On this episode of Soccer Mom Sunday, host Jen Siess talked with budding soccer coach, Casey Beran. A former St. Louis soccer player herself, Casey grew up in The Beautiful Game, but didn’t really find that sense of “soccer family” on the club side with changing rosters, switching clubs, and/or rotating coaches. In high school at Incarnate Word, she DID find that soccer family, but burnt out on the game with lack of playing time and little explanation as to why or how. Casey finally found her sweet spot in club and intramural soccer in college at Missouri State University. Now, armed with degrees in education along with athletic administration, Casey spends time on the pitch with young girls, hoping to instill that family feeling for them, along with reaching for success!

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St Louis City SC’s CXO Matt Sebek joins us to talk all things fan experience, bbq sauce, MLS digital, soccer dad’ing, and some Nelly to boot. We pulled the curtain back on some of the tricks, motives, and strategies behind operating the league's most sought-after game day experience. And we address the rivalry. Imagine that… Let’s go!!!

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#Longosrule. That’s our theme today. We were joined by Dad Patrick, Son P3, and Daughter Rylie. More than likely, if you have been to a soccer field in the STL metro area over the past 5+ years… they’ve been there. A family in love with the game, and navigating every level of competition it offers, the Longo’s have a tremendous amount of insight, as well as tips and tricks, to help parents on their kids soccer journey’s. From club competition, High School vs Academy, and path to pro, we cover it all. Let’s go.

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St Louis Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber joined us today to talk about the macro world of sporting events. Tasked with independently soliciting and producing a number of events that bring in tens of thousands of participants and fans annually from Arch Madness to the Frozen Four to the Musial Awards, we talk with Marc about the process, the goals, and what an incredible asset City SC has become in procuring these events. Let’s go!!!

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Tommy Howe is a legend. When word got out that Coach Howe sat down with us there was a flood of texts and messages commenting in anticipation. That enthusiasm should tell you all you need to know about how influential T-Howe was, and is, to youth/club soccer in St. Louis. Please remember to give us a review on Spotify or Apple so even more people are drawn to these incredible stories…

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#slsg #stlouis #coaching #training #nasl #stlmade

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Things get spicy on this Soccer Mom Sunday! Jen Siess was joined by Isabel Diaz, Vice President of STL Santos, one of the supporters groups for local MLS team, St. Louis CITY SC. Isabel shared stories of her beginnings as a supporter of The Beautiful Game as a little girl growing up in Colombia . Now, she leads an extremely passionate supporters group in St. Louis, who do so much more than cheer on their favorite MLS team. Besides building awesome TIFO’s, they raise money for great causes, build community inside and outside of the stadium, and have a ton of fun along the way! Listen in for Isabel's story of how Santos is a source of connection for their members, a little trash talk about rivals, and her thoughts on the growth of the Women's Game, particularly with historic performances recently from her home National Team.

#stlcitysc #santos #supportersgroup #soccer #stlmade #stlouis

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For this episode, I took it back to the roots… again. Recorded live from Pavia’s Place in lovely Granites City, accompanied by a couple of cold ones and a killer sausage/pepperoni pie… I had Mitch Bohnak, an east sider, thankfully... not from Collinsville, join me to talk about all things tournaments. From the early money tournaments, to 8 team starters in Alton, to today where over 1200 teams will participate in the SLSG Tournaments across our area this fall and spring.

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Jarod and I sat down and got a little caught up with a special guest that has the most unique view point on our beautiful game… Don Tebeau… Referee extrordinaire. We get caught up on the recent City results and changes, some US soccer chat, and break down the opinions and views on players, development, and competition from one of the areas standout ref’s. Don’t forget… reviews matter. Go to apple pods or Spotify and drop us some love if you don’t mind.

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#referee #respecttheref #playerdevelopment #soccer #ncaa 

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