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0:00 - Taylor and Travis give an update on the show and discuss some of the things they've been watching and reading while live soccer has been off the airwaves. 12:59 - Yael Averbuch West discusses Techne Futbol and the ...

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03.27.2020 Yael Averbuch West on the importance of individual work in player development 0:00 - Taylor and Travis give an update on the show and discuss some of the things they've been watching and reading while live soccer has been off the airwaves. 12:59 - Yael Averbuch West discusses Techne Futbol and the ...
03.20.2020 Who is the next big USMNT dual national, will Canada eventually take over Concacaf, and more listener questions Taylor and Travis do their best to answer your listener question! Who is the next dual-national that could help the national team that wasn't involved in our youth national teams? Here's a link to the Kim McCauley article I mentioned: ...
03.13.2020 US men's Olympic qualifying roster, plus the U20 women are Concacaf champions! Taylor and Travis break down the 23-man squad Jason Kreis has assembled for Olympic qualifying. Who are the notable omissions and what do they say about the state of the program? Who will be knocking in the goals? Who should ...
03.05.2020 The most exciting youngsters in the USL Championship Who are the young players to watch in the 2020 USL Championship? The Athletic's Jeff Rueter joins the podcast this week to break down the league's relationship with player development, names to know for this season, and much more.
02.28.2020 10 young domestic players to watch in MLS this season Joe Lowery joins this week's podcast to chat about some of the up-and-coming young U.S. players to watch ahead of the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.
02.21.2020 Previewing the US U20 women's national team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Taylor and Travis take a long look at the US U20 women's national team ahead of the start of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. They break down the roster, discuss some potential key performers, ponder coach Laura Harvey's possible ...
02.14.2020 Updates on eleven potential USMNTers abroad Taylor and Travis take a look at eleven youngsters currently playing (or, in some cases, not playing) in Europe and try to figure out 1) where they stand with the USMNT right now and 2) what they need to do ...
02.07.2020 Performance analytics and player development in college soccer w/ Carl Carpenter UVA Men's Soccer Performance Analyst Carl Carpenter joins the show to discuss how Video Analysis and Performance Analytics are used to find an extra edge on the field in college soccer. They also go deep on the prevalence of performance ...
01.31.2020 Updates on the US U20 men's and women's national teams Taylor and Travis go deep on the US men's and women's U20 national teams. Up first, they take a look at the women's team and discuss the hiring of Laura Harvey, roster updates in advance of U20 World Cup qualifying, ...
01.23.2020 Is a major change on the horizon for men's DI college soccer? Travis talks to Maryland men's head coach Sasho Cirovski about the proposed 21st Century Model that will be up for vote this April by the NCAA. The men's Division I season would be dramatically changed for the better should it ...
01.17.2020 Recapping the 2020 NWSL Draft Taylor and Travis review the 2020 NWSL Draft on location in Baltimore. Who did the best, who made the big moves, and what will the future hold for many of the draftees? Plus, which college programs will have to do ...
01.10.2020 2020 MLS SuperDraft review and NWSL Draft preview Taylor and Travis discuss the strangeness of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft as well as, as Travis put it, "the players and teams that did things." After that, we take a look at the upcoming NWSL draft. What moves have already ...
01.03.2020 2020 MLS SuperDraft preview, plus a little USMNT roster chat Taylor and Travis take a look at the upcoming MLS SuperDraft. How different will it be this season, who are the key players who could be involved, and what might the top teams in the draft be looking for? After ...
12.21.2019 Recapping the men's and women's D1 College Cup Finals Taylor and Travis discuss the DA showcase in Floria before turning their focus to the men's and women's college tournaments. On the women's side, they get into the penalty shootout that saw Stanford emerge victorious once again. On the men's, ...
12.12.2019 Discussing the 2019 Men's College Cup w/ Wake Forest Head Coach Bobby Muuss Taylor gives a brief review of the recent events in the both the women's and men's D1 soccer tournaments. We'll discuss both the women's and men's finals in detail on next week's show. For now/for the bulk of the show, ...
12.06.2019 NCAA men's and women's tournament updates, plus an interview w/ Washington State women's coach Todd Shulenberger Taylor and Travis discuss all the action so far in both the men's and women's D1 soccer tournaments. On the men's side, it's mostly gone as expected, but on the women's side there's been a surprise run. 15:52 - Speaking ...
