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
29. Britta Marmon, NCSA & Justin Chezem, Men's Soccer, Christopher Newport University
In this episode, Justin Chezem, men’s soccer coach at Christopher Newport University and I welcome Britta Marmon, Senior Recruiting Coach at Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) and former women’s col…
28. Anthony Kjenstad, President, Firefly Recovery
27. Aleksey Korol - Men's Associate Head Soccer Coach - University of Illinois-Chicago
26. Student-Athlete Series - Brianna Behm, University of South Carolina & Sofie Fox, Northeastern University
In this episode I welcome Brianna Behm, a current senior on the women’s soccer team at the University of South Carolina and Sofie Fox, a graduate transfer student on the women’s soccer team at Northe…
25. Daniel Hulett of the Hulett Brothers
24. Webb Kosich, William & Mary- Overcoming Illness and Fighting Back to Be With His Team
In this episode I welcome Webb Kosich, a sophomore men’s soccer student-athlete at the College of William & Mary. Webb has a unique story of overcoming a major setback and persevering to return to pl…
23. Pre & Post Match with Hampden-Sydney College & Christopher Newport University
22. U.S. Soccer Legend- Jay DeMerit
Hi and welcome to the Tales From The Trail Podcast by MatchPlay. This episode is a big one for us. We welcome US Soccer legend Jay DeMerit. Jay played his college soccer at University of Illinois-Chi…
21. Student-Athlete Series- Kenna McCarthy
In this episode, the second of our players series, we welcome a current women’s soccer student-athlete, Kenna McCarthy, who plays at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. She was a part…
20. College Student-Athletes - Michael Meese, Trinity University & Augie Cooper, The College of William & Mary
19. Women's Coaches- Brendan Lawler, Manhattan College, Mike Eckberg, SUNY-New Paltz
In this episode, Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University Men’s Soccer and I welcome Brendan Lawler, the women’s coach at Manhattan College and Mike Eckberg, the women’s coach at State Univers…
18. The Intersection of Sport and Mental Health
Justin Chezem (of Christopher Newport University Men’s Soccer) and I, welcome psychologist, Mike Breske who was also a former collegiate soccer player at Virginia Tech and Christopher Newport Univers…
17. Discovery ID Camp Question and Answer Session
We recorded this live at Discovery ID camp on the campus of Christopher Newport University. This boy’s camp was attended by over 100 student athletes and coaches from 6 different colleges. We took th…
16. Nate Daligcon, Men's Soccer Coach, Seattle University and Michael Teiman, Coach, Crossfire Premier, Seattle, WA
In this episode I welcome the head coach of the men’s soccer program at Seattle University, Nate Daligcon. Nate brings a ton of experience and a west coast perspective to the podcast. He’s been a par…
15. Emmett Rutkowski, Stetson University, Tommy DiNuzzo, Hampden-Sydney College, Glenn Gray, Richmond Strikers
I’m privileged to welcome 3 former college teammates who remain involved in soccer. Emmett Rutkowski is the head coach of the Stetson University Men’s Soccer team, Glenn Gray is the College Advisory …
14. David Marmon, Head Sports Performance Coach, University of Illinois-Chicago & Chris Norris, Head Men's Soccer Coach, The College of William & Mary
In this episode I’m privileged to welcome David Marmon, the Head Sports Performance Coach at the University of illinois Chicago. David brings decades of experience in working with collegiate athletes…
13. Dani Gunderson of Muskingum University & Jamie Gunderson of Christopher Newport University
I welcome siblings who are both head coaches of women’s collegiate soccer teams. Dani Gunderson is the head women’s soccer coach at Muskingum University in New Concord Ohio. Her brother, Jamie Gunder…
12. Julie Shackford- William & Mary Women's Soccer Coach
Julie Shackford of William & Mary women's soccer offers her perspective on the ins and outs of recruiting and college soccer.
11. Mike Brizendine - Virginia Tech Men's Soccer & Chris Norris - William & Mary Men's Soccer
