The Soccer Doctors with Dr Andy Harper & Dr Craig Duncan

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Discussions on Soccer, Sport, Life with Dr Andy Harper & Dr Craig Duncan. Listen to childhood mates Andy and Craig talk about all areas of life in an entertaining and mostly unstructured format.

Soccer Doctors


    • Jul 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Season #2 Episode #3 Interview with Peter Hugg PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 58:53


    Peter Hugg is one of Australia's best sports administrators, having worked across the Globe at all levels of sport, from Olympic Games, World Cups, F3 Motor Racing and grassroots football with Football NSW and Football WA. Part 2 of our interview with Peter, and we know you will enjoy it. If you haven't listened to Part 1 please do.

    Season 2#2 Interview with Peter Hugg (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 119:24


    Peter Hugg is one of Australia's best sports administrators, having worked across the Globe at all levels of sport, from Olympic Games, World Cups, F3 Motor Racing and grassroots football with Football NSW and Football WA. Part 1 of our interview with Peter, and we know you will enjoy it.

    Series 2 #1 THE SOCCER DOCTORS 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 53:28


    In the first episode of series 2 of the Soccer Doctors, Andy and Craig discuss the A-League, World Cup and the Socceroos. The Docs don't hold back on their opinions and look forward to your questions and comments to discuss in future episodes.

    Season 2 UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 2:57


    Hi, Everyone; sorry for the late notice, but the Soccer Doctors have been in hibernation preparing for Season 2 of the podcast. Season 1 was a roaring success, so we can't wait for Season 2; and our first episode will be out in the next two weeks.

    #16 - Weekly Round Up with the Docs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 50:41


    In this episode, the Soccer Doctors discuss Education, Lisa De Vanna, Matildas and much more. The recent "retirement" of one of Australia's premier sportspeople (Lisa De Vanna) was the central topic of this episode, and you will hear Dr Craig passionately discuss his thoughts on how Lisa has been treated. As always, if you have any questions, please send them to scoccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com

    #15 - World Cup, College Sport and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 59:19


    Dr Harps and Dr Craig are back again for another random episode where they discuss everything and nothing. Always worth a listen as these two opinionated lifelong mates discuss recent World Cup Qualifiers, American College Sport and our first listener questions. Contact us at soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com and we would love to hear from you

    #14 - Interview with Professor Andy Markovits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 126:43


    In this episode, we get to interview the great Professor Andy Markovits from the University of Michigan. This episode is incredible, and we are so lucky to have had Professor Andy on the Podcast. We discuss all things sport and more. The short bio below doesn't give Professor Andy justice, so please go to http://www.andymarkovits.com/ to read more. We were going to make this into 2-3 episodes, BUT we decided to leave it as one long interview as it was so enjoyable. If it weren't for the late hour where Andy was our own, Dr Andy Harper would never have stopped the interview. We hope you enjoy it. Andrei Markovits is currently an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author and editor of many books, scholarly articles, conference papers, book reviews and newspaper contributions in English and many foreign languages on topics as varied as German and Austrian politics, anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism, social democracy, social movements, the European right and the European left. Markovits has also worked extensively on comparative sports culture in Europe and North America. Andy's newest book is his memoir entitled The Passport as Home: Comfort in Rootlessness published by the Central European University Press in Budapest, Vienna and New York. As always, send your questions/feedback to soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com

    #13 - Part 2 with Dr Steve Georgakis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 50:36


    In this episode, the Dr's final discussion on the Tokyo Olympics with our friend and expert on all things about sport and the history of sport, Dr Steve Georgakis. Dr Steve is a lecturer at the University of Sydney and a former Olympian and professional football player.

    #12 - Part 1 with Dr Steve Georgakis discussing the Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 64:08


    In this episode, the Dr's final discussion on the Tokyo Olympics with our friend and expert on all things about sport and the history of sport, Dr Steve Georgakis. Dr Steve is a lecturer at the University of Sydney and a former Olympian and professional football player.

    #11 - The Olympics #5 - The Matildas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 73:37


    In this episode, the Soccer Doctors discuss the Australian Woman's National Football Team and their performance at Tokyo 2020. As always, Dr Andy and Craig are not shy in giving their opinions which always leads to a robust discussion. If you like the podcast please share it and subscribe to it and if you have any questions send an email to soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com.