11.27.2019 Women's and men's D1 tournament updates, plus a chat about the Jefferson Cup In Part 1, Taylor and Travis review the big matches that have already happened and preview those soon to come in both the women's and men's D1 college soccer brackets. In Part 2, Taylor talks to Steve D'Adamo (Director of ...
11.20.2019 NCAA Men's DI tournament preview bonanza! ESPN broadcaster Jonathan Yardley joins the show to break down the men's Division I tournament field, contenders to watch, MLS prospects to know, and much, much more. Check out Bill Reno's 2019 Bracket Challenge: http://bit.ly/2D2PiTg
11.14.2019 2019 Division I Women's Soccer Tournament Preview (and a few predictions) Taylor and (mostly) Travis preview the start of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer tournament by taking a look at the top 8 teams, as well as a few others who could make deep runs. Teams discussed: 1) Florida ...
11.08.2019 Wrapping up the USA at the U17 World Cup w/ Adam Belz Adam Belz of the Scuffed Podcast joins this week's show to dissect the USA's performance at the Under-17 World. What is important, what isn't and what did it say about the issues facing the US Soccer Federation in general.
10.31.2019 Breaking down the U.S. U17 MNT at the World Cup J.R. Eskilson joins the show to review the first two games for the United States at the U17 World Cup. What went right (not much), what went wrong, and how to keep perspective as the U.S. looks to stay alive ...
10.26.2019 An American (almost) in Paris: Phallon Tullis-Joyce of Stade de Reims Stade de Reims goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce discusses life in France's Ligue 1 Feminie, where she moved after playing for the University of Miami earlier this year. Find out what it's like to be a young American (woman) playing abroad, how ...
10.18.2019 US U17 World Cup roster review and analysis Taylor and Travis break down the US U17 World Cup roster. Who is in, who is out, and who will need to have a strong tournament to help the US make a deep run. They also preview a few other ...
10.11.2019 The rising stars of the NWSL, plus USWNT coaching search w/ Jeff Kassouf Jeff Kassouf of Equalizer Soccer joins the show to discuss the next stars of the NWSL, the status of the US Women's national team coaching search, and much more!
10.04.2019 US U17 World Cup roster projections, plus analyzing the latest U23 roster Taylor and Travis start off by analyzing the 25 names included on Jason Kreis' 25-player squad for the US U23 national team ahead of its upcoming friendly against El Salvador. Who's in, who's out, and who could still surprise in ...
09.26.2019 Jonathan González discusses the Alianza Showcase and the challenges faced by dual nationals Travis talks to Mexico international (and former US youth international) Jonathan González about how he became a professional player, what his time in Mexico has been like, and what advice he would give youngsters considering a pro career. He also ...
09.20.2019 UVA women's head coach Steve Swanson on managing a #1-ranked team On this week's show, Virginia women's head coach (and USWNT assistant) Steven Swanson breaks down his team's early success in the 2019 DI season, the quality of the ACC, his team's attacking playing style, and some of the keys to ...
09.13.2019 Rosters and Results: keeping up with the US U17, U20 and U23 men's national teams Taylor and Travis attempt to cure their USMNT Blues by taking a prolonged look at the next generation of talent coming through. The U17 World Cup starts in late October. How is the team preparing and who are we most ...
09.05.2019 Discussing the best young players in USL League One w/ Ira Jersey Taylor talks to Ira Jersey of The League One Fun podcast about the best young players currently employed by each and every USL League One side. Ira also provides excellent insight into the teams themselves, their playing styles, and how ...
08.30.2019 Discussing the upcoming Development Academy season w/ Mike Woitalla Travis talks to Soccer America's Mike Woitalla about the start of the 2019 Development Academy season, as well as the changes that have been implemented for the upcoming campaign. If you'd like to learn more, here are the links to ...
08.23.2019 NCAA Preview: the most exciting men and women to watch this college season Taylor and Travis (mostly Travis) preview the 2019 college seasons (both men and women) by taking a look at some of the performers they think could be primed for big things in 2019. There's also some time spent on what ...
08.16.2019 Young Americans in the Bundesliga, plus analyzing the operational changes at US Soccer Taylor and Travis are back together (via the internet) to discuss the brights starts for both Gio Reyna at Dortmund and Sergino Dest at Ajax. They then move on to breaking down the appointment of Kate Markgraf as GM of ...
08.08.2019 Previewing the upcoming seasons for 10 young Americans w/ Adam Belz Note - Apologies for the lack of introduction for this episode. My (Taylor's) microphone appears to have ceased functioning, so no fancy greeting up front. Instead, we're jumping right into Travis talking to Adam Belz of The Scuffed Podcast about ...
