Goleline Podcast

Michelle Meyer | NIL Network

Michelle Meyer has worked in and around college sports for the past 15+ years. She is a former collegiate and professional athlete, coached volleyball at multiple D1 universities, and managed the Olympic pipeline program for USA Beach Volleyball, including the development of the Collegiate Beach National Team. Michelle is deeply passionate about empowering young people to embrace their entrepreneurial side and believes that NIL reform now allows college athletes to explore the same creative opportunities as their peers. She founded NIL Network in November of 2020 as a free resource to support athletes, coaches and administrators in navigating the NIL changes coming to college sports. Today, it is recognized as the premier hub of name, image, and likeness industry data and resources. Additionally, NIL Network is home to NIL Verified™, the first business verification program in the NIL industry, developed to add a layer of protection for athletes exploring NIL business partnerships.

 

(This conversation was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Liam O’Connell | USL Academy

Liam O'Connell currently serves as the USL's Technical Director. In this conversation we talk about what the future of US Soccer looks like and how the USL is forming a product that allows a direct pathway from youth to pro. It's an exciting time be a USL member.

(This conversation was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Dan Abraham | Psychology of Coaching

Dan Abrahams is a sport and performance psychologist. A former professional golfer, Dan has 25 years experience in high performance sport, and has spent the last 17 years as a qualified sport psychologist working with some of the best sports competitors in the world. He has held several senior positions in British sport including Lead Psychologist for England Golf and for England Rugby (working alongside Eddie Jones in the lead up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup). He has held contracts with a number of Premier League football teams, and is regarded as one of the go-to sport psychologists for elite athletes globally. He is the author of four best-selling books, one of which, 'Soccer Tough', was named by Gareth Bale as a book that changed his life. Dan also has a podcast (The Sport Psych Show) which has close to one million downloads, making it one of the leading sport psychology podcasts globally.

 

(This episode was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Mark Litton | Goalkeeping in Futsal

Mark Litton currently serves as the goalkeeper coach for the USA Futsal National Team. He has coached goalkeepers at all levels across the many different forms of the game including indoor and outdoor soccer.

This is an amazing conversation how Mark uses all of his past experiences to train & work with goalkeepers of all ages and levels. 

(This episode was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Kyle Martyn | Player First Approach

Kyle Martyn currently serves as Senior Girls Academy Director for the Ukranian Nationals in Philadelphia. Kyle has held many positions in the youth soccer scene. We discuss his player first driven approach as well as how to reflect and improve yourself as a coach.

(This episode was recorded during the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Tom Wilson | Leading The Academy

Tom Wilson currently serves as the Director of Academy at the Philadelphia Union. This conversation is about Tom's playing career and leading him into his current coaching role.

(This episode was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard of hearing at times)

Liam Shannon | The Art of Soccer

Liam Shannon is the founder of "The Art of War in Soccer". In this episode, Liam talks about the similarities of what Sun Tzu wrote about years ago and how it can relate to the beautiful game. 

(This episode was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Tom Shields | Player & Coach Development

Tom Shields currently serves as the Technical Director & USL2 Head Coach at STA in New Jersey. This conversation we talk about the tools he uses at his club to help develop his players & coaches. 

(This episode was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Mike Noonan | National Champion Head Coach

Mike Noonan is currently the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Clemson University. In this conversation we discuss his coaching journey as well as his path to winning the National Championship and what the future holds.

(This conversation was recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio may be hard to hear at times)

Steve Davis | Listen To Your Players

Steve Davis is currently the ECNL Technical Director at FSA FC in Connecticut as well as a US Soccer Coach Educator. This was an amazing conversation talking about ways that Steve leads his teams to success. 

Steve truly puts his players first and this conversation should inspire all coaches to do the same.

(This episode was recorded during the United Soccer Coaches Convention so audio at times may be hard to hear)