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James Blankenship is currently active in the Buffalo, NY soccer community as a coach and director. He serves as the head coach for the Niagara University Women's Club Soccer team and is also the Director of Coaching (DOC) for Buffalo Rush, a competitive youth soccer club in the area.

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Nate Huckle is a mental performance coach that works with over 600 athletes that focuses primarily on confidence, self-awareness, mindfulness, and stress-response. His philosophy of strengthening a client’s self-image helps athletes find greater consistency and enjoyment in performance, while also enhancing overall well-being.

Join the "I Hate Soccer Parents" private community where parents share their stories of how they navigated the youth soccer landscape!

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Support the recovery efforts in Jamaica!

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Rory Charcholla is the MLSNext Academy Director at RNYFC located in Rochester, New York.

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Kevin Tapchom is the founder of Evolution Soccer Training in Michigan and played collegiate soccer at the University of Detroit Mercy. 

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Brooks Laimbeer is a co-founder of We Are Soccer, a media platform dedicated to engaging and informing soccer fans across the U.S.  He is also a scout for The Soccer Syndicate that focuses on scouting youth talent for MLS and USL Academies.

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Nate Holler is the assistant coach with the women’s soccer program at Buffalo State University as well as a staff coach for the Western New York Flash. 

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Andy Stoots was named head coach of the Ball State women’s soccer program on March 11, 2025, bringing experience from his previous roles as associate head coach at Missouri and assistant positions at Louisville and Minnesota. 

If you're a soccer parent that listens to the show and would like to join our I Hate Soccer Parent Member community to discuss all things youth soccer, email [email protected]!

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Paul Klopfer is a former Division 1 soccer player and recently started his own training company The Training Pitch, where he works with teams and small groups in Buffalo, New York. 

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