Tar Heel Voices

Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke chat with UNC soccer star Danielle Egan Reyna and former captain of the US Men's National Team Claudio Reyna about the role parents play in youth soccer development, and how they've raised one of the most talented young players in the country, Gio Reyna.  

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"There's a perception that being competitive is not really a good thing, especially when I was younger, for a girl to be competitive, it's like - no, a girl should be nice. I was just not that girl. I wanted to win at everything. The day that I turned up to Carolina was the day I realized it was ok to be like that." Today, Anson Dorrance and host Natalie Bode talk to Manchester City's Lucy Bronze about her time at UNC and the competitive cauldron.  

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Join Carolina Women's Basketball Head Coach Courtney Banghart and Play-by-Play Broadcaster Matt Krause for this week's edition of the Courtney Banghart Show, the official weekly radio show of Carolina Women's Basketball. The duo look back at Carolina's three wins to open the 2020-21 season, a trio of victories that included a 61-point triumph and the largest comeback in program history. Coach Banghart identifies keys to individual success in the wins, and allows listeners behind the curtain to hear about certain strategic decisions from each games. Plus, she discusses the impact of Down Syndrome Awareness, this week's spotlighted cause. Lastly, listeners will hear a preview of this week's games against South Carolina State and Charlotte.

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Join Carolina Women's Basketball Head Coach Courtney Banghart and Play-by-Play Broadcaster Matt Krause for this week's edition of the Courtney Banghart Show, the official weekly radio show of Carolina Women's Basketball. On the debut edition for the 2020-21 season, Coach Banghart describes the challenges and uniqueness of preparing for a season in the midst of a pandemic, then offers a full breakdown on the Tar Heels' 12-player roster for the upcoming campaign. She also shares thoughts on Carolina's plan to raise awareness of various social causes during the 2020-21 season and previews the three games on the docket for the first week of the season, home matchups with Radford, UNCG, and High Point.

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As soccer has grown in popularity, so too have the number of club teams. Many feel like for those that want to play soccer collegiately, club soccer is the only way to get discovered and recruited. Susan Ellis is a soccer hall of famer, UNC legend, and high school coach at Durham Academy - and she completely disagrees. Today on the show, Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk about the value of high school soccer, being a well-rounded athlete, and the importance of being a reserve on a team. 

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On this episode, Anson Dorrance and Natalie Bode chat with Sarina Wiegman about her success as the Dutch Women's National Team Head Coach, her time at UNC, what it was like to come over to the United States to play college soccer, and how physical fitness affects how well you can play the game.

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On this episode, Anson Dorrance and Dean Linke chat with April Heinrichs, former UNC standout, former US Women's National Team star, and former head coach of the US Women's National Team. They discuss technical and tactical development, including Anson's infamous 3-4-3 technique, and how coaches can learn from players.

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Tisha Venturini is the only athlete who has four collegiate championships, an Olympic gold, World Cup, and a professional championship. She now runs a soccer academy with Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly called TeamFirst. 

On the episode, Anson Dorrance tells an amazing story about Tisha's dad Chick Venturini telling Anson it was no problem for Tish not to have a scholarship so Danielle Egan and Roz Santana could come on the team. Anson, Host Natalie Bode, and Tisha discuss leadership styles, learning to coach from watching Anson, focusing on one sport versus many, and having fun out there.

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How do the great athletes become elite? What can the coaches do to drive them to their full potential? On today's episode, Anson and host Natalie Bode are joined by Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach at UNC and three time national champion. Together, Anson and Roy have coached some of the most driven leaders in athletics on the planet - Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Paige, Tobin Heath, Jessica McDonald, and many others. But not all of them were coached the same way. So today, we dive deep into what a coach can do to motivate the great athletes to become iconic.

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Episode 4 of Carolina Women's Soccer Head Coach Anson Dorrance's Vision of a Champion series spotlights Gloria and Yael Averbuch. Gloria is the co-author of Vision of a Champion with Anson, while her daughter Yael played at North Carolina from 2005-08 and holds the NCAA record for the fastest goal into a match at just four seconds. Yael has gone on to play professionally and now remains involved in the game as an entrepreneur.

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