Keep The Game Beautiful

Tikeh Tazeh is a 12 year old author who I interviewed during United Soccer Coaches Convention this January. During the pandemic he decided to write a book, Hat Trick, about a youth player his own age. Thank you to Duktig Brand and SoccerChat for joining me on this episode!

Margaret Domka is a former FIFA Referee who is currently pursuing her PhD at Clemson University. While pusuing her referee career she also was a full time Spanish teacher. We talk about her journey, the importance of finding mentors, and setting goals.

Kirsten Windbiel is currently a Graduate Assistant at Clemson University where she works on disability and veteran soccer programming. We met in December when she helped to coordinate the first ever US Soccer Disability Awareness month. We talk about how she gained a love of the game playing with the Milwaukee Soccer Club and Northshore United before continuing at Winona State University. 

Kaitlin Kelly is a high school coach and has been a long time staff coach for Stan Anderson's Camp Shutout. We talk about her experiences as a former camper, what it is like to be a part of Stan's team, and her time as a Graduate Assistant at Wayne State College in Nebraska. Kaitlin also shares her experiences volunteer coaching in Jamaica and what the sport and opportunity means to athletes.

Sue Moynihan is the Marketing Director for Keeper Goals, her family business. Sue is an accomplished soccer coach and has dedicated herself to creating opportunities for women through the Wisconsin Women's Soccer Advisory Council. She started her coaching career at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee she coached at Purdue and helps with the University of Utah program. She coached youth, was a Director of Coaching, and frequently worked for the Regional and State ODP organizations.

Jaimee Cooper is a dietician who specializes in supporting female soccer athletes. We talk about how important it is to think of food as fuel and of giving your body what it needs and the impact on performance and recovery.

Rachel Breton is a retired professional ahtlete who played for Sky Blue as well as in Norway. Today she remains active as a soccer coach, strength and conditioning coach, as well as in marketing, social media and operations roles. 

Jen Brooks is the Athletic Director for Ursuline Academy in St. Louis. She was a multisport athlete in high school and college. She is passionate about growing women and girls as coaches and founded the Global Community of Women in High School Sports. She also hosts a podcast Time Out with Jen Brooks. 

Lisa Berg is the Assistant Coach for Women's Soccer at Bethel University. She has been active in the program Growing The Game For Girls where she has helped athletes in Uganda and twenty other countries. She is very active with the ODP program and developing other coaches.

Susie Petruccelli is the author of Raised a Warrior which provides an insight into her experiences playing soccer as a young woman, through her years playing at Harvard, and to ways that we can continue to advocate for women in sports. She is an advocate and someone who pushes for change to create more opportunity and supports projects such as Equal Playing Field and is a producer of Warriors of a Beautiful Game.