The NSCAA is proud to bring its membership a new podcast, talking all levels of the game. The first four NSCAA podcasts will be focused on the 2017 NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles.

Hosted by Dean Linke, these next four shows will highlight special Convention presenters from every corner of the sport.

Featured in today's first of four podcasts are the following guests (in order as they appear on the show):

1 - Former U.S. International and English Premier League goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who is now a U.S. Soccer staff coach and Fox Sports analyst.

2 - NSCAA Director of Coaching Ian Barker.

3 - U.S. Youth Soccer Technical Director Sam Snow.

4 - 23-year University of Washington Women's Soccer Coach Lesle Gallimore, who will be the NSCAA president in 2018.

5 - Major League Soccer Vice President of Competition Jeff Agoos, who is part of a convention panel discussion about the use of analytics and data in soccer.

The NSCAA is proud to salute each and every college soccer coach and their programs as the 2016 college soccer season is now complete. The 2016 NSCAA College Soccer Podcast, hosted by Dean Linke, also closes out today.

Fulfilling its promise to talk to every championship coach from NJCAA, NAIA, DIII, DII and DI, Linke opens the show talking to Jeremy Gunn, head coach of the Stanford Cardinal, back-to-back winners of the Men's DI College Cup.

The NSCAA, in conjunction with the Missouri Athletic Club, has announced the three semifinalists for the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy. On the list from the women's game is University of Southern California's Morgan Andrews, Stanford's Andi Sullivan and West Virginia's Kadeisha Buchanan. Buchanan, a runner-up last year, joins Linke on the program.

On the men's side, the three MAC Hermann semifinalists are Florida Gulf Coast University's Albert Ruiz, University of Maryland's Gordan Wild and Wake Forest University's Ian Harkes.

Ian's father, John Harkes, one of the most legendary U.S. Soccer players of all time, won the Hermann Trophy in 1987 at the University of Virginia, and he is on the program.

Maryland Head Coach Sasho Cirovski joins Linke to talk about Gordon Wild and make another push for a full academic year soccer season and NSCAA Director of College Programs Rob Kehoe closes out the show talking about the good, the bad, and even the surprises of the 2016 college soccer season.

The NSCAA College Soccer Podcast promised to talk to every NJCAA, NAIA, Division III, Division II and Division I women's and men's national champion coaches. Seven more teams won national championships over the weekend and Episode #15 features all seven coaches.

Following is a list of Dean Linke's guests as they appear on the show:

1) Stuart Gore, head coach of the NAIA women's champion University of Northwestern Ohio (the Racers finished second in 2014 and 2015)

2) Aaron Champenoy, head coach of the NAIA men's champion Hastings College (this is Aaron's first season at Hastings)

3) Jim Conlon, head coach of the NCAA Division III women's champion Washington University in St. Louis (Conlon led WashU to a second-place finish in 2009 and 2015)

4) Josh Shapiro, head coach of the NCAA Division III men's champion Tufts University (Shapiro also won the title in 2014)

5) Travis Connell, head coach of the NCAA Division II women's champion Western Washington University (Connell led the Vikings to the national semifinals in 2013 and 2015)

6) Gary Hamill, head coach of the NCAA Division II men's champion Wingate University (in his 25th season at Wingate Hamill helped the Bulldogs win their first ever national championship - any sport)

7) Keidane McAlpine, head coach of the NCAA Division I women's champion University of Southern California (the Trojans win the title in McAlpine's third year with the program)

8) Rob Kehoe, NSCAA Director of College Programs

9) Carlos Somoano, head coach of the University of North Carolina men's soccer team (Somoano, who led the Tar Heels to the 2011 national championship, has UNC in the 2016 Men's College Cup)

With 2800 plus men's and women's college teams that started the season in August, and now having been tested over three months, we have junior college national champions crowned, and we have 28 of approximately 2000 NCAA DI, DII, and DIII men’s and women’s teams, and 32 of about 200 NAIA teams taking their final exams, both on the field and in the classroom. The 2016 NSCAA College Soccer Podcast has included more than 80 coaches' interviews, and with six more featured in Episode 14, the list is growing.

Here are this week’s guests (and topics) as they appear on Episode 14:

1 – Keidane McAlpine, University of Southern California women's soccer coach, who grew up in Alabama, and has taken the Women of Troy to the 2016 College Cup in just his third season in Los Angeles.

2 – Rob Kehoe, the NSCAA’s director of college programs, with previews of every final four and the men's Division I Elite 8.

