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This week, we dive into the evolution of youth soccer in San Diego, inspired by our kids' first competitive tournament and memories of our own AYSO days—when our moms were coaching, and games were all about fun and community. We chat about how things have changed, the rise of elite clubs like Surf Soccer, and what it means for the next generation of players.

Jane Lawton Potelle is the founder of Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU), a grassroots coalition advocating for environmental health and community safety in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. She led the launch of a resident-driven contamination mapping initiative and has become a leading voice for equitable remediation and government transparency.Jane previously served as a Glendale Parks Commissioner and was a founding member of the Glendale Environmental Coalition's steering committee, where she helped stop the expansion of the Grayson Gas Plant. She also has a background in feature film development, with experience at Sony Studios, Overbrook Entertainment, and Nash Entertainment.She lives in Altadena with her husband and son and holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.Nicole Maccalla, PhD is a researcher, educator, and community advocate who serves on the Data Unification and Mapping subcommittee for Eaton Fire Residents United (EFRU). A longtime resident of Altadena, she was displaced by the Eaton Fire and is now temporarily living in South Gate with her two children, two dogs, and seven cats—including a rescued cat family from the fire.Nicole has deep roots in community service, including roles as a Girl Scout leader, AYSO referee, PTA officer, and former school board member at St. Elizabeth Parish School. Her advocacy is grounded in her lived experience—three of her Altadena residences were destroyed or damaged in the fire—and her commitment to returning and rebuilding alongside her neighbors.Professionally, Nicole is faculty at both UCLA and USC, where she teaches research methodology, directs evaluation projects, and mentors the next generation of scholars and organizational leaders.When you are ready, just send me the details and I'll have them ready. I don't know if I asked already, but if you can send me some of the highlights of the questions you plan to ask, I would love to prep them.#janepotelle #nicolemaccalla #eatonfireresidentsunited #researcher #educator #dataunification #livewithcdp #chrispomay #barrycullenchevrolet https://beacons.ai/chrisdpomayhttps://www.cameo.com/chrispomayhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/chris... (tip the host) https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/54200596..

Galen Liao is department manager of Engineering Asset Management for Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leader in global security.    Experience: Galen leads the company's Engineering Asset Management (EAM) organization which supports program execution through the reuse of company resources via the test equipment pool and by providing top of the line calibrations.  EAM is recognized as an industry leader and runs the largest calibration laboratory in the company, arguably the largest cal lab west of the Mississippi, and is the 3rd largest general purpose electronic rental pool agency.  EAM leads and manages the NGC metrology & equipment rental organizations by providing an affordable comprehensive solution for managing the measurement and test equipment life cycle.    Experience: After earning his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (Go Bears!) Galen joined Northrop Grumman in 2003 as a Test Engineer for the Experimental Test Facility, He then went on to work Airborne Laser Test bed project and was responsible for managing the operation of the high energy laser.  In 2010, he joined the Metrology Services organization as a Physical Dimensional Discipline Engineer.     Prior to NG, Galen has notably worked on testing a novel drug delivery system at Johnson and Johnson (Pharmaceuticals), finding and mapping oil well levels at Breitburn Energy(Oil and Gas), setting up computer networks at the California Science Center (IT), and developing next gen shuttle tile at NASA (Aerospace).     Education:  Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and half-way through a masters in Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University    Background:  Born and raised on the hard streets of Torrance, CA. Galen was a latchkey kid and has gone to public school all his life.  His premier achievements include skipping kindergarten and setting the CAMS (California Academy of Math and Science) waterpolo team record (8) steals for a single game.  In the BC (Before Child) era he enjoyed running marathons, surfing, snow boarding, and dragon boat racing.  Now he spends his weekends coaching his son's AYSO soccer team, teaching him how to swim, or cheering him on in his local YMCA basketball league.  Galen has completed several leadership-development programs and volunteer organizations, serving as an officer for Connect1NG, Space Dragons Dragon Boat team, and is currently the President and on the Board of Directors for the Measurement Science Conference.

Today on part of one of another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Brendan Wayne, the grandson of none other than John Wayne. While we share many connections (one of which is that Ernie Kovacs and The Duke starred in the film North to Alaska together) there is a deeper one that's existed between Brendan and host for some time now. Turns out that while Brendan is literally The Mandalorian on the Disney+ hit series The Mandalorian, he also happens to be the coach of Josh's daughter's soccer team. It's our 4th year working with Brendan in fact. Better yet, Brendan is a terrific father himself whose girls not only play on the team, one of them co-coaches with him! We totally lucked out with our soccer coaches. Wacky stuff indeed, right? Well, it's no more wacky than Brendan himself who talks to us about anything and everything on this first episode. We discuss his relationship with The Duke, Wayne's relationship with director John Ford, Brendan hanging with grandpa sans toupee and Brendan's classical acting training. Still, it's hard to wrap our heads around the fact that somehow our soccer coach also happens to be The Mandalorian as well as being the grandson of one of America's most iconic actors. So if Capezio dancewear and the difficulty of dating a girl whose dad only wants to talk about your grandad is something that seems noteworthy, take a listen to this episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast. We promise you will dig it. Everyone has a story.

Welcome to episode 70 of the One for the Money podcast. I am so very grateful you have taken the time to listen. In this episode, I answer the question “How much should one spend on vacation?”In the tips, tricks, and strategies portion, I will share some cost-saving travel tips. In this episode...How Much Should You Spend [3:15]Why You Should Travel [6:21]Travel Saving Tips [8:56]MAINWhen it comes to travel, St Augustine and Mark Twain said it best in my opinion. St Augustine said that -The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page. And Mark Twain said - Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.My family and I are enamored with travel because of what we learn about the world, other cultures, and about ourselves. There are few things that create better memories than a vacation. Some have argued that life is really about collecting wonderful memories and research has shown that people tend to be happier when they have purchased experiences rather than things. That certainly is the case with our family. When both my children and my business were young, we traveled by car around the Western United States and Western Canada. We love the outdoors and visited over 25 national parks in both the US and Canada with Banff, Jasper, Waterton, Glacier, Yosemite, and Crater Lake being some of our favorites but there were so many others that were really great as well. As my business and kids grew we have been fortunate to be able to take a few international trips with Moorea and Cinque Terre being some of our favorites. When our family talks about our favorite memories it almost always involves experiences we've had together on our trips and our favorite family photos have come from our trips as well.This is why I am a strong advocate of traveling. It doesn't have to require an airplane, because seeing a local museum or park can also provide a memorable time. In fact, when I was a kid our family never took an airplane on our trips. Instead, we all piled in our wood-paneled station wagon with the rear-facing seats in the back and went to the national park near our home, and a couple of times we visited family that lived in the Western States of Utah, California, and Texas. It was an incredibly long drive from Alberta, Canada but I have some cherished memories from those trips. One question that many ask is how much should one spend on travel. Some financial experts recommend that you spend 5-10% of your net income per year on vacations.For example, if your net income is $100k a year, and as a reminder that is your income after taxes and retirement contributions. then you could reasonably spend $5-10k a year on vacations.My family and I tend to spend more than 10% but we restrict our expenses in other areas of spending to compensate. We only eat out rarely and if we do it's usually inn-n-out. Our kids don't participate in club sports and just play AYSO soccer instead. With savings in those areas, we are able to do more on our vacations. When it comes to money for vacation it should be saved in advance of the year of travel and would be in addition to what you have in your emergency savings.I recommend you tentatively plan your upcoming trips for the coming years so you can anticipate the expenses. We have already planned our travel destinations for the next 2-3 years. I'll do research on the expected expenses and create a Google spreadsheet that forecasts potential transportation, accommodations, food, activity, and other related

