat Khosrowyar - 

https://twitter.com/katkhosrowyar

Empowering Women Through Sports | Katayoun Khosrowyar | TEDxKish

https://youtu.be/ucB64VC46uI

Album Cover Photo from Mia Montayre

Welcome to Futbol Brew! In this first episode, I tell my backstory and a brief introduction on some topics to expect over the next few weeks!

Link to Socials: linktr.ee/futbolbrew

Links to Other Orgs and Personalities Mentioned:

Philippine Women's National Football Team - https://www.facebook.com/PilipinasWNFT/

Pinay Futbol - https://www.facebook.com/PinayFutbol/

Philippine Women's Football Association - https://www.instagram.com/philippinewomensfa/

You can find old episodes of Hans On on YouTube and more of Jing Jamlang through his IG - https://www.instagram.com/jingjamlang/