3 – Mike Noonan, who led Clemson to the 2015 Men's College Cup final, and has the Tigers back in the Elite 8.

4 – Mike Brizendine, in his 8th year as men's head coach at Virginia Tech, led the Hokies to an overtime thriller over Indiana Sunday and has a Saturday tilt with Wake Forest in the Elite 8.

5 – Jason Garey, 2005 MAC Hermann Trophy winner from the University of Maryland, talking about what that award has meant to him as the 15 women's and men's semifinalists for the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy were released earlier this week.

6 -- Erik Burstein, head coach of the Division II Kutztown Golden Bears women's soccer team playing in the DII Women's Final Four.

7 – Denise Dallamora, 37-year head coach of the Brandeis women's soccer team, playing for their first-ever national championship in the DIII Final Four.

8 -- Michael Coven, 44-year head coach of the Brandeis men's soccer team, who at 70-years-old has the Judges looking for their second DIII men's national championship (Cozan won his first in 1976)

9 -- NAIA women’s and men’s soccer updates.

For college soccer, there is nothing like this time of season when all divisions (men and women) are playing for national titles after dueling through their regular season and conference tournaments. Our host, Dean Linke, dives in deep this week with the following guests as part of a special Thanksgiving edition of the NSCAA College Soccer Podcast.

Here is a list of this week’s guests (and topics) as they appear on Episode 13:

1 – Steve Goff, 25-year soccer writer for the Washington Post, was in College Park to witness Providence’s shocking come-from-behind win over #1 Maryland. Goff breaks down that game and gives his thoughts on the hiring of Bruce Arena as the new U.S. Men’s National Team Coach. Goff covered Arena during his time as head coach at Virginia and MLS’ D.C. United.

2 – Craig Stewart, Providence men’s soccer coach, talks about the Friars’ thriller over Maryland.

3 – Rob Kehoe, the NSCAA’s director of college programs, breaks down ‘the matters of heart’ in the men’s and women’s DI tournaments.

4 – Karen Hoppa, who has the Auburn women’s soccer team in the Elite 8 for the first time ever.

5 – Jerry Smith, in his 30th year as head coach at Santa Clara, has his Broncos one win away from playing ‘at home’ in the 2016 Women’s College Cup.

6 – Steve Clements, NJCAA Division I men’s champion, who led Tyler JC to their fifth national title.

7 – Jon Ruzan, NJCAA Division I women’s champion, who led Paradise Valley CC to their third national title.

8 – Jon Pascale, head coach of UCSD men’s soccer team, who has the Tritons in the DII final four.

9 – Jon Lowery, head coach of the St. Thomas (Minn) men’s soccer team, who has the Tommies in the DIII final four.

10 – NAIA women’s and men’s soccer updates.

Now that every level of college soccer has entered national tournament play, Dean Linke begins this week's show with the nation's first 2016 championship coaches. Bill Rich from SUNY Broome CC, NJCAA DIII women's champions, and Sean Worley from Richland College, NJCAA DIII men's champions, open the show.

After news and nuggets from the NAIA, Linke is joined by Thomas More women's coach Jeff Cummings, who has his team #4 in the NSCAA DIII rankings and in the DIII Sweet Sixteen. Up next is Kevin Fickes, who has the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team #6 in the NSCAA DII rankings and in the DII Sweet 16.

Linke wraps up the show with a visit from 16-year Northwestern head Coach Tim Lenahan, known as the RPI Doctor, who breaks down the 48-team field for the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament. Louisville's Ken Lolla has the Cardinals with the #4 overall seed and he also joins Dean.

Finally, longtime Stanford women's coach Paul Ratcliffe joins the show to talk about the Cardinal's Friday night NCAA match-up against Jerry Smith and Santa Clara.

The NSCAA College Soccer Podcast hopes to feature interviews from every 2016 championship coach. Stay tuned next week for a special Wednesday release of Show #13 in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend tournament action.

Episode 11 of the NSCAA College Soccer Podcast puts the focus on NCAA and conference tournament action as Dean Linke, once again, spends time at every level of college soccer.

The NCAA Women's Division I 64-team field is set and Linke is joined by Jennifer Rockwood, the only coach BYU has ever known. Rockwood has BYU at #4 in the country and led by U.S. full international Ashley Hatch, who has 18 goals and five assists on the season, she has eyes on the NCAA College Cup in San Jose.