In the education world “IEP” stands for Individualized Education Plan. IEP also stands for the Inclusive Education Project. In the latter case, the IEP is a boutique law firm started by two women, Amanda Selogie and Vickie Brett, who decided to devote their lives to helping parents of children with disabilities and the children themselves to get the best possible education. While there are special education teachers and others who help facilitate the education of “children with special needs”, they can't do it alone. The education system tends not to know much about special education in specific and disabilities in general. In the United States, one of the basic ways “special education” is monitored and controlled is through the initialization of what is called an Individualized Education Plan for each child with a disability. This plan is something that must be agreed upon by representatives of the education system, the parents of children with disabilities and, when possible, the children themselves. The process can often be somewhat acrimonious and daunting especially for the families. Vickie and Amanda work to represent their clients and help get the services and equipment their children require to get a full education. This episode is quite informative especially if you are a parent of a child with a disability. Even if this is not the case, you well may know of someone who can take advantage of what Vickie and Amanda offer. On top of everything else, this is clearly an inspiring episode about two women who are doing very important work. About the Guest: Amanda Selogie received a bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in Education from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where she served as a Fellow in the prestigious Center for Children's Rights Fellowship Program and served in the school's pro-bono Special Education Legal Clinic. Amanda immersed herself in the world of civil rights and educational advocacy through her work in education, empowerment and advocacy with the Inclusive Education project, supporting inclusion in early education through her appointment to the Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and their Inclusion Collaborative Committee, previous work serving as a supervising attorney for UCI Law School's Education Rights Pro-bono project and coaching of AYSO's VIP (Very Important Player) program coaching players living with disabilities and creating an inclusive soccer program. Vickie Brett was born and raised in Southern California and through the Inclusive Education Project she focuses on advocating and educating families about their legal rights. Vickie is committed to strengthening her clients who come to her disheartened and beaten down by the current education system. Because Vickie is bilingual, she represents and empowers many monolingual Spanish-speaking families. She is a dedicated pro bono attorney for the Superior Court of Los Angeles's Juvenile and Dependency 317(e) Panel and in the past was a supervising attorney for the UCI Law School's Special Education Law Project. Ways to connect with Amanda & Vicki: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inclusiveeducationproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IEPcalifornia/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inclusive-education-project About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! 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Transcription Notes: Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet, and today we get to really deal with all of those. Our guests are Vickie Britt and Amanda Selogie, and if I were not a nice person, I would really have a lot of fun with saying they're both lawyers, and we could start into the lawyer jokes, but we won't get there. We won't do that, but they are. They're very special lawyers, very seriously, because what they do is spend their days dealing with helping to get students in California the services and the support that they need. A lot of times, working with what's called the IEP, which they'll explain and representing parents and students when it's necessary to work with school districts to get the districts to do the things that they should, there are laws, and unfortunately, all too often, the districts aren't aware of the laws, or choose to ignore the laws because, oh, that would be too expensive for us to do, and they're going to talk to us all about that. So Amanda and Vicky, I just want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. Thanks for being here.   Vickie Brett ** 02:34 Thanks for having us.   Amanda Selogie ** 02:35 Thanks for having us.   Vickie Brett ** 02:36 So I'm Vicky Brett, and we have   Amanda Selogie ** 02:41 Amanda Selogie I didn't   Vickie Brett ** 02:43 know if you wanted me to say your name or not. And we are from we are special education attorneys in Southern California, and we have our own nonprofit law firm called the inclusive education project, for those people in the know. The acronym is IEP, which also shares the same acronym for the students with disabilities that we represent. They have individualized education plans which lovingly go by IEP, so that's how people can remember us. We're the IEP gals, right? And we've been doing this for, oh my goodness, for like, 12 plus years now as attorneys and advocates, obviously, Amanda and I started in law school as special education advocates, and that's actually how how we met. Amanda, do you want to talk about what other things our nonprofit does before kind of get into how we met?   Amanda Selogie ** 03:40 Yeah, of course. So the Inclusive Education Project provides kind of a number of services. One of the primary services we provide is legal services. So because we are a nonprofit, we provide both pro bono, so free services, legal services, and what we call low Bono, which are low cost, flat rates for families, our representation is a little bit different than what you would think of as a normal, traditional attorney. Traditional attorneys file lawsuits, and that's the primary purpose of their practice. And while there are lawsuits to be had in special education, we call them filing for due process. It is not the only thing that we do. A lot of what we do is advocating and collaborating, both for and with students living with disabilities, their families and the school team. Most of the time when families come to us, there's already conflict, things going on that there's disagreements. So we try to come in and bridge that gap, if we can. We love when families come to us at the beginning of their journey, because then we can help guide them through that process to avoid a lot of problems that fall and get to you. Know due process. So along those lines, the reason we have this as a nonprofit not just to provide low cost services and free services, but our mission is really to educate and empower parents on their legal rights, but also provide more education and have a better conversation around disability rights and education between service providers and parents and families and school districts and teachers and administrators. So along those lines, we do trainings for schools and parents, and we also have a podcast where, you know, we kind of touch on any topic under the sun relating to Education and Disability Rights and special education, and really trying to make this world a little bit smaller in terms of getting families and schools a little bit more knowledgeable about the resources available and just the different techniques we could be using to help better educate These kids   Vickie Brett ** 05:58 well, and going beyond just acceptance to understanding and inclusivity. I think that's that's really the, the cornerstone of our nonprofit, and like, why we have the podcast, the Inclusive Education Project podcast, the mentality is just to start those conversations. I think a lot of people have those conversations, but they're very surface, and so whatever we can share in our experiences of the clients that we fight for, the students, we try to do that and and it's been a nice way to kind of blow off some steam as well, because a lot of administrators and parents who actually reach out, and we've had some of them, which, which is so wonderful, because it really is, you know, it just shows that we're all kind of, we're all humans, and we could always be doing better. But when we see that administrators, you know, listen to us, it really, it makes us feel that, you know, we're not just shouting into a void, or we're just not preaching to the choir, where we are actually being able to have these tough conversations and have people from from the district side, really receive it and then provide us feedback, which, which has been nice. Yeah, like Amanda said, Oh, go ahead.   07:27 Oh, you go ahead. Oh, I   Vickie Brett ** 07:30 was just gonna say, Yeah, we, you know, we, we do our, our bread and butter is special education. So that would be issues that children with special needs are encountering in school districts. We also do a bit of probate. We do try to provide kind of a one stop shop for our clients in that if they have their child, because when their child becomes an adult and they need assistance with getting a limited conservatorship or certain powers to help that child transition into adulthood, we can with the limited conservatorships, and then we also provide special needs trust, which come into play when the parent wants to kind of set up a trust. You know, their will to leave their the child, their inheritance, and to be sure that their disability is protected, we we help create special needs trust for those families. So you some, I mean, now we've had the firm 10 years, and I feel like, yeah, Amanda, you've had your clients starting from, like, kinder to, like, High School, which is, like, phenomenal. I know I've had clients you know that I got, you know, in the fourth grade, and they've already graduated, and it's just it really warms our heart to be able to kind of discuss what it is that we do, because not a lot of people know, I think you would think that other attorneys know, but they really don't know. It's just a very small percentage of us in in the nation. But then, just let alone in California, you know, compared to Arizona, where there might be only a few special education attorneys, you know, maybe three in the whole state, California obviously will have a little bit more because of our our state is so big, but compared to family law attorneys or personal injury attorneys, we are very small percentage. So it's nice to be able to kind of speak to that, and what it is that we, we do do, well, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 09:38 well, go ahead. Oh, I   Amanda Selogie ** 09:40 was just gonna say a lot of a lot of people think attorneys, and they think, Oh, it's just lawsuits. And everyone thinks like, Oh, our country is too happy. And like, what we love to say is, like, we are counselors in every sense of the word, like we, we try not to have lawsuits. Like we really try to encompass so much more. I mean, our practice, and that's part of just what special education is and why. Some families have been with us for so long is it's more than just the legal side, sure.   Michael Hingson ** 10:06 And I thought the reason I wanted I started this one, I should say, differently than I've done a lot of podcasts. And the reason because I think that what you guys do is really so unique, and that you have done so much to address the issue of disabilities and so on. I really wanted to give you an opportunity to really, kind of explain it, but tell me if you would a little bit more about why you chose to go into the field of dealing with disabilities.   Amanda Selogie ** 10:44 Amanda, I can start. Oh, you can start.   Vickie Brett ** 10:50 This is Vicki, you know, it's, it's really funny, because Amanda and I a lot of the special education attorneys in the field, it's it's changing. We, I feel like we were like, that first tide of changing. But a lot of them were attorneys in business litigation, district attorneys, and then they had a child with special needs, and then they, like, stumbled across this area of the law, Amanda. And I really, or I'll let Amanda go into hers, but I did actually kind of stumble, stumble into it very early on in law school. Amanda and I were a year apart. I was a year ahead of her, and we both decided to study abroad in Spain and hit it off. And she was like, we should have a class together. I'm I'm taking this clinic, the special education clinic, you should do it too. And I thought, oh, okay, I was kind of already set on my path of environmental law, dating myself a little bit. I wanted to be like Aaron Brockovich, you know, my dad was in environmental science, and so I, you know, I really wanted to take it up for the environment. And I had a internship with Coast keepers, and really was kind of on that path. And once I joined the clinic, I realized that being bilingual, I could help Spanish speaking families, and I really kind of fell in love with this area of the law. It was really just, you know, being a people person, and getting involved and seeing how you could advocate on behalf of these, these children with unique learning challenges. And I had, I have a cousin on the spectrum, and at the time, I kind of known, oh, he had a plan and things like that, but I really didn't know the intricacies of it. And after I graduated, I actually was hired by the professors that ran the clinic. So Amanda and I never got our class together. She was in the LA, and they pulled me from LA to the Orange County sector because I spoke Spanish. So we didn't even get the class together, but we did keep in contact, and while I kind of worked at this boutique law firm that did special education and then also did family law. And then once Amanda graduated and passed the bar A year later, and she started working for a separate just special education law firm, we would always get together and talk about our cases and like how we could do things differently. And what's so funny to think is we thought 10 years from now, which would be right now, right would be ridiculous, but like 10 years from now, we're gonna open up our own firm, but we really quickly realized that we could just do it ourselves. And so I'll let Amanda tell how she got into Yeah, because it's completely different.   Amanda Selogie ** 13:40 Yeah, yeah. I went to law school specifically, knowing that I wanted to practice special education law. I fought going to law school for a very long time. It wasn't my plan. I had a very young age, thought I was going to be a teacher, and I dabbled in costume design for theater. Changed a lot, and then I kind of got back to teaching, and my or, or the plan of teaching. My aunt is a special education teacher in LA and has been for like, 25 years. And I had worked with kids with disabilities on and off, different capacities, summer camps, tutoring, that sort of thing in high school. And when I was getting a degree in child development, I started working as a one on one a for a child in a charter school. And the charter school was a full inclusion school. So one of those schools that was is kind of one in a million, where full inclusion is done very well, and works very well. And so I had the benefit of seeing that while I was in college, and I worked primarily with this little boy who had Down syndrome, but I worked with a few other students as well, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I fell in love with working with the kids, and I was just so inspired by. Not only the kids that I've worked one on one with, but the other kids in the class and the whole school, that just the dynamics and the vibe and just the collaborative nature of the school, everyone working together, everyone was on the same page. Everyone was treated the same like things. And it wasn't. It wasn't, unfortunately, what we see in a lot of school. And I, I thought, this is this is right, I'm going to be a special ed teacher. But then that kind of shifted, because as I worked more and more with the school and with certain families and learned how just what an anomaly this one school is, and that that that was not the case in 99% of schools, and that families really had to fight tooth and nail to get services even a fraction of what I saw in this school. And I learned about due process. I learned about some of these families having to fight for the legal system. And you know, I had this thing in the back of my head of being told, as a kid, you should be an attorney, because I like to argue, I guess, and talk. It's something that I never wanted. I never wanted to go to law school. English was not my subject. I was a math kid, but I just I felt in my gut that I would be one of those teachers that would speak up and get fired, or I would push too many buttons, and it would be very challenging for me to sit on my hands and not say anything. And so it kind of just fell together, like I kind of fell into it as, like an awful moment of this is the way that I can support and work with these kids and do something that I was kind of pushed to do. And I found out a little bit more about the theory of law and how there's very few attorneys that do it, and I was really intrigued by the fact that it was very individualized and new, and it wasn't something that was very cookie cutter. And I liked that I could be creative and have that creative side to it. So went to law school, and, you know, Vicki shared our story of how we met, and was fortunate enough that I did go into this field, and I absolutely I continue to fall in love with it and the kids that we work with. And you know, when Vicki and I started our practice, a big part of it was because we saw the way things were being done with other firms, and the focus was on cases and lawsuits and getting the case law and pushing for changes in legislation. And while that's important, it's it takes a toll on families, and it's not something that is a quick resolution. And so while these cases go through the court system, these kids are getting older and older, and next thing you know, they're out of school. And while the system may have been impacted by their case, they haven't been and we just felt like this. This wasn't what we were meant to do. We were meant to help a different way, similar to how I felt when I was in undergrad. And so when we started our firm, we had this, this, this goal of having a bigger impact than just one case at a time. And I think that's why, like, we have clients, Vicki mentioned that we've had for a very long time. I have some that started in kindergarten that are now in high school. Because our goal isn't to file lawsuits. Our goal isn't to hide things and prepare for a hearing or prepare for litigation, which is what a lot of attorneys do. That's their focus. Our goal is, how can we help this child right now? How can we help the school right now? Because a lot of what we're doing is help the teachers get more services and more support into the classroom, to get teachers and school staff trained to keep environments safe and so our and that's why, you know, we love what we do, because we can be very creative, and the law allows us to be because everything is supposed to be individualized, and the law is there to protect kids. And unfortunately, one of the biggest problems we see is that enforcement is just not there, because it does take attorneys like us coming in to enforce the law. It takes parents fighting to enforce the law, choosing to fight to enforce the law. So yeah, you know, we do things just a little bit differently,   Michael Hingson ** 19:09 okay? And I can appreciate that how much of your caseload deals with disabilities and and special services like what we've been talking about,   Amanda Selogie ** 19:20 100% because all of our clients have a disability, even our small sector of probate still deals with it's not traditional probate, it's only the conservatorship special needs trust. But I'd say about 5% is probate. The rest of it is dealing with schools and school districts, so just about all of our cases.   Michael Hingson ** 19:41 So the I'm familiar with IEPs, and actually, when I was growing up, I don't think we had an IEP if we did, I never knew about it, but I've been a staunch advocate, and love to help people when they have questions about IEPs and so on. So again, it's. Virtual, individualized education plan. But what are some of the biggest challenges that parents face when dealing with the whole special education and educational process?   Vickie Brett ** 20:13 Yeah, I mean, sometimes it ebbs and flows, but I would say the biggest challenge is not knowing what they don't know. And when you have a child that maybe you know, has some type of disability, right, if it's if it's outward, you know, they'll they're diagnosed with cerebral palsy once they're born, and you kind of have some time to really be able to kind of digest that information, I think that parent will come to the school district a bit more prepared to say, Hey, this is my child. This is what I think my child needs, and they'll be able to speak to it when we have parents that have their child go into the school system and they don't know that their child has some type of learning challenge. That is where I think it kind of gets sticky. So the child may have dyslexia, the child may have some of these disabilities that you wouldn't necessarily know until your your child really started learning things. And of course, you know, here in California, we always talk about zero to five and the push to, you know, read to your children and all this stuff. But you know, unless you have a child development background, sometimes it's and you know your child best, but sometimes you don't really understand what their challenges are until they're in the school system. And so oftentimes will get parents that have maybe had IEPs for a couple years, and they've had a great team, but some of those team members change, and then they start to feel not heard. They feel that their child is not seen, and then they get mad, and they Google, you know, attorney and so and so. That's why, you know, we we feel that some of these challenges, and what our podcast really tries to focus on, at times, are these different issues that come up. What is it that you have to look for if you believe that your child should be eligible for an IEP, how do you request that? What is an IEP? What are present levels? But yeah, I think the biggest challenge, because even if you know your child inside out, it's sometimes really hard to navigate the politics, if you will, of these individualized education plan meetings I have, for instance, like one case where the child very clearly needs a One to One aid. Everybody has said it, but the administrator, for whatever reason, has not put it in the IEP that the child has said it, the the general education teacher says he needs one. The RSP teacher says he needs one. His speech and language pathologist says he needs one. But, you know, we just haven't gotten there. And that to me, just seems wild, right? That that this child has not put it in, they haven't put it in the IEP, and it's because, and they even said it, well, you know, we're in an age shortage. We don't have an aid that we can provide them. Oh, well, if we try to hire one, it's going to take forever. These are not excuses that, you know, you should be standing on. The law is very clear about it, but yes, do we understand that there are some things that we need to kind of push in order to get it done. It just because you can't hire an aide that would just work exclusively for the district doesn't mean you can't go with a private agency that could provide an aid, right? But that's going to cost more. So that's what I mean about, like, the politics of it. Amanda, what big challenges do you think? And like I said, it ebbs and flows, so it just depends on our caseloads. That was one that just came to my mind. But what about you? Yeah, yeah,   Amanda Selogie ** 23:54 I think that training and experience plays a big role. You know, whether we're dealing with a child who's in a general education class and that general education teacher has a general education credential, they do not have a special education credential. The majority of times, they have not received any training. Maybe they've had a few kids on IEPs, maybe they haven't. And the reality is, is that a general education credential doesn't come with specialized training for special education. They may be a bit knowledgeable about there may be a child with a disability. You know, I my degree was at a school where a lot of students were getting their teaching credentials at the same time, so I took the majority of the same classes as the students that were going to get their credentials. They just had one extra year. And I can tell you, based on my course load, and based on the course load of all my friends that were in the teaching credential program, there was one class that had anything to do with special education. And it was very minimal, and it wasn't a guarantee that even everyone took it. And I took that class, and I can tell you that it's very minimal. It doesn't really it doesn't really train you on how to implement an IEP, or how to understand the why behind a lot of what's in the IEP. And while a general education teacher may come to an IEP meeting, an IEP meeting isn't training, it's, you know, development of the accommodations and the goals, and they may get a fraction of the information about that child's disability, but they're not an expert on autism, they're not an expert on ADHD. They're not an expert on sensory processing deficit or and so a lot of perceptions occur. We have a lot of teachers that make assumptions. They may have had one child with ADHD, and they think they're all doing the same, and this worked for them so that not there's a lot of perceptions that they seem fine if they would just and then fill in the blank, right? If they would just do their work, if they would just show up to class, if they would just pay attention. The assumption is that they should be able to do all these things, just like every other child. When   Michael Hingson ** 26:10 you say they, who are you referring to as they?   Amanda Selogie ** 26:14 A lot of times the teachers because they don't, yeah, they don't have that specialized training, and frankly, even a special education teacher has a specific credential, but it's, there's so many vast different abilities and disabilities out there, and there's spectrums, there's, you know, not all kids that have one diagnosis to be the same. There's comorbidities, there's there's even, when you look at, like, if you analyze and review an assessment report for an individual child, there's, there's a lot of numbers in there right of low scores or average scores or below average and but there's not a lot of times an analysis of, how does This impact the child in the classroom? And so a lot of teachers have kind of a variety of knowledge and experience and training on kids. And IEPs are developed in a way that are supposed to be individualized that child. And so if that teacher isn't given training on that child's needs. A lot of times, like I mentioned, we have these assumptions about what a child should be able to do or shouldn't. But then we also have, how do we implement the accommodations that are there? How do we implement the services? And if we have speech therapy, are we really collaborating between the speech therapist and the special education teacher and the general education teacher and the parent, so that we're using a lot of the same strategies and implementing and so a lot of times we get families that come to us and the IEP on its face looks okay. A lot of times the IEP doesn't look okay. But in many circumstances, we can fight and we can make sure the IEP looks okay, but if it's not implemented appropriately, because there's not a lot of training, or not the right training, or we don't have ongoing analysis of these different factors, then it's going to cause problems. And there's not really a mechanism for the school district to sit there and say, let me analyze each of these IEPs and make sure that everybody involved has the proper training. There's nobody doing that.   Michael Hingson ** 28:28 Yeah, it's it's not even just the teachers. It's also the administrators who get no training in this at all. How do people find you? So it's not like your Jacobi and Myers or those kinds of things. So the reality is that there are so many people who probably aren't even familiar with the whole IEP process and what their rights are, what their children's rights are, or the parents rights, or the children how? How do they find you?   Vickie Brett ** 29:01 Most of the time it's word of mouth. So you have parents that either you know, like I said, Google us right, and are able to find us that way, or hear us on our podcast or even on our social media, they're able to find us and are able to kind of contact us that way, but for the most part, yeah, it's word of mouth. So one parent, you know, starts talking to other parents, and then, you know, our name comes up. We also do a lot of presentations for nonprofits, and have in the past done for schools, private schools, and really have tried to just kind of be out in the community and do pre covid. We had done a lot of panels and discussions. And really, just like I said, start, start those conversations, we network with a lot of professionals that are not Attorneys. Other attorneys usually get referrals from other attorneys. Potentially we could get and we've done conferences like family law attorney conferences and personal injury attorney conferences. They might be the ones more often than not, that come across a family with a child with some type of unique learning challenge or disability, but yeah, I would say the majority of our cases come from a parent that was talking to a parent in the hospital on the way to a physical therapy appointment or even just during pickup, which is great, because that's the, you know, it's, it's always easier to refer someone that you know, to somebody that you know hasn't has a problem that they need help, especially at a legal level with so   Michael Hingson ** 30:49 So one question that comes to mind is, who pays for your services and how does that all work out? Because I got to imagine that a lot of the parents can't really afford any kind of substantive legal fees.   