08.02.2019 2019 MLS Homegrown Game and assorted listener questions w/ Bobby Warshaw From a hotel room in Orlando, Taylor talks to Bobby Warshaw about the 2019 MLS Homegrown game, which both attended but Bobby actually covered. After that, they answer assorted Twitter questions and budget plenty of time for random tangents and ...
07.26.2019 Looking ahead to the 2023 World Cup w/ Kim McCauley of SB Nation Travis talks to SB Nation's Kim McCauley about the 2023 Women's World Cup cycle: who from the 2019 might be in that squad, who are some youngsters who could make moves in the next 4 years, and who might take ...
07.19.2019 11 young Homegrowns who have impressed this season Taylor and Travis take turns discussing their combined 11 homegrown players that have impressed this season in either MLS or USL (or occasionally both). They are... 1) Brandon Servania 2) Paxton Pomykal 3) Mason Toye 4) Miles Robinson 5) Cole ...
07.12.2019 Boys and Girls Development Academy Playoffs and Finals w/ J.R. Eskilson J.R. ESKILSON HAD MADE AN APPEARANCE! Travis is joined by J.R. Eskilson (of TopDrawerSoccer) to discuss the girls and boys Development Academy playoffs and finals, as well as the overall level of elite soccer in North America.
07.06.2019 Changes to the NCAA recruitment rules, should Tab Ramos stay or go as US U20 coach, and more listener questions After gushing about Gio Reyna's (now official) move to Borussia Dortmund, Taylor and Travis answer your listener questions, including (but not limited to) what's become of Xuxuh Hilton, how will new NCAA recruiting rules impact college soccer, and why won't ...
06.28.2019 Establishing a base camp in Europe for young American players w/ Jordan Gardner of FC Helsingor Jordan Gardner, Chairman of the Board and Co-Owner of FC Helsingor, explains the process he and his partners went through to transform a Danish 2nd division team into a club that emphasizes youth development (particularly American youth development) above all ...
06.20.2019 Training compensation and solidarity payments updates w/ Miki Turner Travis talks to attorney Miki Turner about the recent news involving training compensation and solidarity payments. What do those terms mean, how has the legal side of the issue progressed, and what might the future hold? All that and much, ...
06.14.2019 What comes next for the US U20s? With the USA's elimination from the U20 World Cup, Taylor and Travis discuss what comes next for eleven of the team's key players. What did we learn about/what should the immediate future hold for... 1) Timothy Weah 2) Sergino Dest ...
06.06.2019 U20 World Cup: USA v Ecuador quarterfinal preview, plus Gold Cup roster thoughts Taylor and Travis briefly discuss the USA's 1-0 loss to Jamaica (Travis was at Audi Field and has thoughts), as well as some of the names on Gregg Berhalter's Gold Cup roster. After that, we preview the US U20's upcoming ...
05.31.2019 US U20s at the World Cup: the good, the bad, and the next round Taylor and Travis take a look back at the USA's (somewhat disappointing) 1-0 win over Qatar in the U20 World Cup. The Baby Yanks could have topped the group and avoided stronger opposition in the knockout round with a better ...
05.23.2019 The 10 most exciting young players at the 2019 Women's World Cup Taylor and Travis start off the episode with a U20 World Cup roster update before moving on to briefly discussing some of the younger names included on Gregg Berhalter's provisional Gold Cup roster. After that, we take a look at ...
05.17.2019 Reviewing the U17 Concacaf Championship AND previewing the U20 World Cup w/ Adam Belz of Scuffed Travis talks to Adam Belz of The Scuffed Podcast about the USA's disappointing loss in the U17 Concacaf Championships... though they did still qualify for the U17 World Cup. So, it wasn't THAT disappointing. Adam and Travis focus mostly on ...
05.10.2019 US U20 World Cup roster analysis, plus US U17s advance to the quarterfinals It's a show of two halves! In Part I, Taylor and Travis go in-depth on the USA's roster for the upcoming U20 World Cup. Timothy Weah is in and Julian Araujo is out, but who else is in the squad ...
05.03.2019 Tracking the stars of tomorrow: Chris Madden previews USL League 2 Travis talks to Chris Madden, Director of Competition and Development for USL League 2 (formerly the Premier Development League). They go deep on the new league itself, as well as the teams and players that will shape the upcoming season... ...
04.26.2019 Predicting the USA's starting XI for the 2019 Concacaf U17 Championships Taylor and Travis break down Raphael Wicky's roster for the upcoming U17 Concacaf Championships and do their best to figure out a possible starting eleven. They also get into some notable absences and potential key performers. After that, they take ...
04.19.2019 MLS's new solidarity payments policy, plus updates from the Generation Adidas Cup Taylor disrupts Travis' hard-earned vacation time to discuss the new training compensation and solidarity payments policy unveiled by MLS yesterday. How will it change current operational policy, will non-DA academies see any benefit, and many more questions (hopefully) answered. After ...
04.12.2019 NWSL rookie preview w/ The Athletic's Meg Linehan Taylor talks to Meg Linehan of The Athletic about the 2019 NWSL rookie class, as well as the league as a whole. How chaotic will things be during the World Cup? Who might be up for Rookie of the Year ...

