The Set Position

Kohl and Zak wrap up the first season of the Set Position. We talk about the guests that we have had on our podcast over the last 14 episodes. We set up the second season with our new guests and topics that we will be discussing. Thank you for listening to the first season of the Set Position.

Micah Collins, Youth Program Manager at Philadelphia Union, joins us to discuss the importance of Goalkeeping Positioning. We talk about how important positioning is and the difference it can make in a goalkeepers game. Micah breaks down what a goalkeepers positioning should look like in several different scenarios.

For any goalkeeper Strength and Conditioning is important to their growth. We bring two of the best on to help discuss the importance of Strength and Conditioning. Jesse Goleman, Goleline Podcast, and Rob Day, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Robert Morris, discuss how they look at Strength and Conditioning and break down some important things athletes should do to keep themselves in peak shape.

We bring on two goalkeepers with the USL side ,Charleston Battery, to talk about professional goalkeeping and how they got to Charleston. Darian McCauley, 1st season with Charleston, and Phil Breno, 2nd season with Charleston, talk about their experiences at the college level and their path to the USL. They break down some of their training routines and what they do to keep themselves sharp.

We continue our conversation about Building Culture at the College Level. Phil Wilson, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Averett University, Rob Dallas, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cabrini College, and Jen Simonetti, Head Women's Soccer Coach at Case Western Reserve University help to break down the importance of building a culture and how it can help with the success of a program. They also dive into their successes and failures within building a culture and how they were able to keep things on track.

Mike Malone, Assistant at Broadneck High School, and Max Shinsky, Club Coach for SCS, come on to talk about Building a Culture at the Club and High School level. They bring some great expertise from their respective coaching experiences to give insight into their successes at their levels. We talk about managing the team and what keeps culture on course. We dive into what it takes to keep the culture together during difficult times. 

We talk about what it takes to score goals from a field players perspective. What they are looking for in a goalkeeper and how they are able to find the back of the net? Dara Demich, Head Girl's Coach at Brunswick High School, Conor Proctor, Head Women's Coach at Hood College, and Mamadou Kansaye, Assistant Men's Coach at Loyola University; help to explain their approach to scoring goals. They even give up some tips and tricks that they find effective in front of goal. 

Quite the episode with Pat McGinnis, former Assistant Coach at Ohio Dominican, and Erik Burstein, Head Women's Coach at Kutztown University., These two bring some great personality to the podcast and help us discuss the importance of finding your identity as a coach and player. We share stories about our successes and failures. They talk about the importance of a goalkeepers identity within the team.

On this episode we bring back Mark Sappington, Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Campbell University, and a new guest Darian McCauley, Goalkeeper for Charleston Battery, to discuss Shot Stopping. We talk about being on your ball line and positioning in these situations. Our guests help us break down the mentality that a goalkeeper should have in these shot stopping situations.

This is the second part to our Recruiting the Position topic. Mark Sappington, Assistant Women's Coach at Campbell University, joins us to go in depth on getting seen to play at the next level. We break down the differences between NCAA D1, D2, and D3.