Tales From the Trail by MatchPlay
I started the Tales From The Trail Podcast from MatchPlay to bring highly valuable content to high school athletes who want to continue their careers in college. This can be a very overwhelming process and the goal of the podcast is to bring top college coaches and other experts together to discuss a wide range of topics relevant to the recruiting process.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 150
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
88. Men's Soccer Coaches: Mt. St. Mary's Univ/George Mason Univ/Virginia Commonwealth Univ/Christopher Newport Univ
Hi I’m Scot Cooper and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University men’s soccer and I welcome Brett Teach, head coach of …
87. SALT Founder - Rafael de la Vega
Hi I’m Scot Cooper and welcome to the Tales from the Trail podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode I welcome Rafael de la Vega, founder of SALT, which is solving the smelly cleat problem. Their innovat…
86. Mason McKnight/Student-Athlete/Randolph-Macon College & Chris Norris/Head Coach/William & Mary Men's Soccer
Hi I’m Scot Cooper and welcome to the Tales From the Trail Podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Chris Norris, head coach of men’s soccer at the College of William and Mary. We welcome one of his …
85. Mindset Monday #12 - Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching
Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset coaching continues the discussion on Mental Toughness
84. Chris Albiston USMNT Beach Soccer, Josh West, Villanova Asst., & Chris Norris, W&M Head Coach
In this episode I’m joined by three fantastic guests. Chris Norris is the head coach of William & Mary men’s soccer and with him are 2 of his former players, Josh West and Chris Albiston. Josh West…
83. Kelvin Jones, Columbus Crew Academy, USMNT U17 Assistant & Justin Chezem, Christopher Newport University, Men's Soccer
In this episode, Justin Chezem, head coach of Christopher Newport University men’s soccer and I welcome Kelvin Jones. Kelvin is the UPSL Head Coach, Crew 2 Assistant Coach, and Assistant Director of …
82. Matt Lawrey, Atlanta United Academy Director and Chris Norris, William & Mary, Men's Soccer Head Coach
In this episode I welcome Matt Lawrey, the academy director of Atlanta United and Chris Norris, the head coach of men’s soccer at the College of William & Mary. This is a wide ranging conversation t…
81. Student Athletes- Michael Meese, Trinity & Augie Cooper, William & Mary w/ Justin Chezem, Head Coach, Men's Soccer Christopher Newport Univ
In this episode, Justin Chezem and I welcome back Michael Meese, student-athlete at Trinity University and Augie Cooper, student-athlete at the College of William & Mary. We discuss some of the suc…
80. Mindset Monday #11 with Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching
In this episode of Mindset Monday Eric discusses the ins and outs of developing mental toughness.
Summary
In this conversation, Scot Cooper and Eric Manuel discuss the concept of mental toughness. Er…
79. Jimmy Conrad - 2009 MLS Humanitarian Award Winner
Hi I’m Scot Cooper and welcome to the Tales From the Trail Podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode I welcome Jimmy Conrad. Among Jimmy’s many nicknames are Conradinho and Your Favorite US Men’s Natio…
78. David Terao - Olympic Judo Hopeful
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode I welcome Olympic Judo hopeful, David Terao. David was an All-American wrestler at American University with a founda…
77. Omar Salgado & Jay DeMerit
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by Matchplay. In this episode I welcome back former #1 pick in the MLS draft, Omar Salgado and his former teammate Jay DeMerit. As an experienced …
76. Mindset Monday #10 with Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching
Eric Manuel of expertminsetcoaching.com discusses the intricacies of intrinsic motivation.
75. Josh West, Assistant Coach, Villanova University & Chris Norris, Head Coach, College of William & Mary
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode I welcome the assistant coach of men’s soccer at Villanova University, Josh West and welcome back Chris Norris the lo…
74. Dr. Brad Miller, Psy.D, Founder of Soccer Resilience
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by Matchplay. In this episode I welcome Dr. Brad Miller, a licensed clinical psychologist, who has spent over 20 years helping youth and adult athl…
73. Eddie & Andrew Fiocca of Virginia Tech Club Soccer and Justin Chezem, Head Coach, Christopher Newport University Men's Soccer
In this episode Justin Chezem, Head Coach, Christopher Newport University Men's Soccer and I welcome Eddie and Andrew Fiocca, standouts on the Virginia Tech Club Men's Soccer Team. This past season …
72. Mindset Monday #9 Motivation & Developing Habits w/ Eric Manuel of expertemindsetcoaching.com
In this episode of Mindset Monday, Eric Manuel, discusses intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation and developing habits realistically. Perfect timing when considering your goals going into the New Year!
71. Aleksey Korol, Associate Head Coach Univ of Illinois-Chicago, Indiana Univ HOF & David Marmon,CSCS, SCCC, TSAC-F, Head Sports Performance Coach, UIC
In this episode I welcome back two of my favorite guests- newly inducted Indiana Hoosier hall of famer, Aleksey Korol who is the associate head coach at the University of Illinois Chicago and the Hea…
70. Jeff Hulett- Father of the Hulett Brothers, Author & Justin Chezem Head Coach, Christopher Newport Univ MSOC
In this episode Justin Chezem, head coach of Christopher Newport University Men’s soccer, welcome one of his former player’s father, Jeff Hulett. Jeff tells the story of watching his son’s last socc…
69. Mindset Monday #8 - Motivation with Eric Manuel of expertmindsetcoaching.com
In this episode, Eric Manuel, discusses finding and using motivation in the pursuit of high performance.