Kick It With Katie: A Soccer Podcast

May 01 2024
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Ever wonder what it takes to become a collegiate or professional soccer player?  I interview players who share their stories and journeys about what it took for them to accomplish what they did in soccer. Hear the advice they have for players of today and how they hope their experiences can help players on their own journeys as they navigate the youth, collegiate and professional systems. 

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Cari Gonzalez, Soccer Moms Unfiltered

May 01 2024 27 mins  
To start celebrating Mother's Day here in USA, I have set out to interview soccer moms from all over the country. In today's episode I interview soccer mom Cari Gonzalez out of Florida. She shares her experience with her son playing soccer and also has a daughter who does cheerleading. Cari talks about their differing schedules from sport to sport, juggling being a team m

Amy Schweizer, Tiny Troops Soccer

Apr 24 2024 57 mins  
In today's episode, I speak with one of the Tiny Soccer Troops founders, Amy Schweizer. She shares her soccer experiences growing up and then how becoming part of a military family had an impact on her love of the game and how she was able to stay involved in soccer. In 2014, founder Amy Schweizer was living in Okinawa, Japan and finding it difficult to find activities for chi

Nathan Lowery, College Coach Toccoa Falls

Apr 17 2024 43 mins  
In today's episode, I interview Nathan Lowery, the current men's soccer coach at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia. We discuss his unique soccer background, how he got into coaching and his experiences so far as a college coach. He gives some advice to young players of today looking to be recruited for college from his time as a coach and so far on the collegiate level. We

Charlie Sandson, Keeper & Referee Part 2

Apr 11 2024 49 mins  
Today's episode is part two with Charlie Sandson. We delve deeper into the life of a referee currently. What can we expect from referees on game days? Does it help to talk to a referee before a game? What limits can some referees handle during a game as far as what is said to them or yelled at them? What can a new referee expect when signing up to become a referee? What perspe

Charlie Sandson, Keeper & Referee Part 1

Apr 10 2024 40 mins  
In today's first part episode of my interview with keeper and referee, Charlie Sandson. He shares his story through the sport of soccer and playing as a keeper. He discusses his transition from player to referee and why he loves what he does as a referee. We have a lot of things to discuss about his referee career and what referees do that we split this into a two part episode

Brooks Laimbeer, Recruiting & Playing Up

Mar 27 2024 53 mins  
Today, Brooks and I continue our conversation regarding scouting, recruiting and more. Big topic of discussion, will it benefit players to play up? We talk about the benefits and also some setbacks people might face by having players play up. We answer your questions about what should players do to get noticed by colleges when starting to choose schools. What can players do to get

Brooks Laimbeer, Scouting

Mar 20 2024 41 mins  
In part one of my interview with scout, Brooks Laimbeer, we discuss some of his playing career and how he wanted to stay in the sport of soccer when his career was winding down. He has found a way to stay in the game by becoming a Midwest region scout with The Soccer Syndicate. We talk about his role as a scout and what his job essentially is for those that may not know what scouts

Brennan Neeley, Working Hard

Mar 13 2024 51 mins  
In my interview with Breenan Neeley, he shares his love for soccer and how he has had family by his side during many teams he has been on, whether it's cousins or his brother. He shares experiences moving from a second team to a first team as a youth player and continuing to work hard to become a starter for that new team. His Sparta team was able to travel abroad to play in S

Yura Movsisyan, Pro, Parent, Owner

Feb 21 2024 62 mins  
Today I interview Yura Movsisyan, 2009 MLS Cup Champion with Real Salt Lake and now current owner of Lions United FC. Hear about Yura's youth in Armenia vs moving to the United States at age 12. Hear about his determination as an immigrant to become a professional footballer and what it took to get him there. Getting drafted number four in the MLS draft and becoming a professi

Kyle Wilson, Parent Education

Feb 07 2024 87 mins  
In today's episode, I interview Kyle C Wilson, aka the Angry Soccer Guy. He gives us his history playing soccer through youth, collegiate and eventually playing for the US Men's National Futsal Team in the World Cup in Argentina. He talks about his important coach and mentor who gave him the wisdom he has today. He shares his knowledge of educating parents for youth playe