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The TopDrawerSoccer Show: focus on the future with Top Drawer Soccer episodes:

Yael Averbuch West on the importance of individual work in player development

Who is the next big USMNT dual national, will Canada eventually take over Concacaf, and more listener questions

US men's Olympic qualifying roster, plus the U20 women are Concacaf champions!

The most exciting youngsters in the USL Championship

10 young domestic players to watch in MLS this season

Previewing the US U20 women's national team ahead of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Updates on eleven potential USMNTers abroad

Performance analytics and player development in college soccer w/ Carl Carpenter

Updates on the US U20 men's and women's national teams

Is a major change on the horizon for men's DI college soccer?

Recapping the 2020 NWSL Draft

2020 MLS SuperDraft review and NWSL Draft preview

2020 MLS SuperDraft preview, plus a little USMNT roster chat

Recapping the men's and women's D1 College Cup Finals

Discussing the 2019 Men's College Cup w/ Wake Forest Head Coach Bobby Muuss

NCAA men's and women's tournament updates, plus an interview w/ Washington State women's coach Todd Shulenberger

Women's and men's D1 tournament updates, plus a chat about the Jefferson Cup

NCAA Men's DI tournament preview bonanza!

2019 Division I Women's Soccer Tournament Preview (and a few predictions)

Wrapping up the USA at the U17 World Cup w/ Adam Belz

Breaking down the U.S. U17 MNT at the World Cup

An American (almost) in Paris: Phallon Tullis-Joyce of Stade de Reims

US U17 World Cup roster review and analysis

The rising stars of the NWSL, plus USWNT coaching search w/ Jeff Kassouf

US U17 World Cup roster projections, plus analyzing the latest U23 roster

Jonathan González discusses the Alianza Showcase and the challenges faced by dual nationals

UVA women's head coach Steve Swanson on managing a #1-ranked team

Rosters and Results: keeping up with the US U17, U20 and U23 men's national teams

Discussing the best young players in USL League One w/ Ira Jersey

Discussing the upcoming Development Academy season w/ Mike Woitalla

NCAA Preview: the most exciting men and women to watch this college season

Young Americans in the Bundesliga, plus analyzing the operational changes at US Soccer

Previewing the upcoming seasons for 10 young Americans w/ Adam Belz

2019 MLS Homegrown Game and assorted listener questions w/ Bobby Warshaw

Looking ahead to the 2023 World Cup w/ Kim McCauley of SB Nation

11 young Homegrowns who have impressed this season

Boys and Girls Development Academy Playoffs and Finals w/ J.R. Eskilson

Changes to the NCAA recruitment rules, should Tab Ramos stay or go as US U20 coach, and more listener questions

Establishing a base camp in Europe for young American players w/ Jordan Gardner of FC Helsingor

Training compensation and solidarity payments updates w/ Miki Turner

What comes next for the US U20s?

U20 World Cup: USA v Ecuador quarterfinal preview, plus Gold Cup roster thoughts

US U20s at the World Cup: the good, the bad, and the next round

The 10 most exciting young players at the 2019 Women's World Cup

Reviewing the U17 Concacaf Championship AND previewing the U20 World Cup w/ Adam Belz of Scuffed

US U20 World Cup roster analysis, plus US U17s advance to the quarterfinals

Tracking the stars of tomorrow: Chris Madden previews USL League 2

Predicting the USA's starting XI for the 2019 Concacaf U17 Championships

MLS's new solidarity payments policy, plus updates from the Generation Adidas Cup

NWSL rookie preview w/ The Athletic's Meg Linehan