Amanda Selogie ** 31:03 Yeah, so it depends, depends on what kind of services we're providing. We do have a portion of our services that are pro bono, so they're free to the families. There's a section of the legal statute that says parents should be entitled to legal representation because of the way the system was set up. So if you go through due process, through litigation, and you go to hearing and you win, then you are entitled to get your attorney's fees paid for. So whether the family pays up front or they don't, and it's pro bono, the if you prevail in hearing, you can get attorney's fees paid that way. 95% of Special Education cases settle. They don't go to hearing. So part of the negotiations in this settlement is for attorney's fees, because the school district recognizes that parents are entitled to that, and you know, the settlement wouldn't happen if not, but for the attorneys involvement, and because they are entitled to it, settlement funds do get part, get included as part of the settlement agreement. And then there are circumstances that don't involve litigation, and families want our help to either help coordinate or walk them through serve this the system of IEPs help them kind of manage it. And so those services we do offer a flat rate so we don't charge by the hour. We do low flat rate services, and typically, our clients retain us for an entire year that allows us to follow them through that IEP process, because it's not just one two hour meeting, it's a lot of follow ups and a lot of making sure that IEPs are being implemented and things need to be tweaked and follow up meetings. And so in those cases, families do pay, but we do have a sliding scale, so it's really based on how income and size, the complexity of their case. But they're all lower rates, and they're they're flat fees, when,   Michael Hingson ** 33:10 when you say lower rates. I'm just curious, can you give us an example, or is that something you can easily   Vickie Brett ** 33:15 Yeah, so, I mean, you know, because some of those attorney we know, I mean, obviously we're really transparent with our colleagues, but you know, the boards have to, at times, the school boards have to have meetings where they are approving the attorneys fees. So our attorneys fees, compared to some of those in Southern California, they if they charge hourly, it can be anywhere from about 678, $100 an hour out in LA if you're getting the cream of the crop, it's similar pricing as well. If they are charging hourly that there are very few that will take a majority of the cases as the pro bono cases as a man explain that we do they do then, because the statute does indicate that we can get some of our attorneys fees. But something that I think parents don't necessarily understand is that, you know, because it is, it's a negotiation tactic of the districts to not pay all attorneys fees, right? So if you're the parent and you're paying an attorney $10,000 and they've resolved everything at mediation, your child's getting everything that you wanted, but then the district comes back and says, Well, we're only going to pay you $5,000 that puts the attorney in a weird position, because you as a parent want all your 10,000 back, right? But this is a negotiation, and so then that's not likely going to happen. And we just, we, we just take that out of the equation, like we're going to be the ones that are going to be deciding what we are going to accept. We're. Not putting that on you, because we have had colleagues where over a couple $1,000 the parent had to go to hearing and then ended up ultimately losing on several issues that technically the settlement would have resolved for them very easily, simply because they they wanted all of their attorneys fees, and that was the client's decision, right? And so, yeah, we just, we just delete that from the equation. And if anyone's going to be making that decision, it's Amanda or I, especially knowing that a lot of these districts use it as a as a tactic to keep attorneys from providing these services for free to many families, what I was   Michael Hingson ** 35:39 thinking of more when I asked the fee question was not so much the cases that go into litigation, but more in the cases where you're helping someone go through the IEP and so on. And so I'm not really looking at it in terms of since I understand not all cases go to litigation, but yeah, yeah, other cases that don't go through litigation. How does that work? Yeah,   Vickie Brett ** 36:02 not a lot of attorneys will do like the yearly care maintenance package that we do with a flat rate. They will still charge hourly. So there are advocates that that will advertise that they can help at IEP meetings. So maybe this was a former school psychologist turned, you know, educational consultant, and they can walk you through the IEP process. And so some of them can be just as expensive as an attorney in Southern California. But yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I mean, some of them are charging four or $500 and the the problem that they get into is that that's okay to help navigate. But when it comes to a point where you're you're leaving things on the table. For instance, let's say the child has needed speech and language services for two years, and you finally secure it as an advocate, but you are not. You know, going back to the district. They can't, because they can't sue them, but if you're not turning that case over to an attorney so that the child can be made whole by being provided compensatory education in the form of speech and language for them not having it for the past two years, I think that's where it kind of gets sticky. But, yeah, I mean a lot of but   Michael Hingson ** 37:19 if you got a lot of attorneys, if you were doing a flat rate kind of thing, sort of, what's the range of that over? Let's say you're, you're, you're going to be helping someone say, for a year, kind of, what's the general range of that for you guys?   Amanda Selogie ** 37:33 That kind of changes, um, year to year, obviously costs increase and stuff like that. But I mean, it can really go from a couple $1,000 up to 10 or more 1000. Just it really, really depends.   Michael Hingson ** 37:47 That's what I was. Just curious. Our   Amanda Selogie ** 37:48 board kind of lays out some guidelines. We do it based on, you know, income, so we try to keep the fees low. But some, some families, the case is fairly simple, and what we're looking to do is just kind of help and give them advice other times, like we possibly have to file for due process. So in those cases, it could be more, it could be less, it really depends. But of course, if you look at the amount of time that Vicki was explaining, it's nowhere near the hourly rate that most attorneys No.   Michael Hingson ** 38:25 And I understand, yeah, and I understand that. So here's another question regarding that, are there ever times when, again, let's, let's not go to a due process litigation kind of thing, but where you're helping a parent, and essentially, you're helping the school district as well, because typically, there isn't a lot of expertise. Do you ever find that when that kind of thing occurs, that the school district will help pay any of the fees? Or is that really always going to be on the parent alone?   Amanda Selogie ** 38:56 Usually, the only time the school district will pay for fees outside of litigation is if there's a settlement agreement. So there are times where we're working with the school team, and both sides recognize that there's a conflict that needs to be resolved. The school district maybe wants to provide something, but they want to be confidential. They don't want other families to know they're providing a service and but they don't want to go through litigation. They don't want to have to deal with a lawsuit. So we will negotiate settlements, sometimes outside of litigation, and usually included in that is attorneys fees, because if we're avoiding litigation, that's similar so, but usually not through just the IEP process. They don't say, like, hey, we'll, we'll, you know, throw you a couple bucks for these services. Unfortunately, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 39:44 it'd be nice, but unfortunately, that kind of funding isn't there, and so it, it is difficult, but what? What kind of advice would you give to parents who may. Disagree with an individualized education program, if I could talk, I'd be great. But what kind of things might you suggest for a parent who disagrees with a plan to to at least deal with the process? And I mean, obviously at some point they have to call in someone like you. But what are some things that a parent can do up front if they say, No, I really don't agree with this. Yeah,   Vickie Brett ** 40:27 so, I mean, you know, make that known, especially at the IEP. You know, get a copy of the IEP and if, for instance, let's say they're taking away occupational therapy your child's had it for, you know, 30 minutes a week for forever. And, you know, they do an assessment and they say, Oh, well, we don't think he needs it anymore. The parent can initiate stay put. And so essentially, what that says to the district is, I don't agree with taking this away, and so I'm not going to agree for you to take it away, and the services that we've had in the past are what's going to stay put right? That we're not going to change that. That also signals to the district that they either need to hold another IEP, and you can try to compromise at that IEP, oh, well, you know, maybe let's do a fade out plan. Or maybe, you know what, instead of 30 minutes a week, maybe we're willing to do every other week, right? Of course, they're going to have their own say in why they don't, you know, think that they need these services anymore, but at least it kind of gives them an indication like, oh, okay, there's something wrong here if the district doesn't do another IEP, maybe, you know, it's time for you to kind of raise the flag a little bit and say, you know, go to the the principal or the director of special education and ask for maybe a confidential meeting. Maybe you guys can resolve this outside of the IEP, the only thing that we would kind of advise as well is that we've had some districts that work really great with the parent and make changes to the IEP, even though the meeting was confidential. But more often than not, what the district will try to do in that confidential meeting is have you sign a confidential settlement agreement, and that is now a legal document, and you may be giving up rights that you didn't even know that you had. So if you were to do that, you know, always have an attorney, you know, review that information, but at least, you know, starting at the starting point would be, hey, let me see if we can informally resolve this by either having another IEP, you know, I'm staying put, or maybe having a separate conversation with with somebody higher up, like the direct special education for the district. And what we see a lot   Amanda Selogie ** 42:51 of times, I   Michael Hingson ** 42:52 think one of the important things that people really need to understand is that an IEP isn't just something that the educational system can say, this is it negotiable. It it is up to the parent to bring in whoever they feel they need to bring in to rep, to help, if they need to represent their rights. And the reality is that the child and the parents do have rights, and this school system does not have the right to just say, This is it. This is why it's an individualized education program or plan. It is a plan, and everyone needs to agree to it. And the reality is, many times you know what's really going on, it's a game of, I and the school district don't want to spend money, and the parent is saying, You gotta, it's the law, but, but a lot of parents really don't understand what their rights are regarding IEPs, and that is what is so unfortunate, because they can, can be waylaid in so many ways. How do they learn what they need to know about the whole IEP process, I realize, and I would say right off the bat, my answer to that would be, in part, fine you. But beyond that, how do parents learn? Because I would think that the smarter they are about the IEP process, the quicker it might be that they will bring you in, because they know what you can do. But how do they learn about the process? Yeah,   Amanda Selogie ** 44:26 I mean, there's certainly a lot of resources online. I mean, if you just Google terms, like, you know, my rights with an IEP or, you know, help with IEPs, there's, you know, tons of websites and articles out there. Certainly there's a lot of information on social media as well. We are very active on social media, providing tips and tricks, and you know the basics of what you know, parents, legal rights are, and that sort of thing. And then, of course, we have our podcast where. We do just that, try to provide some information for families and educators on things that they can be doing most of the time to avoid a litigation. So there are a lot of resources out there, I think. And one thing that we love that when parents find is that there's a lot of parent groups out there, both like that meet in person and then, as a consequence of covid, a lot of Facebook groups have popped up. So for families who are looking for like local support on their school district, a lot of times, they can find a Facebook group of parents within their school district or their geographic region, because there are some things that vary state to state, and so sometimes that can be really helpful is talking to other parents about, you know, what their experiences have been, and what they've done and things like that.   Michael Hingson ** 45:53 So what advice would you have for parents who really want to develop a good, collaborative and working relationship with their school district and their school assuming that the school district or school also wants to really develop a good, positive collaborative relationship. And I'm sure that there are some who don't, because they feel we know all there is to know and that's it. But what's the advice for parents who want to really establish a good relationship,   Vickie Brett ** 46:24 I think, is for the parent to have confidence in that they are the expert of their child. I think that kind of gets lost a little bit when you have 10 people on one side, you know, kind of describing a different child than than you see, you, you are the expert. And I think having the confidence to say that and and to really bring the room back to, hey, it's not me against you, it's us against the problem. I think being collaborative in the sense of, you know, if your child has diagnoses, you know, being able to provide that information to the school. You know, sometimes we'll get parents that, you know, for for privacy, you know, don't want to share, but if that diagnosis is impacting the child and how they're accessing the curriculum, and it's not something that's, you know, going to be on their forehead, right? And it's something to help the district kind of see, oh, yeah, I can see why she would need this as an additional accommodation. We, you know, you need to be as transparent as possible. We oftentimes get parents that have, you know, information that they're holding on to because they think it's going to negatively affect the child, but they don't really know, right? It's just them kind of hiding the ball. And while the district shouldn't do that, they do do that. I think people kind of pick up on that. But I think at the end of the day, being able to, you know, if you need to have an IEP meeting, you know, why are we having the IEP meeting, asking the district to provide documents, even draft documents, before the IEP, there's no set law in California that that mandates that they have to provide it to you. But one of the reasons that we ask for drafts of, you know, an assessment, or even the draft IEP is is not because we want to see what the district is going to do and say no. And say, No, we know it's a living document, but let's get it beforehand so that I can read it and come prepared to the IEP meeting to ask whatever questions or make any corrections. And I think just these few kind of tips and tricks of of and having that in your back pocket has helped a lot of our clients when when they no longer need our services, right? That's kind of like the baseline we're coming to open arms to this meeting. We want to know as much information beforehand so we can make the best use of everybody's time,   Amanda Selogie ** 48:54 and then to like, along the lines of trusting your gut, like, don't be afraid to ask for things. Don't be afraid to ask for information. So using our wh language, who, what, where, why, when we want to ask details, a lot of times we get information, and parents are afraid to ask more questions. But if you don't truly understand what's being told to you or the why behind it, you're not going to get the answers. And often by parents asking, Well, why do you think this is or why do you think this isn't working? Or why do you think this this does work by asking those questions, often it gets the team to have a better communication. And sometimes we just need to ask for more we need to get more data. We need more information. And it's from those questions that the team realizes we need more information. But then also, don't be afraid to ask for things they're never going to give you things you don't ask for. No,   Michael Hingson ** 49:51 I remember growing up very much pre IEP, don't, don't tell and I. Um, I remember, we moved from Chicago after I was in kindergarten, and here in California, they start kindergarten the year after Illinois. So I ended up with two years of kindergarten. The second year was pretty boring because they had no facilities. In the first year, when I was in kindergarten, Illinois, they actually, because there were so many preemie babies who became blind, they actually, with the encouragement, sometimes pretty strong, of the parents, they actually developed a kindergarten class for blind kids. And I learned braille and so on, and all that went away coming out to California, when, when we I was in school. I remember one afternoon, there was an incredible shouting match between my father and the principal of the school because they wanted to ship me off to the California School for the Blind. Oh, now the reality is, I think academically, CSB was still pretty decent at that time in terms of dealing with blind kids, certainly earlier it was, but still, they wanted to ship me off to the California School for the Blind, and my parents would have nothing to do with that, and they did eventually, just plane put their foot down and said, No, we're, we're not going to allow him to be sent away. But it, it does happen, and it's, it's unfortunate that there had to be such a battle over it, but that's the way it went. And ever since then, I've had a few times where in the past, the educational system tried to discriminate against me. In fact, when I was a freshman in high school, the superintendent of the district didn't want my guide dog on the school bus, which was an incredibly gross violation of state law, but his position was, it's local school rules superseded state law. Well, he lost that   Vickie Brett ** 52:07 rightly so. My goodness, he   Michael Hingson ** 52:09 lost that battle when my father kind of accidentally wrote a letter to the governor of the state of California. You know, so parents do have to be advocates and shouldn't be afraid to be advocates, but make sure you you're advocating for something that makes sense to advocate for learn, and that's something you know in discussing this whole thing, it is also something it seems to me that that parents Need to really understand what their children are capable of. I've seen so many times that Parents of Blind kids, for example, didn't think a blind kid could do anything, and they've been part of the problem and not part of the solution.   Vickie Brett ** 52:55 And that, and that's that's hard. And I think, you know, we we come across that. And I think one of the reasons why it's helpful if the parents come to us early on in their journey of getting an IEP is because having the thought of who your child was going to be before they were born, and it not match, and then having the child be born and it not match that ideal kid that you had is very hard for a lot of parents, and there's grief that's involved that sometimes even at 12, when, when we're seeing the parent, you know, they've been a parent for 12 years of this child, and they they're still grieving. And some people get there quicker than others, and that that is difficult, because if you have one sort of mentality, you're You're either part of the solution, right, or you are part of the problem. And so we've seen that as well. And you know, if you are searching for help, I think that's why Amanda had said, not just running to an attorney, but talking to other parents is completely beneficial,   Michael Hingson ** 54:07 yeah, and it's not all about running to an attorney by any means. I mean, a lot of reasons to bring an attorney into it for the expertise that they bring, but at some point, and you and we've talked about this a little bit in our original call, we've got to change how we view disabilities. And in this my position, disability does not mean a lack of ability, and that everyone has disabilities. And the problem is we've got to get over this feeling that someone is less than someone else just because they're different. And I'm so glad, earlier in our conversation today, that you talked about inclusion and you didn't use diversity, because diversity typically doesn't involve disabilities. Anyway, people exclude us, and that doesn't work with inclusion, and so I'm glad. Add that you use that term. But we've got to get beyond this idea that disability truly means a lack of ability   Vickie Brett ** 55:07 absolutely and like I said, it goes beyond just acceptance, right? And that's what we're pushing the limits of it. I forget. I think I had heard, oh my gosh, Trevor Noah, give this as an example. You know, it's wonderful when you build a house and then you think, oh, you know what, I need to have a wheelchair access ramp here. I That's wonderful. I think it's another thing. And this, this is the best part. When, before you even build that house? You think I want this to be accessible for all, and truly all. So let me go to all these people to see how I can create that house that will truly you know, having that person in mind before you even start is a wonderful thing.   Michael Hingson ** 56:02 Yeah, right. Where are some places people can go to learn that kind of thing?   Vickie Brett ** 56:08 Oh, goodness. You know, we have come across a couple great institutions that actually reach out to districts and provide this type of training. What our current fight is, is to try to get this to the teachers right to be part of their curriculum, and so that they have those tools to but a lot of teachers also already are doing you know, as long as you know and connect with your student and you can think outside the Box and be afraid, you know, not be afraid of not knowing what you don't know. Then, as long as you are paying attention, you're you're fine. But there are a lot of pro or the curriculums. Like, I can't think of any names off the top of my head, but let me there are people doing it. Let   Michael Hingson ** 56:58 me help. Um, oh yes, kind of, one of the things I was thinking of when you were talking about building houses and so on is things like Centers for Independent Living. Oftentimes, they've got a lot of expertise. There's certainly a lot of resources that one can Google like you talked about the big problem with building houses for people is that architects are mostly very clueless about dealing with anything regarding accessibility. In fact, when we built this home in 2016 and my wife was a paraplegic her entire life, we were the main experts that guided the construction of the house from an accessibility standpoint. But even then, when the house was all built and we thought everything was going to be fine, the R the builder, would not put a ramp at the front door, nor the back patio. And he said, Well, you're in a flood zone. And so we can't two points about that, because we contacted and unfortunately, the builder still wouldn't address it, so we had to do it. But we contacted the county, and went to the people down in San Bernardino who are involved with this, and they said, it's ridiculous to say, even if you were, you know, we, first of all, we're not in a flood zone. But even if we were, it doesn't matter, water's still going to travel the same whether it's up a step or up a ramp. Reality is there is only one specific way that there would be a problem in putting in a ramp and at a front door or whatever, and that is if there isn't what's called a weep screen or whatever to to deal with the water going under the house, that could be an issue. But that wasn't the issue with with our situation, and the builder wouldn't do it, so we had to spend the money to do it, and it shouldn't have had to be that way and grossly expensive. But it's it's now done, of course, and yeah, that was the only thing that they didn't do. But the reality is, there are a lot of resources. The architectural industry and the building industry is oftentimes just not overly good about dealing with excess themselves. You're right. The fact is that when people are constructing something new, it would be so wise if right from the outset, they would look at all the possible options. And, you know, we we thought about it when we built this house as well. This is now a home that's available for anyone who who might need a home when we build our home in New Jersey in 1996 the. The same thing there. We had a great builder. His biggest frustration was that the count of the city of Westfield gave them great grief at putting in the elevator that we needed to have, because the only kind of home we could build back there was a two story home. That's what the the associate, not Association, but that street was all about was two story homes, and there was a ranch style, and the county and the city just gave our builder great grief, which he finally worked through. But again, it was a completely accessible house, as it should be,   Vickie Brett ** 1:00:39 absolutely, absolutely. And you know, this is kind of our small area of the world that we are trying to make better. But you know, we, we're just so grateful for the opportunity to be able to have these conversations and to be able to put it out there and and we're just so grateful for this opportunity. Michael, thank you for having us well,   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:04 and I know that we are scheduled now to come on your podcast a little Yes. So tell me what's the name of the podcast?   Amanda Selogie ** 1:01:12 It's the Inclusive Education Project podcast. We just took our name. We weren't super creative. Make it easy for people to find us.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:19 So there you go. And if people want to reach out to you and well, engage you, or talk to you, learn more and so on. How do they do that?   Vickie Brett ** 1:01:29 Yeah,   Amanda Selogie ** 1:01:29 the best way is through social media or emailing. Going to our website, inclusive educationproject.org, and our handle on all social media is inclusive education project. We're pretty easy. If you Google us to find us,   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:43 and if people want to email you, how do they do that? It'll be   Amanda Selogie ** 1:01:48 admin at IEP california.org   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:52 admin at IEP california.org Do you just do work in California, or do you ever consult outside the state.   Amanda Selogie ** 1:02:02 So our legal work, we're licensed to practice only in the state of California, but of course, we do trainings and presentations and consulting work for high schools and whatnot across the country, because the law is the federal law. Yes,   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:18 we are dealing with federal on it. So it does make sense to be able to do that? Well, I want to thank you both Amanda and Vickie, for being here. This has been fun, but here's the term educational as well. I really want to thank you both for being here with us, and I think telling us a lot and teaching us a lot, and for parents listening, reach out to Amanda and Vickie, and they will be very happy to speak with you, and can probably help in so many ways. But remember, ultimately, parents, you have the power don't give it up. Yep, don't, don't underestimate your child, and because of that, make sure that what you do really creates an IEP that works for the child. That's ultimately what we're all about.   Vickie Brett ** 1:03:09 Absolutely. Thank you so much. Michael. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:11 thank you all, and I want to thank you all for listening. I hope you enjoyed it. I'd love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me if you would. At Michael, H, I M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I, at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I, B, E.com, which reminds me, we met you two through Sheldon Lewis, how did that come about? How do you guys know Sheldon? Yeah, you   Vickie Brett ** 1:03:31 know what? We were looking to cut. We were making these small changes to our website. And I got connected to him because we are a nonprofit, and it's just, it's, it's been just such a wonderful breath of fresh air to find a community. So he's always asking us to put our input on on blogs and always promoting us and we the same. It's just, it's nice to be part of the little AccessiBe community. It's   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:01 great. And you guys have access to be on your site now. Yes, you do, you do? There you go. Well, thank you very much for doing that. And if you want everyone, I gave you my email address, Michael h i@accessibe.com or go to our podcast page, www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast and Michael Hingson is M I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, S O, N, wherever you're listening, please give us a five star rating, and also, as many of you know, ever since September 11, 2001 after escaping from the World Trade Center, I have been a public speaker. If you ever need a speaker, would love to chat with you about speaking at events and for engagements that you might need. So please feel free to email me at speaker@michaelhingson.com that's the quickest way to get immediately noticed. But please, again, give us a five star rating wherever you're listening. We value it, and for all of you, including Vicky and Amanda. If you know anyone else who ought to be a guest on unstoppable blind set, please let us know. Love any any suggestions for guests that you can possibly give us, and with that, I want to just thank you both Vicky and Amanda one last time for being here. This has been great.   Amanda Selogie ** 1:05:16 Thank you.   Vickie Brett ** 1:05:18 Thank you. You better.   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:24 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommen

