#SoccerChat

The #SoccerChat hosts break down each group of the 2018 World Cup and give you their picks to advance, score the most, and win it all!

Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following www.twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at www.facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

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Hosts:

Nick Rizzo- www.twitter.com/CoachNRizzo

Shaun Soderling - www.twitter.com/CoachSoderling

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SPONSORS: Hira...

Very informational week as the guys are joined by Akron Assistant Ger Coppinger. Ger explains his history with some previous guests of the show, his massive scarf collection, what it's like to be at a school like Akron, and just how good is Jared Embrick...hear all that and more on this week's episode!

Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following www.twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at www.facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

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Joined this week by Jeff Freeman from the University of Illinois. Hear how he got into coaching, how his college coach made a big influence on his coaching philosophy, what it was like to coach at The U when it was THE U, great stories from his time at Miami, how his coaching network connected to his job with the Illini, how the team culture has an impact on their recruiting style, why their system is a bit difficult to play in, and how his wife is the best soccer player you haven't heard of...

They say there's 2 sides to every story...but there's always the 3rd that's the truth. Nick and Shaun are joined by University of Evansville Women's Assistant Declan Doherty who proclaims to be the truth teller in the friendship with Ian Henry and Josh Oldroyd. Listen as Declan explains how an injury led to his coaching career, finding jobs in America, transitioning from the men's game to the womens', pranks he and Ian pull on karaoke nights, and how excited he was to go from UE grad assist...

The boys are back after a weekend of recruiting and tourneys....Shaun's on the show without a voice but a nice trophy to makeup for it. The guys have a go with the new men's assistant from the University of Kentucky Josh Oldroyd. Josh tells the guys about how he got into coaching, the jump from NAIA to Division 1, what made his move to the University of Evansville easy for him, how to go about when looking for a coaching job, what drew him to Lexington, and why he scheduled his wedding duri...

After a outing of golf together, Nick and Shaun connect with new Central Arkansas Assistant Ian Henry about his new move south, his previous stops in coaching, how he got to America to play, growing up playing with his brother and friends in academies, and how getting into an argument with his wife led to one of his prize recruits!

Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following www.twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at www.faceboo...

This week Nick's college coach Dan Rothert comes on and explains the recruiting process he had with Nick, why Tom White didn't lie in his episode of #SoccerChat, why he didn't recruit Shaun in HS, becoming a college head coach for men's and women's soccer at age of 23, the differences in recruiting now and 20 years ago, how he started his own club, with having every USSF license explains why the national youth license is his favorite, and his (and apparent Loras alumni's) love of the Beastie ...

Our monthly show of "BEST FRIENDS" is back. We're joined by Florida Assistant Sarah Lowdon and Louisiana College Head Coach Samantha Etherington who have known each other since they were 12.....or was it 14 (depends on which one you ask). Travel through time as these girls tell their stories of how Sarah's research of college soccer in America brought them both here to continue their playing careers after growing up and playing in the Newcastle Area to how they became some of the young coac...

This week we hear from one of the many #SoccerChat twitter chat participants. Sit back and relax as we go into the journey of the voice behind the tweets of Kat Nichols! Kat is a Wednesday regular in the twitter chat and explains her story of growing up in Texas soccer, moving on to playing in college, how her coach's humbling of her made her a better player/coach as she got older, finding her unicorn in soccer, and how Wednesday night twitter chats have improved her as a coach and improved...

Big week on the podcast! If you participated in Wednesday night's #SoccerChat, listen to see if you won the Duktig Brand Trainer 2.0! This week we are joined by Notre Dame Prep Girls Head Coach Thomas (TAHM-MAY) White. Coach White explains how he got to Arizona by way of coaching in the college ranks before moving on to high school. Thomas gives in on how he built his staff, the connection he has with players due to being in the building with them as a teacher, Arizona's weird assistant c...