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
48. Marc Hubbard - University of New Hampshire - Head Men's Soccer Coach
In this episode, I welcome Marc Hubbard, the head men’s soccer coach at the University of New Hampshire. At the time of release of this podcast, they have a bye in the NCAA tournament as a program hi…
48. Coach Justin Kavanaugh - creator of the Athlete Centric Model and Author of the Best Selling Book 'Man Up'
In this episode, Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University and I welcome Coach Justin Kavanaugh. He believes that every coach/athlete relationship starts with trust. With two decades of coachin…
47. Mindset Monday #2 with Eric Manuel
Hi and welcome to the Tales From the Trail podcast by MatchPlay, Mindset Monday edition. In these less than ten minute episodes, Eric Manuel, of Expert Mindset Coaching and I will address a differen…
46. Omar Salgado - Former MLS #1 Pick, Alfredo Bozalongo, & Marcos Villeda, Former W&M men's soccer players
In this episode, I welcome 3 fantastic guests. Omar Salgado was the first overall pick in the 2011 MLS Superdraft by the Vancouver Whitecaps. Additionally, he played in the youth national team syst…
45. Jay DeMerit - Rise x Shine Mentorship, Watford FC, USMNT
In this episode, US Soccer and Watford FC legend Jay DeMerit joins us for round 2. Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University men’s soccer and Brendan Bourdage of William & Mary men’s soccer dis…
44. Mindset Monday #1 - Eric Manuel - Expert Mindset Coaching
Mindset Monday is with mindset coach Eric Manuel and we explore different aspects of the mindset of high performers that apply to sport and life. These brief episodes will give you something to consi…
43. Mike Singleton- Washington & Lee University Men's Soccer & Brendan Bourdage, PhD, William & Mary Men's Soccer
42. Michael Zabala - XO Armor
41. Emmett Rutkowski (Stetson University), Drew Crawford (Yale), Jack Roberts (St. Louis University)
40. Richmond Strikers Players, Mary Shimko, Brandeis Women's Soccer, Justin Chezem, Christopher Newport Men's Soccer
In this episode I welcome two current youth players and two college coaches. Mary Shimko, the head coach of women’s soccer at Brandeis University and Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University h…
39. Matt Lamb (Rhodes College), Matt Lawrey (Atlanta United), & Tommy DiNuzzo (Hampden-Sydney College)
38. Dr. Seth Blee, Physical Therapist, Blee Elite Sports Therapy
37. Rich Diviney - Navy SEAL & Author of The Attributes and Brendan Bourdage, PhD, Asst Coach, William & Mary
In this special episode I welcome Rich Diviney, author of the book The Attributes. Rich was inspired to write the book after his twenty years as a Navy SEAL. Commander Rich Diviney was intimately inv…
36. Nate Bell, Brooklyn United & Park Slope United
35. Christopher Newport University Women's Players and Coach Jamie Gunderson
34. Eric Manuel, Mental Performance Coach
In this episode, Eric Manuel of Expert Mindset Coaching https://www.expertmindsetcoaching.com/ joins me to discuss his approach to helping athletes reach their performance potential. Eric’s athletic …
33. Kat Zempolich - Founder, Morgan's Message
In this episode, Kat Zempolich joins me to discuss her recruiting and college lacrosse career at Duke University. Then we dig into Morgan’s Message®, the organization she helped start to honor and re…
32. Tony Pacella, Head Coach, Sewanee University Men's Soccer
31. Women's Coaches: Mary Shimko, Brandeis University & Jamie Gunderson, Christopher Newport University
30. Greg Proctor - High School Senior - Maryland United ECNL
n this episode, I welcome Greg Proctor, high school senior in Maryland who plays for Maryland United. Greg is in the recruiting process and shares his experiences so far.