In our June episode, Patty and Brian catch up on everything that's been going on in the world of professional soccer, from the UEFA Champions League Final and upcoming Copa América on U.S. soil to One Knoxville's performance in the USL League One and Jägerbomb Cup.Patty also shares some lessons learned from his first season as an assistant coach with AYSO under-8s and his Pentagonal Principles of Prosperity for coaching rec players.Related links* One Knox SC results and stats in USL 1.* The official US Youth Soccer coaching manual* Interview with Tom Byer, author of Soccer Starts at Home.* The infamous Getafe Burger King sponsored jersey from 2009-10.* Our episode with Jared Khan of Khan Soccer Academy on training young players.Thank you, as always, to Markman's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry.Markman's is a proud sponsor of the Knox Soccer Podcast and One Knoxville SC. Located at 6932 Kingston Pike, Markman's has been Knoxville's choice for diamonds and fine jewelry since 1976. Visit markmansdiamonds.com.Thank you for reading Knox Soccer Podcast. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit knoxsoccerpodcast.substack.com

In this week's episode, we spoke to Jared Khan, co-founder of Khan Soccer Academy, about his journey from the AYSO fields of Knoxville and Halls High School to starting one of the fastest-growing youth training programs in our Big Town, Little City.The conversation touches on everything from the influence of growing up in a soccer-loving home, how players can develop their skills outside expensive club programs, and when apparent failures may lead you to pursue your dreams. Are you ready to be inspired? This one's a treat. You may want to have a soccer ball at your feet as you listen!Khan Soccer Acadamy, which Jared operates with his brother Darius, is a family affair. His wife Meagen is also a trainer and, fun fact, former teammate of Brian's wife, Haley, at Halls. Go Red Devils! Learn more about their private training, group classes, homeschool program, and upcoming summer camps on their website.You can also follow Khan Soccer Academy on Instagram.Thank you, as always, to Markman's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry.Markman's is a proud sponsor of the Knox Soccer Podcast and One Knoxville SC. Located at 6932 Kingston Pike, Markman's has been Knoxville's choice for diamonds and fine jewelry since 1976. Visit markmansdiamonds.com.Thank you for reading Knox Soccer Podcast. This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit knoxsoccerpodcast.substack.com

Ever wondered what drives a seasoned journalist like Kai Ryssdal to swap his microphone for a soccer referee's whistle? In an unexpected twist, Kai joins me to share his zest for the game and how the intellectual rigor and physical challenge of refereeing invigorate him. We navigate through the parallels of his media career and life on the pitch, uncovering the profound impact a referee can have on young athletes. His compelling narrative is a siren call to those pondering the whistle, highlighting the joys of community contribution and shaping the sport's future.As the conversation unfolds, we tackle the undervalued art of communication and empathy in coaching. My own journey in managing dissent on the field underscores the necessity for fostering an environment of respect, a point echoed in tales of pioneering policies from Southern California's AYSO to Utah's creative disciplinary actions. The raw realities of a referee strike in Los Angeles serve as a stark reminder of the high stakes in high school soccer and the often hidden complexities that referees navigate.Concluding on a reflective note, we address the striking imbalance between the professional demands placed on referees and their compensation, notably outside the top leagues. The perplexing handball rule comes under scrutiny, inviting a plea for clarity akin to the simplicity of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. And for a dash of star-studded charm, we reveal the delightful antics of public figures like Will Ferrell and Alexi Lalas, who don their stripes and grace the soccer fields of Southern California. My candid recount of a post-interview blunder with Kai rounds off the episode, a testament to the authentic moments that connect us all through our love of the game.

