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
68. Greg Proctor - Student Athlete- Maryland United and York College Commit
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail Podcast by MatchPlay. In this episode, Greg Proctor discusses his commitment to York College of Pennsylvania and the process leading up to it. He talks abo…
67. Discovery ID Camp Question & Answer (#2)
In this episode we recorded a question and answer session at the Discovery ID Camp where the student athletes were given the forum to ask 5 college coaches their questions about the recruiting proces…
66. Virginia Development Academy ID Camp Q&A with 16 college Coaches
In this episode I was live at the Virginia Development Academy College ID Camp. Thank you to VDA and Matt Rowe. There were 16 college soccer coaches there answering questions from the student athlet…
65. Mindset Monday #7 with Eric Manuel, Expert Mindset Coaching
Welcome to Mindset Monday! In these less than ten minute episodes, Eric Manuel, of Expert Mindset Coaching and I will address a different facet of mindset which apply to sport and life. To learn more…
64. Pitch Invaders- Founder & CEO
In this episode I welcome Tory Key, the founder of Pitch Invaders. Born from his passion for soccer, Tory is working to engage youth soccer clubs and all of those that love the game to grow the sens…
63. Nate Winkel - President, Playermaker USA
In this episode I’m joined by Nate Winkel, President of Playermaker, North America. Nate discusses his youth, collegiate and pro career and playing overseas. He also talked about the company Playe…
62. Future Tribe ID Clinic - Prospects Q&A with College Coaches
In this episode I was onsite at the Virginia Revolution Sportsplex in Leesburg, Virginia for the Future Tribe ID Clinic. I recorded the three question and answer sessions with the prospects and coac…
60. Chris Brown- SANIL - Student Athlete NIL
In this episode I welcome the Chief Marketing Officer of Student Athlete NIL, Chris Brown. NIL, Name Image, & Likeness, has come to prominence in the collegiate athletics landscape over the last few…
61. Gilda Doria- Co-Founder, SoccerHead & Scott Baker- Co-Founder SoccerHead and Head Coach of Rowan Univ Men's Soccer
In this episode I welcome the co-founders of a new venture called SoccerHead. Gilda Doria Gilda Doria is a 2x Captain of Duke University’s Women’s Soccer Team where she was a 2011 NCAA D1 National F…
59. Mindset Monday #6 with Eric Manuel, Expert Mindset Coaching
Welcome to Mindset Monday! In these less than ten minute episodes, Eric Manuel, of Expert Mindset Coaching and I will address a different facet of mindset which apply to sport and life. To learn more…
58. Julianne Sitch- University of Denver Women's Soccer & Jamie Gunderson- Christopher Newport University Women's Soccer
In this episode I’m fortunate to welcome two coaches who have won college national titles. Julianne Sitch holds multiple school records and accolades at DePaul University and was recently inducted in…
56. Tommy DiNuzzo- Hampden-Sydney Men's Soccer & Justin Chezem- Christopher Newport Men's Soccer
In this episode Justin Chezem the head coach of men’s soccer at Christopher Newport University and Tommy DiNuzzo, Hampden-Sydney College’s head men’s soccer coach were at the Richmond Strikers Colleg…
57. Jourdan Schumacher- Goalkeeper, College of Charleston & Eric Manuel- Expert Mindset Coaching
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast. In this episode I welcome Jourdan Schumacher, student-athlete on the men’s soccer team at the College of Charleston and Eric Manuel of Expert Mind…
55. Mindset Monday #5 with Eric Manuel, Expert Mindset Coaching
Welcome to Mindset Monday! In these less than ten minute episodes, Eric Manuel, of Expert Mindset Coaching and I will address a different facet of mindset which apply to sport and life. To learn more…
54. Bobby O'Brien- Virginia Reign & Virginia Legacy and Justin Chezem- Christopher Newport Men's Soccer
In this episode, Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University men’s soccer and I welcome Bobby O’Brien. Bobby is the Technical Director of the Virginia Reign and Virginia Legacy Soccer Clubs in Wi…
53. Matt Lacey- Virginia Development Academy & Justin Chezem- Christopher Newport Men's Soccer
In this episode, Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University men’s soccer and I welcome Matt Lacey. Matt is the Technical Director of the Virginia Development Academy (VDA), one of the top progra…
52. Mindset Monday #4 - Goal Setting with Eric Manuel
Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching discusses the importance of goal setting when pursuing high performance. This episode outlines how to utilize the SMART method.
51. W&M Alum - Bozalongo, Levengood, Messer, & Nwegbo
In this episode, I welcome 4 old teammates. Alfredo Bozalongo, Alexander Levengood, Nathan Messer, and Diba Nwegbo all started at the College of William & Mary together as freshmen. They had great ca…
50. Mindset Monday #3 - Eric Manuel, Expert Mindset Coaching
Listen to the latest in our Mindset Monday Series with Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching. Eric works with athletes who are working to be their best and recognize the importance of having a mind…
49. Phil Kroft - University of Chicago - Head Coach - Men's Soccer
In this episode, I welcome Phil Kroft, the head men’s soccer coach at the University of Chicago. At the time of release of this podcast, his team is headed into the third round of the NCAA tournament…