Staying at the DI women's level, Linke had to talk to Mike Tucker, who in his 22nd and final season with the Dayton Flyers won the Atlantic 10 as the #7 seed and they will face Ohio State in Round One of the NCAA tournament. Learn how Tucker went from building boats to leading the Flyers for 22 memorable years.

On the men's side of the D1 Level, if you haven't heard, Bobby Muuss has done an amazing job replacing Jay Vidovich at Wake Forest. In just two seasons in Winston-Salem, Coach Muus has led the Demon Deacons to two ACC regular season titles and a current #2 NSCAA national ranking.

As always, Linke reflects on the history of the game, this time with longtime soccer television producer and director Ken Neal, who with the support of NSCAA board member Charlie Slagle, put the NCAA College Cup on TV back in the early 90s. Neal says Division I college coaches need to keep television in mind as they discuss a full academic year soccer season.

Other guests this week include:

* #1 DII Men's Coach at LIU Post Andreas Lindberg

* #4 DIII Men's Coach at Messiah College Brad McCarty

* NAIA's Chad Waller

* NJCAA Division I Women #3 Coach at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming Jim Gardner

This week on the NSCAA College Soccer Podcast, Dean Linke goes ‘deep’ with, perhaps, the most successful college coach – any sport – men or women – of all time. With 22 national championships to his name, and, who, knows, some more coming, Anson Dorrance is truly a living legend and he joins Dean Linke to talk about what it was like building that powerhouse and coaching the U.S. National Team. Anson also offers ‘pointed views’ on U.S. Soccer’s plan for player development and how they handled preparation for the Women’s Under World Cup. As always, Anson does not hold back. It’s a ‘can’t miss’ interview.

From there, Dean is joined by Soccer America editor-in-chief Paul Kennedy to talk Division I soccer and Top Drawer Soccer’s Travis Clark breaks down Division II soccer. Chad Waller gives us his weekly update on NAIA men’s and women’s soccer and Dean ends with a discussion with Erik Imler (three-time national champion at Virginia and 1992 U.S. Olympic Team member) about how youth coaches can better prepare young players (Under 12) for the college game.

U.S. Under 20 Women's World Cup Coach Michelle French Featured on NSCAA College Soccer Podcast

Just four days before departing for Papua, New Guinea and the 2016 Women's Under 20 World Cup, U.S. Women's Under 20 National Team Coach Michelle French joins Dean Linke in Episode 9 of the NSCAA College Soccer Podcast.

Coaching a U.S. team that features some of the hottest current and future college soccer stars in our country, French previews the Under 20 World Cup and talks about college soccer’s impact on the international game.

In addition to French, this week's podcast also features:

* Geoff VanDeusen, NSCAA Director of Operations & Events, who tells us about the 2017 NSCAA Convention in Los Angeles, including multiple exciting programs for college coaches

* John Trask, head coach of the #24 Wisconsin men's soccer team, discussing his passion for the 'history' of soccer in this county and his appreciation for the legends of the NSCAA

* Marty Beall, head coach of the High Point University women's soccer team, winners of the Big South regular season and poised to make the NCAA Division I tournament for the fourth time in eight years

* Gary Hamill, who has Wingate at #1 in the NSCAA DII men's rankings, and earned his 300th win last week

* Dylan Harrison, who returned to his alma mater at Trinity (Texas) this season, and has Trinity at #3 in the NSCAA DIII women's rankings in his inaugural season

* Adam Hunter, head coach of Butler Community College, ranked #1 in the NJCAA Division I women's rankings

* Chad Waller breaking down the NAIA men's and women's soccer scene

Catch Episode 8 of the NSCAA College Soccer Podcast as once again Dean Linke spends time at every level of college soccer. Featured this week in order of appearance are:

- Sean Worley, 21-year head coach of current #1 in the NJCAA Division III men’s rankings, Richland College in Dallas, Texas

- NAIA men’s and women’s soccer update from Chad Waller

- Jeff Parker, head coach of the undefeated and #5 NCAA Division III women’s power Stevens Institute of Technology

- Rudy Brownell, who left Liberia at 13-years-old, has been with Tiffin University for 17 years as a coach and has the Dragons receiving votes in the most recent NCAA Division II men’s rankings

- Rob Kehoe, NSCAA Director of College Programs, visits for the first time in a month to break down the ‘stories to watch’ as we move toward the Women’s College Cup in San Jose and the Men’s College Cup in Houston

- Georgetown Women’s Soccer Coach Dave Nolan (#7 in the country)

- Denver Men’s Soccer Coach Jamie Franks (#5 in the country and unbeaten in the regular season since October 2014)