With a new dyslexia screening law coming into effect next year in the state of California, parents need to know what to expect and what the rights of their children are. To help educate us on what this screener is and what it means for our children, educational attorneys Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie join the podcast again. Vickie and Amanda are both attorneys and founders of the Inclusive Education Project, which includes an IEP Learning Center and a podcast. As educational attorneys, they focus on advocating for and educating families on their legal rights, especially when it comes to the services their child is entitled to through public education. Today, we're discussing what this law means and how it impacts all students in Kindergarten through second grade in the state of California. You'll learn what to expect and how you can be prepared for pushing for a comprehensive evaluation in the event that your child is found to be at risk for dyslexia.   Show Notes: [1:49] - Welcome back, Vickie and Amanda! They were previously on during the COVID-19 pandemic discussing legal rights of students needing services. [4:00] - October is specifically a busy month for IEP meetings and initial assessments. [6:42] - Because of holidays and the busy season, there are a lot of things to accomplish in a short amount of time. [8:08] - It is so important for parents to understand the rights their children have. [9:31] - In 2024, California will have funding for universal screening for dyslexia in students from Kindergarten through second grade. [11:34] - Schools are supposed to implement these screenings in 2024. The goal with this law is it uses a universal screener. [13:23] - Interventions being provided through RTI and reading groups are not enough. [16:46] - The timing in California also coincides with the universal pre-Kindergarten program. [18:18] - Screening is not the same thing as intervention or assessment. They identify kids who are at risk for dyslexia. But then what? [20:30] - Vickie explains how the law works and the requirements it outlines. [23:03] - For a screener to really work, it needs to be done for all students. [24:30] - One common trait of children with dyslexia is that they are able to compensate in the early years of school and tend to be overlooked. [26:47] - Being at risk should be enough of an alert to proceed with a comprehensive evaluation. [29:19] - There are certain things that the school will take care of, but parents need to be vigilant in requesting more if it's needed. [30:52] - With a universal screener, there should be a universal intervention. [34:59] - Amanda thinks that implementation will be left to each county and school district. [37:04] - Is every county going to be able to train and implement this screener? [40:15] - You can find more information on the Inclusive Education Project website.   About Our Guests: Vickie Brett Vickie Brett was born and raised in Southern California and through the Inclusive Education Project she focuses on advocating and educating families about their legal rights. Vickie is committed to strengthening her clients who come to her disheartened and beaten down by the current education system. Because Vickie is bilingual, she represents and empowers many monolingual Spanish-speaking families.  She is a dedicated pro bono attorney for the Superior Court of Los Angeles's Juvenile and Dependency 317(e) Panel and in the past was a supervising attorney for the UCI Law School's Special Education Law Project.   Amanda Selogie Amanda Selogie received a bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in Education from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where she served as a Fellow in the prestigious Center for Children's Rights Fellowship Program and served in the school's pro-bono Special Education Legal Clinic. Amanda immersed herself in the world of civil rights and educational advocacy through her work in education, empowerment and advocacy with the Inclusive Education project, supporting inclusion in early education through her appointment to the Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and their Inclusion Collaborative Committee, previous work serving as a supervising attorney for UCI Law School's Education Rights Pro-bono project and coaching of AYSO's VIP (Very Important Player) program coaching players living with disabilities and creating an inclusive soccer program.   Connect with Vickie and Amanda: Inclusive Education Project Website @inclusiveeducationproject on Instagram Email admin@iepcalifornia.org    Links and Related Resources: Register for Our Self-Paced Mini Courses with LIVE AMA Sessions Inclusive Education Project Podcast Dr. Karen Wilson on the Inclusive Education Project Podcast   Connect with Us: Get on our Email List Book a Consultation Get Support and Connect with a ChildNEXUS Provider Check out some amazing schools for incredible students   The Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or legal advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Additionally, the views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are not considered treatment and do not necessarily reflect those of ChildNEXUS, Inc or the host, Dr. Karen Wilson.

Rick and Preston start talking youth sports, specifically AYSO. Next the guys talk about the Dodgers troubles, including Urias. The guys pick up their spirits with some NFL storylines and pick their super bowl winners. Lastly they give brief an NBA update. Join us for analysis of this week in sports that only All Things Sports can give you.

Hello! This week, I'm talking about Human Giver Syndrome and the ways women get sucked into doing work for other people's organizations. I talk about ways I got hijacked by other folks' agendas into doing volunteer work that doesn't actually align with my values and beliefs. Specifically, I'm looking at AYSO, Girl Scout cookies and the frenzied hell that is cookie season, and the PTA membership drive.    Show notes are available at CourtneyHenningNovak.com. 

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother's Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Tara & Trina O'Brien. Trina and Tara O'Brien are partners in life and business. Moms of boy/girl twins, together they've created Power Mom. They are educators, coaches, speakers, health and wellness enthusiasts, and “all things” sports lovers. Using the Power Mom 4 Power Components, they empower moms to be strong and confident . . . all without mom guilt. Trina grew up in Southern California while, Tara was born and raised in Long Island, NY. From the fields of AYSO in Southern California and her team, Orange Crush, to the Shooting Stars of Plainview, Old Bethpage Soccer Club, at young ages, both Trina and Tara fell in love with soccer. West coast met East coast in South Florida, where both played collegiate soccer and, years later, became a couple. In soccer terms, they joke Tara is the power while Trina is the finesse, the perfect combination for success. Tara played Division 1 Soccer in Boca Raton, Florida, at Florida Atlantic University. Over the course of her four years, she proved her skills as a strong forward by being her team's leading scorer. She received a Master's in Leadership, utilizing these strengths while working with Fortune 500 companies. She is also a nationally certified massage therapist and wellness coach. Trina played Division 2 soccer in Boca Raton, Florida, at Lynn University. Over her three years there, she and her team won a national championship and made two Final Four appearances. She received her Master's in Sports Management, is a nationally certified massage therapist, and is a wellness coach. Her experience working within the natural health industry and the events industry fuels Trina's love for healthy living, growing relationships, and entrepreneurial spirit. They now reside in Montrose, Colorado, their little piece of heaven. Together with the twins, they enjoy outdoor adventures, Jeep rides, RVing, Mexican food, and spending time with their dogs. While they both love mowing the lawn, Tara dislikes surprises, while Trina thinks surprises are fun. And as for superpowers? Well, Tara would like to be invisible, while Trina would like to transform Tara from invisible to visible. Power and Finesse at its best. Trina and Tara have just published a new book and are offering a free eBook version to my listeners.  To take advantage of this generous offer, click on the link below: https://www.crushmomguilt.com/ebook To find out more about what Trina and Tara do with their Power Mom coaching, check out their website at https://www.powermom.co/.

I am joined today by Kirk Kinsey, soccer coach, soccer parent, doing the remarkable within the confines of American soccer. Within what is deemed “rec soccer” of all places. Ok, ok. Why on earth would 3four3 be talking about AYSO? I mean doesn’t 3four3 represent the top end of the game, doesn’t it work with […] The post Ep 323: How to Be Remarkable Within a Traditional “Rec” Program appeared first on 3four3.

CAP CHAT LIVE! Jennifer Gruskoff and Sam Cary join us on Podcast Row Presented by Productive Recruit Host: Josh Tyler Guest: Jennifer Gruskoff & Sam Cary Jennifer Gruskoff: (Founder & Editor in Chief) "Soccer has been one of Jen's favorite sports since she played on one of the original AYSO teams in LA back in the day. When her daughter took it up, the game took on a new meaning. The community, culture and lifestyle she became apart of was as fascinating as the game itself. She connected deeply to it and found herself wanting to make art around it. Jen's background in writing and film has made creating GSN with her “soccer hubby” Michael Raimondi, an exciting adventure, one the hope you will go on with them." Sam Cary: "Sam is currently a Junior at the University of Iowa where she has been a consistent starter through her three seasons with the Hawkeyes. She has been on TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Top 100 as well as being a Big Ten Player to Watch for the past two seasons. She also was recognized with CO-SIDA's All-Region and awarded her team's Hawk Award (best on the field, in the community, and in the classroom). Cary is a double major in Public Health and Sport Studies and has maintained a 4.1 GPA through her college career. Cary is an intern with Girls Soccer Network and is excited to be a part of this program in order to help the next generation of soccer stars and create a program she wished she had growing up." TOPICS Rapid Fire --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rushsoccerpodcast/message

This week we do a deep dive into the AYSO youth soccer yearbooks from the years 1995-1997. 

Vickie Brett was born and raised in Southern California and through the Inclusive Education Project she focuses on advocating and educating families about their legal rights. Vickie is committed to strengthening her clients who come to her disheartened and beaten down by the current education system. Because Vickie is bilingual, she represents and empowers many monolingual Spanish-speaking families.  She is a dedicated pro bono attorney for the Superior Court of Los Angeles's Juvenile and Dependency 317(e) Panel and in the past was a supervising attorney for the UCI Law School's Special Education Law Project.  Amanda Selogie received a bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in Education from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where she served as a Fellow in the prestigious Center for Children's Rights Fellowship Program and served in the school's pro-bono Special Education Legal Clinic. Amanda immersed herself in the world of civil rights and educational advocacy through her work in education, empowerment and advocacy with the Inclusive Education project, supporting inclusion in early education through her appointment to the Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and their Inclusion Collaborative Committee, previous work serving as a supervising attorney for UCI Law School's Education Rights Pro-bono project and coaching of AYSO's VIP (Very Important Player) program coaching players living with disabilities and creating an inclusive soccer program. Join us for this important discussion about creating Individualized Education Programs so students can learn and thrive, addressing systemic problems in the education system, and making sure there is understanding and collaboration when developing plans.   IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: Vickie and Amanda's journey creating a non-profit to address systemic problems in the education system and advocate for low-income families. The most common challenge when developing IEPs. Having open conversations with educators, administrators, and families about student disabilities, learning styles, and their expectations. Handling difficult moments when collaborating to create a plan that fits the best interest of the child.   RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Connect with The Inclusive Education Project on Instagram and Facebook or send them an email at info@iepcalifornia.org Join The Inclusive Education Project Podcast Facebook group Listen to The Inclusive Education Project Podcast. Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, and check out our project library Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here     Check out my book Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms Where Impact and Imagination Meet: amzn.to/3AcwlfF   Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating and review and help more people find us! bit.ly/RebelEducatorApplePodcasts   We'd love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey to let us know how we can bring you the best possible content:  forms.gle/JcKHf9DHTZnYUmQr6    Interested in being on the Rebel Educator podcast? Fill out this form and we'll reach out to you if we think you'd be a great fit for an upcoming episode. forms.gle/zXR2KGPK3WEmbrRZ6    Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator   MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST: In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education. This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Good Day North County! If you're wondering where to check Christmas Lights (and some other local events) this is the episode for you. We also dive into Blue Fire Brewing in San Marcos and a Winter beer from Burgeon. Also, we get an AYSO soccer update from Cassidy. Enjoy!

Returning to the podcast today are Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie in a unique collaboration episode that will also air on the Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Podcast. Through my experience as a clinical neuropsychologist specializing in pediatric assessments, parents ask a lot of great questions. In this episode, together with Educational attorneys, Vickie and Amanda, we are addressing some of the most common IEP-related questions in an effort to inform and educate parents.   Show Notes: [1:26] - Does my child need a diagnosis to get accommodations at school? [4:49] - What should parents do when they approach the teacher with concerns, but the teacher discourages an assessment? [6:53] - What are SST meetings and their purpose within the school? [10:01] - Does a child need an assessment if there is a diagnosis of just ADHD? [11:23] - If I, as a parent, do not agree with the school's assessment results and believe that something else is going on, what are my options? [13:12] - What will an IEP provide that a 504 Plan will not? [16:10] - What are the pros and cons of requesting an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)? [18:04] - If a parent chooses to have a private assessment done and the results show the need for accommodations, modifications, or treatment, what is the next step with their school district? [20:41] - What are parents entitled to if they have a private evaluation done? [24:01] - Why are services not provided at private schools and can private school students still access public school services? [26:57] - How does Child Find work in school districts to ensure they find students in private schools that need services? [28:29] - If the school is recommending support that is not evidence-based, can I push back to ensure that my child gets an evidence-based intervention, and what should that look like? [34:01] - No matter the situation, follow your gut feeling.   About Our Guests: Vickie BrettVickie Brett was born and raised in Southern California and through the Inclusive Education Project she focuses on advocating and educating families about their legal rights. Vickie is committed to strengthening her clients who come to her disheartened and beaten down by the current education system. Because Vickie is bilingual, she represents and empowers many monolingual Spanish-speaking families. She is a dedicated pro bono attorney for the Superior Court of Los Angeles's Juvenile and Dependency 317(e) Panel and, in the past, was a supervising attorney for the UCI Law School's Special Education Law Project.   Amanda Selogie Amanda Selogie received a bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in Education from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where she served as a Fellow in the prestigious Center for Children's Rights Fellowship Program and served in the school's pro-bono Special Education Legal Clinic. Amanda immersed herself in the world of civil rights and educational advocacy through her work in education, empowerment, and advocacy with the Inclusive Education project, supporting inclusion in early education through her appointment to the Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and their Inclusion Collaborative Committee, previous work serving as a supervising attorney for UCI Law School's Education Rights Pro-bono project and coaching of AYSO's VIP (Very Important Player) program coaching players living with disabilities and creating an inclusive soccer program.   Connect with Vickie and Amanda: Inclusive Education Project Website   Links and Related Resources: Episode 32: Advocating for Children with Special Needs with Heather Zakson Episode 1: Demystifying the Assessment Process What is a Comprehensive Evaluation and How Can It Help Support My Child's Learning? How to Initiate a Special Education Assessment   Need a more individualized learning and support experience? Join one of our learning groups! Join our email list so that you can receive information about upcoming webinars - ChildNEXUS.com The Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or legal advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Additionally, the views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are not considered treatment and do not necessarily reflect those of ChildNEXUS, Inc or the host, Dr. Karen Wilson.

Fútbol Confidential looks at AYSO, American homegrown soccer culture.

