Inside Surf Soccer Podcast

SD Loyal forward Carlos Alvarez talks about his youth soccer experience being coached by SD Surf Senior Director Josh Henderson & LA Surf Senior Director Barry Ritson. As well as what it takes to make the jump to be an impact in the college game & make it into the Pro's

They discuss their experiences with racism, how it’s affected their lives, and ways to help educate our current and future generations to bring about equality for all. 

 If you've missed any of our episodes, this is the one for you!  Catch up on Episodes 1 through 12 and let us know which episode was your favorite or better yet, please rate and review our show on Apple Podcasts!

The players give their opinions & advice to parents, share their experiences of Surf Cup & how they view their youth soccer experience. This is an awesome insight for all listeners.

With incredible access to US Soccer National team coaching staff, our guests are US WNT GK Coach Philip Poole & US MNT GK Coach Aron Hyde. We discuss technical goalkeeper training for youngers, how the elite GK build mental toughness, plus advice for GKs as they navigate recruitment and scouting opportunities. 

The Zone One Directors discuss player development, positive parent messaging, and advice to clubs when building their own Zone One environments.

Having both worked together for the England FA at the YNT level, Tracey & Laura moved to the US working in the club, professional and now US YNT programs.This is a must-listen for players, parents, and coaches to learn from two of the best female coaches in the world right now and a chance to learn from their experiences and advice on soccer development, player pathways & coach development. 

Austin’s vast coaching experience has seen him manager and coach in Scotland’s Premier League, help lead Northern Ireland to their first ever European Championships qualification, analyst work for the Mexico National teams an,d also hold rolls working for FIFA & UEFA. Austin gives his opinion on player development, advice for parents & coaches and also talks about exciting opportunities for Surf Nation through AM Sports Tours!

Landon talks about his new role as owner/manager of San Diego’s newest soccer franchise SD Loyal as well as giving his advice for youth players today, how parents can positively impact their child’s development and his views on the current state of US Soccer. You DON'T want to miss this as the greatest American soccer player of all time gives Inside Surf Soccer an exclusive.

Justin Fiddes grew up playing at SD Surf since U8. As a collegiate stand out at University of Washington, Fiddes was named Second Team All Far-West Region, and received an Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference. After graduation, Fiddes was selected 17th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC and in 2018 Fiddes signed with the LA Galaxy II.Milan Iloski spent 6 years playing with SD Surf, then onto play collegiately at UCLA. Milan finished his UCLA career with 23 goals and six assists, the program record holder for single-game goals, was named First Team All-American and led the NCAA in goals per game (1.06). Iloski signed a homegrown contract with Real Salt Lake following the conclusion of the 2019 NCAA season.

The legendary midfielder who spent 12 years playing on the US Women’s National Team talks about her incredible journey from club, college & pro soccer too the National team level and all the obstacles she had to over come along the way! 

Dan is a global sport psychologist, working alongside leading players, teams, coaches and organizations across the world including English Premier League & US Women’s National Team players.

Coach Louis Hunt interviews Surf's College Director, Gareth Tomlinson (who is also UCSD Men's assistant coach) as well as San Diego State's new Head Coach Ryan Hopkins, UPenn Head Coach Brian Gill & University of Chicago Head Coach Pat Finn. 

Get excited to hear Louis ask YOUR questions and get answers from Surf Alumni  Catarina Macario, Mia Fishel, Maddie Mercado and Bianca Ferrara! We can't wait to hear YOUR questions answered!

Today we are joined by Paul Bright, former Manchester United Academy coach and Technical Director & Head of U.S. Operations at The Coaching Manual. Paul has recently been working with our San Diego Directors as well as many of our Surf clubs across the country implementing the session and season plans through the coaching manual & most recently setting us up with the awesome TopTekkers app. A former Manchester United academy coach, Paul will give us his advice and opinions on player development from his extensive background and experience.