THE Soccer Dad-Pod

Ep. 294: Akron Zips | Jarod, Mike, and Billy

On the morning of their rematch against their playoff nemesis Billikens from 2025 NCAA tournament, head coach Jared Embick, Asst. Coach Mike Nanchoff, and Alum/GM Billy Z

Ep. 293: Andre Luciano | Hoosier turned Recruiter

Ask around and most will have nothing but good things to say about Andre Luciano. This Vegas kid turned Hoosier is now using his lifetime's worth of skills and experience

Ep 292: Rich Nassif | Sprocket Sports & Building Clubs

Rich Nassif joined to talk about his experiences playing, coaching at the D1 level, and currently working at Sprocket Sports helping clubs manage, organize, and adapt to

Ep 291: Jack Turachnik | CIU MLS Next Director

From the burbs of Chicago, Jack Turachnik joined to talk about his journey through the Chicago Fire Academy, College Soccer, and now MLS Next Director at Central Illinois

Ep. 290: Washington University | Coaches Corner...

After an incredible run last year, Coach Andrew Bordelon & Asst. Coach Gavin Kalish joined Jarod and I at Llewellyn's in Webster to talk all things Bears soccer. One of t

Ep 289: Michael Wiggins | Chicago player, coach, and author

Michael Wiggins knows the game. As a player who grew up in the Chicago burbs, Michaels journey took him through HS, to Illinois State, a run pro with Chicago Power FC, an

Ep288 St. Louis Stars SC | Matt & Jim

St. Louis has an abundance of quality soccer clubs. With one of the most iconic names/logos, the new iteration of St Louis Stars SC is making waves for sure. We chatted w

Ep 287: PAY 2 PLAY - A deep dive with SLSG

Pay to play. Everyone's favorite excuse as to why US soccer is failing. To be clear... It's expensive. And not only are underprivileged families incapable of engaging, bu

Ep 286: The Recruits | 1 commit, 2 available, 3 aces!

St. Louis Scott Gallagher College Placement Director, Matt McCarty, joined Zach and I to talk about the clubs goal and process when it comes to getting players to the col

Ep. 285: Sam Fink & Chris Duvall | Deacon's 4 Life

Sam Fink returns, this time joined by his college teammate, ex-pro, current coach, and more... Chris Duvall. Teammates from their ACC day's at Wake Forest, we talk about

Ep. 284: AJ, Zach, & JB... College to Pro & Agency News

He's back... the Badger himself, AJ Cochran. We went live from Llewellyn's pub in Webster and chatted up everything from the DiMaria dynasty to World Cup expectations! #

Ep 283: Johnny Torres | From TX to Omaha

One of the top-class humans in College soccer... who happened to be a Herman Trophy recipient, AND was the #5 pick overall in the '98 MLS College draft... which means he

Ep. 282: Jason Carney | State Title, New Book, & More...

Jason Carney is a return guest bringing some more insight, new updates, a state title, and a new book to the conversation! Give him a follow on LinkedIn for a ton of gr

Ep. 281: Ian Henry | Dublin to STL & a little Sarver

This Dublin native, who's now an STL loyalist, joined the crew at FBAG's for some pints & footy chat. Topics covered: recruiting, academies, pathway, Sam Sarver, MLS, EPL

Ep. 280: Justin Bernaix

As a club coach, high school coach, and JuCo coach... "JB" has seen a lot. As a fellow Granite City alum, we talked about his roots, his process, and some of the nuances

RECRUITING SPECIAL: MLS Flex '26 and Beyond!

Recruiting specialist Andy Fleming joins to talk about Flex, the current recruiting landscape, and more. Be sure to give him a follow on Instagram at @andyflemingsoccer

Ep. 279: Thomas Dooley | USMNT Legend

At 18 Thomas was playing in the 13th division in Germany. A few short years later he was in the Bundesliga's top division, playing for national cups, and competing for a

Ep. 278: Ambush-Stars & TST 2026

TST 7v7 is arguably the most exciting soccer tournament in America... no joke. With teams coming from every corner of the world to fight for the $1M prize, St. Louis is n

Ep. 277: David Murray | Soccer Dad

Not only does he play the part of a "Soccer Dad," he actually wrote a book called "Soccer Dad." David Murray, author and award-winning journalist, chats with me and an ol

Ep. 276: Ross Paule | Creighton to MLS to US Club Soccer

Ross Paule has a path that has resulted in an accumulation of insights and experiences that is now being utilized to uncover even more talent, in more corners, and from m