Women's World Football Show, Episode 208 – Managing Director of Women's Independent Soccer League Lynn Berling-Manuel; Soundbites from USWNT captain Becky SauerbrunnThere's something new in the air of women's football.. Can you feel it? New policies, new procedures, new teams, new ownerships, new tournaments, new leagues… A group of individuals made up of players, former players, administrators, advocates and allies turning the tide on the old ways to help create a bigger & better future for the next generation.Lynn Berling-ManuelFormer CEO of College Coaches of America Association and CMO of AYSO, Lynn Berling-Manuel has recently been appointed as Managing Director the new Women's Independent Soccer League. Lynn stops by to discuss the new league, where it fits in the landscape of pro women's soccer and how it will change the game for young players all over the world and the communities it will serve.The game is growing in so many ways and WISL is part of that change. Lynn shares her vision of what the WISL can become. After a lifetime of advocacy within the game of soccer, Lynn is aiming her expertise straight towards women's soccer!The WISL is in good hands with Lynn Get to know her and the league better! (17')Becky SauerbrunnIn light of the Sally Q. Yates report on allegations of past abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women's professional soccer, USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn sits down with the press to express her thoughts and give us some insights on the mindset of the players. As an influencial voice in women's soccer, Becky has a lot to say about the report and the changes that need to be made in the game from the youth level to the pro ranks. If there's one player we need to hear from right now, it's Becky Sauerbrunn! (52')Plus...Recaps and updates on: FIFA 2022 U17 Women's World Cup Final, Spain vs. Colombia; 2022 NWSL Championship Final, Portland Thorns FC vs. KC Current; FAI Women's Cup Final, Shelbourne vs. Athlone Town.Episode Links:Women's Independent Soccer League - https://wisleague.com/Follow WISL on:Twitter – https://twitter.com/wisl_leagueInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/WISLeague/Listen to WWFShow, Episode 188 – https://wwfshow.com/2021/03/28/episode-188-damon-wilson-carrie-taylor/FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Final highlights – https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/watch/5FdiMD7QnMZJL74vV1WlDPCatch Patty's new YouTube Show Mission California – https://mission-california.com/More WWFShow Links:Follow Women's World Football Show on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and our blog at wwfshowblog.com.Listen to Women's World Football Show on Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Spreaker, TuneIn Radio, Google Play, Castbox, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and direct from our website at www.WWFShow.com.Original Broadcast Date: Nov. 14, 2022Women's World Football Show is hosted, written, edited and produced by Patty La Bella.Additional assistance for this episode by Lynn Berling-Manuel, Steve Johnson (WISL), Aaron Heifetz (US Soccer)Women's World Football Show website design and theme music by Patricia La BellaWomen's World Football Show® is a registered trademark and its audio and logo cannot be used without expressed written authorization.

On this episode of Heather Whatever the crew touches on a variety of topics including the Darrell Brooks trial and conviction, Nick's day trading and Heather's theory on the markets (it's pretty good). Plus, Nick gets into another youth soccer altercation leading to a brief suspension and a short #FreeNick movement.  Speaking of free, shipping is free on purchases over $100 at www.TheHeatherPresley.com. Check it out.

In this special episode, Dime Dropper talks to the Guru of Youth Sports and Author of "What Size Balls Do I Need?" Steve Morris. Coach Steve served as a mentor to Dime Dropper growing up & created the Summer Camp that he cherishes so deeply. He goes in depth about his experience in AYSO and issues/strategies in youth sports. To finish it off, he reflects on his earliest sports memories growing up in New York including the famous 70s' Knicks and Roger Maris Yankees.  FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/DimeDropperPod Instagram, Facebook, & TikTok: @DimeDropperPod Coach Steve TikTok: @RealDickPunch

This title pretty much sums up our conversations, from Nick's spot as head of the "soccer dads" to debating making money as a virtual stripper on the internet we cover the entire range of conversation and then some. Don't forget to check out our clothing line and get inspired for Halloween and saving some money by entering promo code "Ween", which was another show topic, at checkout at www.theheatherpresley.com.  

Mark and Jess sit down the Rev. Dr. Scott Palmbush to get a theology 101 lesson, talk about AYSO soccer and get some practical skills on how to better understand Jesus. Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at http://menlo.church/Colossians Menlo Labs are fun, interactive gatherings designed to help us investigate and grow in our understanding of God and his guidance by examining a variety of topics. Get all the details and register at http://menlo.church/labs Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide0925222

Nick claims early on that his heart is feeling better which means the blood is pumping. Don't miss the Heather Whatever crew's unfiltered take on youth coaches (prompted by Nick) and some personal stories leading to the frustration. Plus we loosely celebrate 25 complete episodes and the amazing growth of this show in just a few months as we lay down the tracks to this 26th episode. As a thank you the podcast sale continues at www.theheatherpresley.com with a special 60% off promo code for listeners.  

Manhattan Beach's most historic podcast is honored to have Bobby Simon, arguably the only lawyer fighting for YOU. We discuss the return of football and how Chris got screwed in his AYSO draft in the 3W's (02:32), then Bobby joins (09:00) to discuss his career in law and what every young lawyer should be doing to be more successful. We get into some awesome Dad Stuff (30:00) before we jump into our weekly FOP section (48:33). This week's segment of “3 W's” is brought to you by postal.io. Learn more and get a free trial at postal.io/dads. Our “Friends of the Pod” segment is brought to you by South Bay's power realtor Brook Billings! Find us on Instagram at @dadsnightpodcast or email us dadsnightpodcast@gmail.com Dad's Night Podcast is brought to you on BLEAV.

Follow @foobarshow Episode 283 - Doug Brode (1:30) The Foos talk about Josh's coaching AYSO soccer adventures. -Josh asks if Pheonix is America's sphincter (17:46) Geeking Out: -Doug Brode, author of The Ship and its recently released sequel The Ship's Revenge, joins in to talk about his life, influences, and different projects that he's worked on like Star Trek, Thor, Sudio 666, and was also the creator of Forbidden Science on Cinemax in 2009. (1:26:18) Music Highlights: -Part of the Band by The 1975 -Wouldn't It Be Nice by The Beach Boys -I'm a Man by Michelle Branch Give us a 5-star positive review on Apple Podcasts! Get your Foobar Show merch at foobarshow.com SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS -ALF Live Events for all of your live audio/visual needs at alflei.com -Get 30% off on Grassdoor by clicking through our banner on our website. -Check out The Fallen Electric at thefallenelectric.com & @thefallenelectric for music, news, and merch! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-foobar-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-foobar-show/support

During the summer months, parents have an opportunity to review some things to get ready for the next academic year. This is especially true for parents of a child who learns and thinks differently. Whether your child is attending summer school or taking a mental health break over the summer, there are things that you can do to ensure that your child's IEP, 504 Plan, or your child's need for an evaluation are ready to go. To help us understand this topic and our rights, powerhouses Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie join the podcast today. Vickie and Amanda are both attorneys and founders of the Inclusive Education Project, which includes support groups, an IEP Learning Center, and a podcast. Ultimately, they are committed to strengthening and empowering clients who come to them beaten and broken down by their experience in the education system.   Show Notes: [2:34] - Right now in the summer, Vickie and Amanda are feeling the need to recharge. [4:01] - There is a collective trauma as a result of the pandemic that we continue to be impacted by. [6:37] - Schools don't know if gaps in learning are due to Covid or if there are underlying issues that a student needs support for. [8:36] - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act does not look at a student as compared to their peers. It looks at their needs and circumstances. [10:11] - If their experience is impacting them in the educational environment, a student may be eligible for an IEP. [12:52] - The majority of people working at schools do not have legal knowledge. [14:13] - If there is a suspicion of a disability, an assessment must be done, even if they don't believe they'll qualify. [15:53] - Include several people in an email when requesting assessments or IEP evaluations. [17:44] - If requested over the summer, the time frame begins on the first day of school. In California, schools have 15 days to complete an assessment. [19:41] - At the beginning of Covid-19 lockdowns, many parents experienced seeing their child learn for the first time. [21:14] - What do you get with an IEP that you don't get with a 504? [22:39] - Even if your child does not qualify for an IEP, the information gathered from the evaluation is valuable. [24:00] - You should not be getting pushback regarding an assessment. [27:07] - It is important to know that you can request an IEP meeting at any time. Vickie and Amanda share when to request one. [29:14] - Sending an email to all teachers is important to keep in contact about their IEP. [31:47] - IEP goals should be written concisely. Take a look at those goals and see what you can work on over the summer as well to see what they're able to do. [33:47] - Take every opportunity to ask questions. [35:08] - It is completely okay, however, to take the summer off for mental health breaks. [36:41] - Another valuable tip is to bring a friend to an IEP meeting to take notes. [38:14] - When should you reach out for legal help? [40:33] - Each school year brings increased academic demands. Bring concerns up to the school and request an IEP meeting. [41:57] - If you send an email over the summer, be aware that administrators may not prioritize this until the school year starts.   About Our Guests: Vickie Brett was born and raised in Southern California and through the Inclusive Education Project she focuses on advocating and educating families about their legal rights. Vickie is committed to strengthening her clients who come to her disheartened and beaten down by the current education system. Because Vickie is bilingual, she represents and empowers many monolingual Spanish-speaking families. She is a dedicated pro-bono attorney for the Superior Court of Los Angeles's Juvenile and Dependency 317(e) Panel and, in the past, was a supervising attorney for the UCI Law School's Special Education Law Project.   Amanda Selogie received a bachelor's degree in Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in Education from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where she served as a Fellow in the prestigious Center for Children's Rights Fellowship Program and served in the school's pro-bono Special Education Legal Clinic. Amanda immersed herself in the world of civil rights and educational advocacy through her work in education, empowerment, and advocacy with the Inclusive Education project, supporting inclusion in early education through her appointment to the Orange County Child Care and Development Planning Council and their Inclusion Collaborative Committee, previous work serving as a supervising attorney for UCI Law School's Education Rights Pro-bono project and coaching of AYSO's VIP (Very Important Player) program coaching players living with disabilities and creating an inclusive soccer program.    Connect with Vickie and Amanda: Inclusive Education Project Website Contact Inclusive Education Project   Links and Related Resources: Episode 32: Advocating for Children with Special Needs with Heather Zakson Episode 2: Demystifying the Assessment Process What is a Comprehensive Evaluation and How Can It Help Support My Child's Learning? How to Initiate a Special Education Assessment   Join our email list so that you can receive information about upcoming webinars - ChildNEXUS.com The Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or legal advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Additionally, the views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are not considered treatment and do not necessarily reflect those of ChildNEXUS, Inc or the host, Dr. Karen Wilson.

Branch County AYSO will be hosting this weekend's Section 8 Tournament. Mike Clark is the Commissioner of Branch County AYSO Region 1289. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a special episode with former MLS goalkeeper, Brian Rowe, who shares his journey from AYSO all the way to playing for the LA Galaxy.  This is a must listen for goalkeepers of all ages as Rowe gives insightful knowledge and tips into what it takes to play at the highest level and persevere.  Email me to receive your FREE copy of the my book "The 10 Goalkeeper Secrets"!____________________Subscribe & Follow!Email: mjrkeeper@gmail.com

Hello everyone in this episode I will be talking about how I got involved with getting involved and joining the AYSO soccer organization and so much more etc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wondergirlsaida/message

The undisputed #1 podcast in Manhattan Beach is back this week with special guest Jarrod Bunch - University of Michigan football star, first round NFL pick, and successful Hollywood actor. We talk his journey to Michigan, being drafted in the NFL, and working in Hollywood. We also recap Tommy's Spring Break trip as well as one of the greatest goals in AYSO history. Huge thanks to JT “The Wrangler” Spangler of the “Movielife Crisis” podcast, our production mentor. This episode is brought to you by Yanagi Kitchen - 3001 N Sepulveda.

On this episode I am joined by Dean Arrowsmith, Chairperson of Irish mental health charity, Head in the Game. Dean is also Director of Coaching for AYSO 300 Extra and United in Chicago. We chat about Dean's journey in coaching, from Ireland to Chicago and the differences in youth coaching from when Dean grew up. Dean also gives advice for parents looking to get their kids into soccer and for parents of kids who maybe getting scouted by professional clubs.  Dean shares with me the inspiration behind Head in The Game, having a football ground named in it's honour and attending the PFAI awards to deliver their message. We also find out about the partner charities, SHINE and JIGSAW. Dean also talk about running the Chicago Marathon in memory of his daughter, Charli Mae and the help he received from the remarkable people at The SHARE Charity. Finally we have a look at the changes at Dundalk and how the club seems on a better footing. You can follow Head in the Game on twitter and instagram @headinthegameie  If you need help and are in Ireland, these are some great resources: https://jigsaw.ie/need-urgent-help/ In Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html In the US:  https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help

Season 2 is HERE! We're so excited to be back (and that the weather cooled down enough for us to podcast in the garage lol!) Let me tell you about the SWEETEST moment that just happened, and also: we're talking AYSO and I would love your input. Can't tell if I'm being whiny or legit... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robsquadparents/support

FOLLOW IVANAFacebook: @mauimovementlessonsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivana-gadient-8b21a536/CONTACT VERENAemail: vera9nyc@yahoo.comRESOURCES recommended by Ivana"Wheelchairs are a HUGE conversation. It is best to create a trusted, knowledgable and openminded team that you hand pick to help you successfully seat your loved one"https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/spinal-cord-injury/spinal-seating/module-6/wheelchair-seating-a-complex-puzzleTALK TOOLS: for finding a therapist, and continuing education.https://talktools.com FEEDING MATTERS: Parent Support Network"Feeding Matters is a great organization, started by two moms. They pursued chasing the CDC for a stand alone diagnosis and code called PFD pediatric feeding disorder. They dedicated five years to this and it came to pass this year. They have a lot of free resources and supports for parents."https://www.feedingmatters.org JABBERMOUTHS: Speech, Oral-Motor, and Feeding Therapy"This is Jewel's latest SLP who is amazing!  I highly recommend Jenn, she is licensed in HI and AZ and does Zoom lessons. Highly skilled, highly educated, great instinct, grew up around disability and very comfortable around our families. She can teach premature babies to latch on to both breast and bottle!"https://jabbermouths.com/ THERAPISTS AND THERAPIES in episodeARLENE WARD is the owner of Genesis Rehabilitation Ltd., a vocational rehabilitation and disability management company based in Nanaimo, BC. Their goal is to keep workers at work. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Northern BC Canada.https://www.linkedin.com/in/arleneatgenesis/JUDITH HEUMANN is an internationally recognized disability advocate who served in the Clinton and Obama Administration and was a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation.https://judithheumann.comKAREN ERICKSON, PH.D. is the Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, a Professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, and the Yoder Distinguished Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/directory/karen-erickson/JENNIFER BUCK, MA, CCC-SLP, owner of Jabbermouths Therapy, is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of experience in working with individuals with disabilities. https://jabbermouths.comNEUROMOVEMENT THERAPY: Anat Baniel and NeuroMovement® (ABMN®)Anat Baniel, a student of Moshe Feldenkrais, developed and evolved NeuroMovement® from 30+ years of experience with thousands of clients using practical applications of brain plasticity principles. The Anat Baniel Method® approach is founded in neuroscience and the biodynamics of the human body, and utilizes movement and the 9 Essentials to create conditions for the brain to wake up and upgrade its own functioning.Read more about the Nine Essentials:https://www.anatbanielmethod.com/about/neuromovement/neuromovement-and-9-essentialsHIPPOTHERAPY: an approach to physical therapy where the patient rides horses in order to address physical health.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5175116/AYSO VIP: provides a quality soccer experience for individuals whose physical or mental disabilities.https://ayso.org/play/vip/PRODUCTSKINDERPACK produces baby carriers that are small-batch made, exclusively in the USA in sizes to fit infants, toddlers, and even preschool sized children.https://mykinderpack.com

Fury Faithful! We have a new schedule! We have new players! And we have a new pod! Rejoice! Filly & Panda are joined once again this week by Fury Broadcaster Jonathan Reimer; listen in as the team tackles the news and notes from wall to wall.  We touch on community news from the Route 91 Blood Drive to AYSO camps. We break down the Fury roster changes, both additions and subtractions. We conclude with a deep dive into the 2021/22 schedule and announce a contest to give Jonathan a nickname. Check it out! 