    #10 - The Olyroos - Olympics #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 51:47


    Harps and Craig discuss the exit of the olyroos and analyse the overall performance of the team. As always Harps and Craig give their opinions and focus on some key questions that need to be asked. If you want to email us please do soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com

    #9 - The Soccer Doctors interview Grant Wahl - Olympics #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 62:48


    We are fortunate today to have Grant Wahl on the podcast to discuss the Olympics and particularly the Matildas and the USWT. Grant Wahl (born Mission, Kansas) is American sports journalist who is best known for having been a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a correspondent for Fox Sports. He is also the author of the book The Beckham Experiment and Masters of Modern Soccer. In this episode, we dissect the game between the Matildas and the USWT at the Olympics and more. You can find Grant @grantwahl on Twitter.

    #8 - Olympics Discussion #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 39:34


    It's Olympics time, and Dr Andy and Dr Craig discuss recent games by our Olyroos and Matildas. Stay tuned for further episodes as we focus on the Olympics, and even better, subscribe, so you don't miss any episodes.

    #7 The Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 68:53


    Dr Andy and Dr Craig discuss the Olympics and specifically football at the Olympics. They also get into a discussion about the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and more. Please email soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com with questions or feedback as the next episode will be a Q and A so get your questions in.

    #6 - The Soccer Doctors: The UAE Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 73:16


    Dr Andy and Craig discuss Dr Craig's recent trip to work with the UAE National Team and life in quarantine. As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com

    #5 Soccer Doctors - Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 66:00


    Harps and Craig discuss the impact of technology on sport among other things. Has technology improved sport? What is good, and what can be improved? Listen to the Soccer Docs discuss, and we would love to hear from you. Email us thesoccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com with any questions or ideas for future episodes

    #4 The A League - Summer or Winter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 80:45


    In this episode, Dr Andy and Dr Craig discuss the A-League and specifically when is the best time of year to play. As always, the discussion is robust and takes numerous twists and turns. We would love your feedback and questions, so please contact us at soccerdoctorspodcast@gmail.com, and we will answer your questions in our episodes. Furthermore, if you have ideas of topics, you would like discussed or people you would like interviewed send us an email

    #3 - Schools, Sport & Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 63:43


    In this episode, Dr Harps and Dr Craig discuss all things education, schools and soccer. As always, there is no holding back with the Dr's, and you will hear their opinions on all topics. Soccer Doctors is where lifelong friends Dr Andy Harper & Dr Craig Duncan discuss soccer, sport, and life topics. We would love your feedback and comments, so please contact us if you have ideas for future episodes or have questions that you would like answered.

    Episode #2 - Part 2 of Interview with Dr Steve Georgakis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 56:07


    In this second episode of Soccer Doctors hear Andy & Craig continue to discuss sport and football with Dr Steve Georgakis. Dr Steve was a former professional soccer player who represented Australia and has was appointed to the University of Sydney in 2002 and has a long standing interest and passion in physical education and school sport, teacher education, history and sociology of sport and pedagogy for learning. He is the current director of the Health and Physical Education Program and has taught in all undergraduate teaching programs in the Faculty including primary undergraduate, primary and secondary M-Teach, double degree, general education, OLE and study abroad. The author of more than 50 academic publications, he has published on wide and varied aspects of physical education and sports studies including archaeology, history, sociology, pedagogy, comparative and international. This episode is Part 2 of our interview with Steve so please listen to Episode 1 for Part 1

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    Episode #1 - Interview with Dr Steve Georgakis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 52:47


    In this very first episode of Soccer Doctors hear Andy & Craig discuss sport and football with Dr Steve Georgakis. Dr Steve was a former professional soccer player who represented Australia and has was appointed to the University of Sydney in 2002 and has a long standing interest and passion in physical education and school sport, teacher education, history and sociology of sport and pedagogy for learning. He is the current director of the Health and Physical Education Program and has taught in all undergraduate teaching programs in the Faculty including primary undergraduate, primary and secondary M-Teach, double degree, general education, OLE and study abroad. The author of more than 50 academic publications, he has published on wide and varied aspects of physical education and sports studies including archaeology, history, sociology, pedagogy, comparative and international. This episode is Part 1 as we had so much to discuss that Dr Steve also features in Episode #2

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