Well, I've got a soccer broadcast this weekend and it's my first in a decade. How did I prepare? I called one of the better soccer broadcasters right now in Jenn Hildreth and figured out exactly what I'm doing.
Want an idea of what to do when you're tackling a new sport to your repertoire? Want to know how to call soccer?  This is the episode for you.

Episode 162 (Jenn Hildreth / World Cup on FOX, ACC Network)

Play-by-Playcast is a podcast for play-by-play broadcasters, about play-by-play broadcasters, by a play-by-play broadcaster.  It’s a professional development podcast diving into the tips, tricks, experience, stories, process and preparations of some of the biggest and best play-by-play announcers in the business.

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Episode 206 (Mark Johnson / Colorado Buffaloes)

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Episode 205 (Stan Cotten / Wake Forest Deamon Deacons)

Neil Price is the Voice of the Bulldogs at Mississippi State following more than a decade at the University of Kentucky  and Middle Tennessee before that.  
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Episode 204 (Neil Price / Mississippi State Bulldogs)

Alex Del Barrio is a national TV voice on CBS Sports Network, seen jet setting across the country during college football and basketball season.
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Episode 203 (Alex Del Barrio / CBS Sports Network)

Sloane Martin used to play in her college's women's basketball game, change and run courtside to broadcast the men's games.  She carved her way into a career as a news reporter on radio (in two cities) and eventually cracked into the WNBA and then network television.  She's now a regular on B1G Network.

Episode 162 (Jenn Hildreth / World Cup on FOX, ACC Network)

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