Episode: 9.13..21 “NFL Begins - College Gameday Inspiration - U6 Girls Soccer”NFL season begins. Inspiration from College Gameday on ESPN.  A U6 Girls soccer season starts.Inspiration from College Gameday. Story of Nick Bassett and his love for Iowa State Football.https://khak.com/isu-fan-and-double-amputee-to-be-featured-on-espn/“These times are hard, but they will pass”Subscribe, so you don't miss a new, five-minute podcast every day, Monday-Friday at 10am. Find Me: Listen, Subscribe and Review on any of your favorite podcast listening apps.Twitter: @MocabeePodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MocabeePodcastShow/Instagram: @mocabeepodcastshow

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This week's hot plate of potatoes includes: mysteriously bleeding on things, Tom Brady's participation trophy, and the gratuitous calls by AYSO refs!

Matthew Glitzer is currently the Vice President of IBM’s Integrated Security Business Unit - Asia Pacific. In this role he is responsible for all Security Software sales and Services in the region and is a member of IBM’s regional Senior Leadership Team. In Matt’s previous roles in Greater China for IBM, he was a member of the Global Technology Services leadership team holding the positions of General Manager, Global Technology Services, Hong Kong and Head of Client Management and Offerings. In these roles he had country and regional P&L responsibility for all managed service clients, as well as technology solutioning, consulting and go-to-market offerings.Prior to joining the Greater China Group, Matt was the IBM Senior Project Executive for BHP Billiton.Prior to this, Matt was the Global Client Executive for the DuPont account where he was responsible for client engagement with IT through the C-Suite across all of IBM’s lines of business. During his tenure at DuPont, Glitzer helped transform the IBM/DuPont relationship, leading to a major Strategic Outsourcing win (2012), as well as key engagements in Disaster Recovery, Middleware, Infrastructure and Financing. His previous roles at IBM include Business Development Executive in IBM’s SAP Consulting Practice where he was responsible for sales of SAP implementations services to IBM’s Industrial Sector clients.Before joining IBM, Matt was the North American Vice President of Field Sales Alliances at SAP for 4 years. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from Rutgers College and a Masters in Business Administration from the George Washington University. He holds a certification from IBM’s Harvard Business School Certification Program and is a graduate of IBM’s Master Deal Making program through the Wharton School of Business. He is an assistant AYSO soccer coach and serves as a mentor and business advisor to the Rutgers University for Business Youth (RUBY) program through the Rutgers School of Business.

Wahoo: Shakespeare in the Park is ON, there was a half-marathon in Central Park and another to come this Sunday, and there is a new commissioner for the West Side Soccer League. Today's show is sponsored by Utopia Diner, open from 9AM to 9PM every day.  There is indoor dining, outdoor dining, take-out, and delivery! Located at West 72nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. This Just in From the Mayor: -- Mayor Bill De Blasio says the city is on track with the vaccination doses given to city residents. He received a Johnson + Johnson vaccination during the press conference. -- The mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo seem to be back at it. Here’s What’s Cooking in Restaurant News: -- Less news here, and more of an observation about how to order and pay the bill at some restaurants. Shout-Outs - Thank yous to some IG followers of the show! - Our IG handle is now @uwscornertalk! - Russ Mitera, voice artist who does the show's segment drops Arts and Entertainment: - Shakespeare in the Park is ON: July 5 - August 29th; Merry Wives is the production. -Half-marathons are being offered in Central Park by City Tri. Winner of this past Sunday's race is Irene Kalbian, who came all the way from Philadelphia to run. Congratulations, Irene! - Some skateboarders outfitted their rides with patio chairs and were zooming up the bike lane on Central Park West. (See our Instagram feed for the pic!) - Riverside Park Conservancy is hiring all types of gardeners and park staff! Send your cover letter and resume HERE. Local School and Family News: - The state tests for public school students are expected to be administered this year, after all. Please stay tuned for the details. - West Side Soccer League, the largest AYSO branch in the country, is now under new leadership. After more than five years of service, Commissioner Meredith Berkowitz says she handed over the reins to Vilda Mayuga and will stay on as an advisor. Congratulations on your next chapter, Meredith! - Booker T. Washington Middle School will host a Teacher Talent Show fundraiser. Click HERE for tickets. Listener Opportunities - Buy Lee a cup of coffee. Click HERE. - Hire Lee as your emcee/moderator for your next event. Click HERE. - Take a podcasting class with Lee. She offers live classes on the last Friday of eveyr month. Click HERE. Favors: - Please say something and do something about Asian/Asian American hate and discrimination. - Check out NYCPodcasters.com for more NYC indie shows like this one! - Please do share the show with at least two -- or three -- other neighbors and friends. And, please do give the show a 5-star rating in your podcast app if you feel it deserves it. And if you're not following the show, please do so : ) Show Sponsor: - This could be YOU, too! Click HERE. - Buy Lee a cup of coffee. Click HERE. - Today's sponsor is Utopia Diner at 267 Amsterdam Ave at West 72nd Street. Get your breakfast platter or waffles -- YUM! (212) 873-6233 or on Seamless. Submit YOUR Neighborhood News and Story Ideas: Also, please submit your corner news, school news, and story ideas to: info@uwscornertalk.com. Or, leave a voice memo at the website by clicking on the orange tab: http://www.UWSCornerTalk.com. You can follow the show on social media: Instagram: @uwscornertalk; Twitter: @uwscornertalk. You can also join the show's Facebook group and like the Facebook page.  

Sarah Dwyer-Shick has coached AYSO recreational soccer through ODP and beyond. As a coach she has built a strong network and had opportunities to go around the world. On one trip she learned about the importance first hand of female athletes not having access to Sports Bras and other basic necessities. Today the organization she founded, Sports Bra Project raises awareness and collects sports bras for those in need in the US and beyond.

You're listening to the Westerly Sun's podcast, where we talk about the best local events, new job postings, obituaries, and more. First, a bit of Rhode Island trivia. Today's trivia is brought to you by Perennial. Perennial's new plant-based drink “Daily Gut & Brain” is a blend of easily digestible nutrients crafted for gut and brain health. A convenient mini-meal, Daily Gut & Brain” is available now at the CVS Pharmacy in Wakefield. Now for some trivia. Did you know that Aquidneck Island is home to the International Yacht Restoration School of Technology and Trades? Currently, four accredited programs are offered including Digital Modeling & Fabrication, Composites Technology, Boatbuilding & Restoration, and Marine Systems.  Now, for our feature story: A University of Rhode Island graduate student will be scouring lakes, ponds and wetlands throughout Rhode Island over the next three years to search for signs of three semi-aquatic mammals to document their distribution in the state. Traveling via kayak, John Crockett will search for evidence of muskrats, beavers and river otters in waterways of southwestern Rhode Island this winter before expanding his search to other areas of the state in the coming years. Crockett, a native of Fort Collins, CO is collaborating with URI Assistant Professor Brian Gerber. “The main goal of the study is to get a good sense of the distribution of each species across the state. To do that, we're conducting an occupancy analysis, which means we're going out looking for signs of tracks, scat, chewed sticks, lodges and sightings of the animals.” All three species have been the target of trappers in Rhode Island for many years — though the state legislature banned the trapping of river otters in the 1970s — and most of what state wildlife officials know about the animals is derived from trapping data. But since trapping has been decreasing in popularity in recent years, less and less data about the animals is being collected. Gerber said: “We want to make sure we have a good assessment of where these mammals are found. It's been 10 or 15 years since anyone has spent much time looking for them, and we want to see if we find any changes in their distribution since those earlier surveys.” According to Crockett, Muskrats are in decline across much of their range in the United States, and now they are difficult to find. The decrease in trapping activity has made it difficult to tell whether the animals are in decline in Rhode Island or if the lack of trapping just makes it appear that way. “Ever since the '70s, we've been mostly in the dark about where these animals live and how many there might be,” Crockett expects to conduct his surveys from December through March for the next three years, as well as periodic summer surveys. He eventually hopes to be able to estimate the probability that any of the three species will be found in a given habitat. The URI scientists are working closely on the project with wildlife biologists at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management so the data can be used to help prioritize habitat for protection and inform management decisions on trapping limits. Remember to check out www.westerlysun.com for the latest news and COVID updates. Are you interested in a new opportunity? You're in luck! Today's Job posting comes from Fleurs in Richmond. They're looking for a full-time fine gardener or landscaper. 2 years of experience is preferred and you must be meticulous and detail-oriented. Pay starts at $15.00 per hour. If you're interested and think you'd be a good fit for the role you can apply using the link in our episode description. https://www.indeed.com/l-Westerly,-RI-jobs.html?advn=7400214609156649&vjk=ab61f1761811c960 Today we're remembering the life of Roderick Lewis Hohl, Sr. Rod was born on August 18, 1933 in New York City. He graduated Scarsdale High School and went on to receive his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University and his masters in Journalism from Columbia University. He served in the US Army in Korea writing for the Stars and Stripes newspaper. He later married Ann Carol Batsford and had a daughter, Susan, and three sons. They raised the children in Somers, NY, where Rod immersed himself in the community. He taught Sunday school at the Church of the Good Shepherd and St. Luke's church, and served as president of the Somers Dad's Club and as the AYSO regional commissioner. His warmth, positive spirit and inclusion were felt by all who knew him. Later in life, he married Charlotte Brophy, and they lived happily for many years in Charlestown where he served on the board of the East Beach Association and formed many friendships. Rod is survived by his wife Charlotte, his four children and five grandchildren. Thank you for taking the time today to remember and celebrate Rod's life. That's it for today, we'll be back next time with more! Also, remember to check out our sponsor Perennial, Daily Gut & Brain, available at the CVS on Main St. in Wakefield! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a little history with Dan Vaughan, Executive Director at USA Cycling, and were eager to hear about his new role at the governing body. In this episode, Dan shares the organization's vision to evolve from certifying races to influencing culture and someday seeing cycling become as popular in our communities as little league baseball and AYSO soccer. We discuss how the sport is actually many sports – from extreme to competitive to recreational, each with their own psychographic – and draw parallels between AYSO, USSA (skateboarding) and WSL (surfing). We also discuss how the coronavirus has forced USA Cycling to pivot to virtual and double down on their brand strategy going forward. By the end, we were just getting warmed up, but it was clear Dan had an ambitious project list, so we reluctantly let him get back to work.

In this episode, Koren talks to Cameron Smyth who is the Mayor of the City of Santa Clarita, the former Assemblyman for California's District 38, and a former member of the Santa Clarita Jaycees. Cameron Smyth is a Santa Clarita native. He was born and raised in the City and attended all local schools (Peachland Elementary, Placerita Jr. High and Hart High School). He attended college at U.C. Davis where he received a degree in Rhetoric and Communications. After graduating, Smyth returned to Santa Clarita and immediately became involved in the community, coaching high school volleyball and football. He also became involved in local politics joining the staff of then-Assemblyman Pete Knight and running his successful campaign for the State Senate. In 2000, Smyth was elected to the Santa Clarita City Council and served six years, including two terms as mayor. He focused his efforts on public safety, maintaining a balanced budget, economic development and growing the City's parks and recreation program. Smyth left the Council in 2006 after being elected to the California State Legislature as an Assemblyman for the 38th District. While in Sacramento, Smyth distinguished himself as a leader willing to cross party lines to solve the many problems facing California. His efforts were recognized in 2010 when he was named Chairman of the Assembly Local Government Committee, the only Republican to Chair a major policy committee. During his time there, he initiated numerous reforms after scandals plagued various local governments. In 2012, Cameron returned to the private sector after serving his six-year term. Cameron and his wife Lena remain active members of the community through numerous organizations like the Santa Clarita Valley Athletic Association, AYSO, PTA, College of the Canyons and the Henry Mayo Hospital Foundation. They are also proud parents to three kids (Gavin age 13, Rowan age 10 and Kenley age 6). Secrets of Tomorrow's Leaders is available on YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Lynn Berling-Manuel is the CEO of United Soccer Coaches. Prior to this role she served as a board member of the organization and worked as both the CEO of Soccer America and as the Chief Marketing Officer for AYSO, one of the largest sports organizations in the world. She talks openly about her mentors and some of the ways she has established her presence as a leader. We also talk briefly about the United Soccer Coaches Convention that will be virtual this year, January 11th-15th.

discussion includes, but not limited to: chewy bubbles shooting into your mouth, how teachers use technology, best AYSO soccer game snacks, school lunches and the ladies that serve them.

