Pro Soccer Talks

Thomas Stewart, from the Sacramento Republic FC is back in town and getting turns at Sierra at Tahoe. He gets advice from Thea Hardy, communications director for Sierra, on how to stay fit and keep your knees protected and healthy for the season and beyond. 

DAI Endurance's founders and owners, Mike Sayers and Julie Young,give perspective on Injury Recovery and Cycling. For ACL surgery recovery and general knee problems, there is nothing better for low-impact, strength-building, range-of-motion and mobility.

Mike Sayers and Julie young share their injury stories and their journeys from professional cyclists to entrepreneurs in Sacramento and their collaboration with Kaiser Permanente on the Kaiser Sports Medicine Endurance Lab. Dai endurance sports and trains endurance athletes to find their sweet spot with performance and hones in factors to keep people performing their best. at 1401 21st. St. in Sacramento. 

Knee Surgery Recovery is never easy. It is possibly the most prevalent injury in soccer and basketball yet, there is still a lot of misinformation out there on how to prevent these injuries from happening. WE are not a culture that is too concerned with preventions. We get excited about who the best surgeon is, to solve the problem. Pat McIntosh shares his knee story as "A Tale of Two Knees." 3 surgeries and a lot of recovery provide a lot of research, reflection and advice. This is a first in a series of knee health.

Tommy Stewart from Dundalk,Ottawa Fury and Sacramento Republic FC, talks Team Culture and World Cup 2018 Shape Up. Tommy Stewart knows how to score goals and lift up a team. He also knows how to adapt to a new team culture, GM and coach, fit in and find success.Tommy Stewart has advice about successful soccer and fitting in on a new team. He talks about his love of Sacramento and how things went wrong for Italy and Ireland in qualifying for the World Cup.

Fritz Libby, Educational leader and owner of The 10 Soccer School, in El Dorado Hills, CA, Explains the Need for Developing technical soccer skills in America. We ask our coaches to scrimmage and have "Fun." Often this fun is unstructured and lacks the instruction that paves the way for a prosperous life as a footballer. American kids hit a ceiling, where they are no longer as effective. Fritz explains how the American parent and the need to win, trumps the desire for technical skills and it is a roadblock for high-levels of play. He explains what he teaches at his soccer school, The 10, to address these player needs.

Quincy Amarikwa of the San Jose Earthquakes, Talks Soccer Success with Future Pro, Tag Chalmers. Quincy Amarikwa runs www.perfectsoccerplayer.com, a resource for players and soccer lovers, to improve their game. He does it in a fun, educational and engaging manner. On this episode, Quincy talks about establishing yourself on a team by being a specialist. He, speaks about integrating yourself on to a new team. He comments about the World cup and drops profound truths on Tag's 11-year-old head till it about explodes. It is a must-listen-to for any aspiring professional soccer player.

William Hodges of Indomitable City Soccer, Talks Sac Republic's end of the season. They played to the second round of the playoffs and had some opportunities to go through. At the end of it, mistakes and disorganization, brought on by perhaps injuries and line-up shuffling, created a loss in the knock-out round. William Hodges explores the season with payers and organization as they close out a season and look toward next year.

Evan Ream of the Davis Enterprise, Talks Sac Republic Players' Postseason. What is the reason for the USL Pro communication breakdown about the second round playoff game location with the Swope Park Rangers. Who were some game-changers on the Republic this year.. What changes to the line-up should we expect to see, going in to next year? The answers to these questions are not what you would expect.

Patrick McIntosh, Pro Soccer agent, gives advice to pro soccer players who what to play in Europe. He shares some advice gleaned from his recent visit to Borussia Dortmund and his colleagues, the agents at PRO Profil, in Germany. He explains how to get organized and how to advocate for yourself. He then talks about the US Mens National team and explains, from his point-of-view as a youth coach, what the US Soccer Federation needs to do in order to strengthen the program and churn out stronger players.

We Reflect Back on Sac FC Winning the 2014, USL Pro Championship.Emrah Klimenta, James Kiffe and Gabe Gisse are on the squad still but not a lot has changed with the grit and style of play that coach Preki and Rodrigo Lopez and the front office instilled in the team.We take you back to the game and enjoy remembering the Miracle at Bonney Field. We hope that a win for the ages will happen again, here in Sacramento. It certainly would not hurt their MLS expansion plans.