Inside the Pro Game : Football with RicFit

In this podcast, RicFit (Eric Friedlander) is interviewed by teammate Kristofers Kravčenko for his podcast called the TimeOut Podcast.   If you want to learn more about the man RicFit, how he thinks, what he likes to do on his off time, and his favorite dessert, this is definitely the episode to listen to.   Below are the  Time Stamps if you want to skip around, but you really shouldn't because it was an excellent episode ;)   Timeout x RicFit Podcast Time Stamp:   1. Intro: 0:00 - 0:59  2.  Latvia is underrated: 1:10 - 5:51  3. Earn your relaxation: 6:10 - 6:59  4. Who is Ricfit?: 6:59 - 11:27  5. What Europeans think about Ricfit: 11:27 - 13:26  6. Social media Vs Real life: 13:26 - 14:06  7. Working with 1 on 1 clients: 14:09 - 23:43  8. Football teaches you about life: 23:43 - 29:19  9. What would you tell your younger self: 29:19 - 32:53  10. Don’t do this at ages 14 - 18: 32:54 - 34:36  11. Why Ric likes leather Football boots: 34:36 - 37:09  12. Ricfit Hobbies: 37:09 - 40:17  13. Ric’s favorite country: 40:17 - 42:09  14. Ric’s dream destination: 42:09 - 43:07  15. Where are the most beautiful women?: 43:07 - 45:53  16. Ric’s favorite music: 45:53 - 47:30  17. Ric’s favorite dish: 47:30 - 49:12  18. Ric’s guilty pleasure: 49:12 - 51:08  19. Plans for the post-season: 51:08 - 52:50  20. Future and Goals: 52:50 - 56:35 21.  Outro: 56:35 - 59:01

Jay DeMerit is a former footballer who played as a center back for the US Men's National Team, Watford and the Vancouver Whitecaps. 

His journey is the pinnacle of what it means to "take a risk" & "take your chances". 

Jay booked a one way flight over to England when he was 23 years old straight after college. 

He started his career in the 9th Division.

Within 2 years, he was playing against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and DIdier Drogba. 

Here is the full documentary of Jay's journey: https://youtu.be/GtSYAUn2I7I 

Follow him on social here: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d6merit/

Twitter: @D6MERIT.

Podcast Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

2:02 4 Pillars of Organization 

7:06 How to create self-leadership to become a pro

13:35 Have a LEARNING mindset and APPLY

18:22 Jay De Merit’s Journey

22:50 Early specialization VS Multi-Sport

29:05 Not getting picked 

31:24 Moving to England

34:29 Signing with Watford

37:03 How to be confident when pressure is on

40:13 Becoming a Premier League Player

46:45 South Africa World Cup

47:16 Joining the MLS 

48:23 Rise and shine

49:47 How to prepare for the big moments

57:18 If you could go back to any age with the knowledge you have today. What age would you go to? and what would you tell yourself?

1:02:09 Best Advice to Become a Professional Soccer Player

1:05:56 Outro ( Get in Contact with Jay DeMerit )

Osaze Urhoghide shares what it takes to get to & stay at the top!

This is easily the biggest mistakes players make when trying to become a pro.

Please take a listen and make sure to follow along with the practical tip!

Vivien Beil is a 26 year old Center Midfielder currently playing at Calcio Como in Italy. She grew up playing her youth football in Germany at FCZ Jena before going to school in the USA. She did 2 years at the University of Maine and finished her last 2 years at UCONN, while studying psychology in the process.  

She is also an author of The Student Athlete Journey -You can check out her book below: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3982320410/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&creativeASIN=3982320410&linkCode=as2&tag=vivienbeil-21&linkId=529de4e0fa662ce930b2cc59dd2bdd2c 

If you have any questions, I am sure she'll be happy to answer them. 

Here is her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivibeil/?hl=en

In this clip, Gabriel Cabral talks about the main difference between NCAA Division 1 & Division 2 Soccer.

In this short clip, Michael Cunningham (7 MLC) and I discuss the massive massive importance of a proper dynamic warmup for footballer's before any session.

In this short clip, Michael Kozielek shares with us how to get over a bad game or training in football.