Hey, soccer fans, and welcome to The Sons of a Pitch: An American Soccer Podcast. We break tonight's show down into quarters as if we're back in AYSO. Be sure to stay tuned for all this coverage and more: First Quarter We preview and predict the MLSisBack Final between Portland and Orlando City. Nick believes Portland will raise the trophy, but also describes a few scenarios where Orlando City comes out victorious (Sebastian Blanco red card, anyone?). Portland has the history and experience, but Orlando City as Nani and the desire to win "at home" and bring back their first ever Major League Soccer trophy - and a Concacaf Champions League berth. Second Quarter During the MLSisBack Tournament, Jeremy Ebobisse has cemented himself as the Timbers' starting striker. Has he done enough to earn a spot on the United States Men's National Team? Nick believes he's earned a call up to training camp, at the very least. We break down the current USMNT striker pool and where we think Ebobisse fits in. Third Quarter Hassani Dotson of Minnesota United has also played himself into the USMNT conversation. We don't think his outlook is quite as bright as Ebobisse's, however. The lack of top flight experience and a deep United States defender pool are prohibitive. But why not bring him into camp and see what he can do! Fourth Quarter We break down lots of headlines around the Major League Soccer, including: Gotze to MLS? Inter Miami sign French international Blaise Matuidi from Juventus Minnesota United sign Bakaye Dibassy Christian Pulisic picks up another injury New formats for MLS and CCL Thanks for listening, and enjoy all the MLS and American soccer action! Be sure to subscribe on YouTube to join the next live broadcast and get in on the conversation. Twitter: @SOPSoccer Facebook: @sonsofapitchsoccer Youtube: Sons of a Pitch Instagram: sonsofapitchsoccer Email: podcast@sonsofapitchsoccer.com Swag: Redbubble SOP Page

Donna sits down with members and leaders of Little League Baseball and American Youth Soccer Organization to find out what is being done to bring team sports back to our kids. Millions of kids and parents alike are chomping at the bit to get our kids back on the field. When can we expect our kids to get back into the game and what will that look like in our “new normal?” Will parents be able to attend their kids’ games and cheer them on from the stands? Will players be able to high-five or shake hands? Little League Baseball President and CEO, Stephen Keener answers questions about youth baseball and when he thinks it will make a comeback. He reveals what is he hearing from officials and what we can expect in the months to come. Dave Hilton is President of Encino Little League, one of the largest leagues in Los Angeles with over 700 participants. He shares his perspective on the youth sports community at the local level. Dave knows first hand the way many kids and parents are feeling about having the season brought to a halt and how the financial fallout of COVID-19 is impacting kids sports. Andrew Bunnin has been a Little League Baseball coach for ten years. He’s also Donna’s husband and father to their two baseball-playing boys who are missing their favorite sport. But it’s not just the kids who are anxiously anticipating the return of sports; Andrew shares how many parents are longing to be back in the game, and how they miss watching their children play and experience the community of other parents and families. Then we move to the soccer field where there are over 50,000 teams and 600,000 players. Soccer is a huge part of our kids’ lives and kids have been benched from playing and parents have been sidelined as well. Scott Snyder is the Director of Programs and Education at American Youth Soccer Organization. He has more than 20 years of professional soccer education and management and lots of experience as a coach and instructor. He is also a former professional soccer player in England and the US. Yvonne Lara is the Director of Marketing and Communications at AYSO. Together they reveal how youth soccer has been affected by COVID-19, what’s being done to get our kids back on the field and how the landscape of the game has already changed. Will there be gameplay in the fall? Scott shares how there just might be a silver lining to all of this. If you’re home with restless kids who are longing to suit up and want to know when that might be, you’ll want to listen to this episode!   https://www.instagram.com/stage29podcasts https://twitter.com/stage29podcasts https://www.facebook.com/Stage29Podcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first ever "Politics Thursday," Maverick jumps straight into what could be the biggest political scandal never told. As it turns out, there's way more to AYSO (The American Youth Soccer Organization) than meets the eye. If you missed any of the previous episodes, do yourself a huge solid and get dialed-in.  www.darbyshireusa.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/darbyshireusa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/darbyshireusa/support

Welcome back to another episode of The Football Amateur Show, a podcast dedicated to bringing the Football/Soccer community together in an effort to better understand our craft and community! Today we have SAM HUNT, Operations Manager at First Touch Soccer, a soccer services provider in the greater Los Angeles area! On this episode, Sam Hunt discusses how he got into the coaching industry, what his thoughts are on youth soccer in the US and what qualities he thinks makes a good coach. === SUPPORT FIRST TOUCH BY FOLLOWING! Website: https://firsttouchcoaching.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firsttouchcoaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstTouchSoccerCoaching/ === Time Stamps 0:00 - 0:45 | Introduction 0:46 - 2:05 | Playing Career 2:06 - 6:24 | Coaching Career 6:25 - 8:30 | Founding of First Touch Soccer 8:31 - 11:55 | What do we do at First Touch Soccer? 11:56 - 13:49 | AYSO and how it is evolving 13:50 - 16:58 | Good qualities in a coach 16:59 - 20:39 | Youth soccer in US vs England 20:40 - 24:38 | Alfonso's experience with First Touch Soccer 24:39 - 25:25 | Advice to coaches trying to get better 25:26 - 26:30 | Closing remarks 26:31 - 27:51 | Outro === Year 2 Credits Executive Producer: Alfonso Castaneda (@alfonsoc.96) Script Writer: Alfonso Castaneda Editors: Alfonso Castaneda Hosts/Research: Alfonso Castaneda Graphic Designer: Claire Sum (@claireisawesum) & Alfonso Castaneda Social Media: Alfonso Castaneda Guest Acquisition: Tony Alcala (@tu_tony) & Alfonso Castaneda Music: Jeremy Fields (@jeremy._field) Publisher: Alfonso Castaneda Do not forget to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! If there is something that you would like us to discuss or debate on, or if you have any feedback, DM us on our Instagram @the.fa.show or send us an email at footballah.podcast@gmail.com! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/support

Chardonnay Curran, a current player at the University Of Oregon, talks about how she became the player she is now. She takes us back to Hawai'i where it all started in a league known as AYSO. She talks about her transition into a much more competitive league known as HYSA with the Real Soccer Club. During this transition she talks about something she encountered that change the way she viewed the game. That moment made her better and it helped her become the player she is today. Fast forward a few years, she mentions her experiences in high school and the struggles she faced as she transitioned into an Oregon Duck. Not to mention, she talks about her experiences with the U.S. youth national teams. During her journey she overcame struggles which we talked about in this podcast. Chardonnay shared some advice as well as her religious background. She mentions her relationship with God and how he has had an impact. She also shares mentions domestic violence and what we can do to help those experiencing domestic violence.

Welcome back to The Football Amateur Show! On this episode we are welcomed by an inspiring club soccer coach for AYSO United, Kennedy Heywood! On this episode, we discuss her coaching foundation, philosophy as well as get a different perspective on coaching from a dedicated individual. If you are interested in learning more about Kennedy or interested in contacting her for advice or other opportunities, follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedyheywood/ & https://www.instagram.com/coach_kheywood/ === Year 2 Credits Executive Producer: Alfonso Castaneda (@alfonsoc.96) Script Writer: Alfonso Castaneda Editors: Alfonso Castaneda Hosts/Research: Alfonso Castaneda Graphic Designer: Claire Sum (@claireisawesum) & Alfonso Castaneda Social Media: Alfonso Castaneda Music: Jeremy Fields (@jeremy._field) Publisher: Alfonso Castaneda Do not forget to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! If there is something that you would like us to discuss or debate on, or if you have any feedback, DM us on our Instagram @the.fa.show or send us an email at footballah.podcast@gmail.com! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/support

Grant sits down in LA with Alexi Lalas of Fox Sports, who hosts the State of the Union Podcast. They talk about the impending arrival of Chicharito Hernández to LA Galaxy, the potential of labor strife ahead of the MLS season, what he's excited about in MLS 2020, what he thinks about surrounding MLS's 25th anniversary, whether he ever issues an opinion that he doesn't really believe just to stir the pot, why he became an AYSO referee, and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I interview Terry Vaughn, retired FIFA referee. Terry has an excellent reputation as a referee and worked games at all levels, including CONCACAF and around 250 MLS matches even locally as an AYSO volunteer. Terry unfortunately had to retire in 2012 as Huntington’s Disease began to affect him. I am lucky to know that I, and other referees, have such a strong supporter in Terry, his wife Kim, and daughter Kyla. I would like you to watch this story of Terry's life with HD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKSZ5tYtFO4 Please also consider supporting me in the Huntington’s Disease walk on November 2nd with a sponsorship at: http://vaughnwalk.keepthegamebeautiful.com

Episode 2, Part 3 A conversation with Rob Reed. Rob and Lee talk about life with family, finding faith, and life lessons in youth sports.

In the debut episode of The Watercooler — The Forest Scout's sports hypothetical discussion show — hosts Peter Elliott, Ryan Peters, and Carson Ward ponder whether or not the Varsity Soccer Team could beat 75 U9 AYSO soccer players. Other topics include predictions for the Lake Forest-Warren football game, an In Memorium for the 2019 Cubs season, and our Week 5 college football "Chili's Lock of the Week" picks. Produced and edited: Peter Elliott ('21) The Forest Scout is the student newspaper of Lake Forest High School and is available in print and online at TheForestScout.com Follow The Forest Scout on Twitter: @TheForestScout --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-watercooler/message

It's Episode #52 and a historic moment for the dads without fellow dad Mike Hazan who is in Texas we believe. The dads drink tequila (again) and are very excited about Lakers season schedule coming out while reminiscing on last weeks San Diego family vacation trip. Aaron and Jason meet a girl in a blue dress for maybe 5 seconds at a local Ralph’s in mission beach and a classic local San Diego dude who’s buddy name is Chad that works at Jamba Juice. Reality sets in back home with painful AYSO signup processes and Aaron’s wife gets scammed almost to the point of arrest. And Bachelor in Paradise is the showbiz segment for the week to continue the great trash of reality tv drama. “

JM is a long time friend of mine. We came up through the same public school system and played AYSO and high school soccer together. He's a truly kind and sincere dude and I'm thankful to have known him for so long! Recorded on May 29, 2019.

LaFern Cusack discusses Clean Air Day and AYSO with Brian Sheridan and Yvonne Lara. Join us to clear the air on October 3.

Crossing the Thames is a podcast based on the rivalry between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal (the only two worthy North London teams). The hosts, TJ Fittis and Dan Ericson cover the teams in depth each week and take many pops at each other. Yes, we're American. Don't fault us for that - we still love the game. If you're a Spurs or Gunners fan, this is the podcast for you. In this podcast, September 2nd, 2018, we discuss Spurs getting womped in the cojones by fat Drake, the Arsenal win a nail-biting classic against the Welsh giants from Cardiff, and finally we remember an American Hero and Former Spurs legend - Clint Dempsey - quitting football to go fishing. Are You Lillywhite or Red? Where do you stand? Podcast Notes: https://www.crossingthethames.com/s02-e05-heartfelt-goodbye-clint-dempsey-spurs-lose-watford-gunners-win-cardiff/

Motivation: 2 Moms 1 Mountain In this first episode from Balanced by Beth, listeners get to hear from Dr. Beth Teran as she interviews her workout partner and dear friend Leandra Soop. These two friends discuss their struggles and what motivates them to engage in emotional and physical health- and how the two are interconnected. Leandra has her Master’s in Social Work, specialized in clinical work with children and family. These two met 9 years ago when their son’s were playing AYSO soccer and were on Beth’s husbands team. Their current physical endeavour is running up Mt.Wilson trail every Sunday together. Beth and Leandra will describe a friendship that offers support and motivation to one another, as they encourage each other to not only stay physically fit but to lead lives that are meaningful and authentic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/balancedbybeth/support

Crossing the Thames is a podcast based on the rivalry between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal (the only two worthy North London teams). The hosts, TJ Fittis and Dan Ericson cover the teams in depth each week and take many pops at each other. Yes, we're American. Don't fault us for that - we still love the game. If you're a Spurs or Gunners fan, this is the podcast for you. In this podcast, August 27th, 2018, we discuss the Hammers getting hammered in their 6 pointer with the Arsenal, Spurs mow down United with Lloris at the wheel (yikes!), and Dan drones on about A.Y.S.O. Are You Lillywhite or Red? Where do you stand? Episode Notes: https://www.crossingthethames.com/s02-e04-arsenal-hammers-spurs-united-lloris-drunk-driving-dan-ayso/

How is everyone digging the World Cup so far??? Going to be hard to top yesterdays game. We've got part 2 with Matthew Alexander up ready for your listening pleasure. The SDR crew sits down with Matthew Alexander and talk about his transition from player to coach. Matt began his soccer days playing in a rec program (AYSO) and then took the next step, like so many players do, to a competitive club team. Matt continues to play in an Adult 11v11 league in Orange County CA. Just a few years ago Matt would have said you’re crazy at the idea of him coaching youth soccer, but fast forward and he is enjoying his role as the Soccer Dad Coach. The sense of fulfillment and enjoyment Matt’s getting from coaching is evident when you sit down and talk shop with him. Based on the feedback from parents, coaches and players we’d say Matt has found his calling and is making a huge impact on youth players. Push play and turn up the volume! Thanks for listening and show us some love by subscribing to our podcast/show on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Anchor and YouTube. Don’t forget to leave us a review.

The SDR crew sits down with Matthew Alexander and talk about his transition from player to coach. Matt began his soccer days playing in a rec program (AYSO) and then took the next step, like so many players do, to a competitive club team. Matt continues to play in an Adult 11v11 league in Orange County CA. Just a few years ago Matt would have said you’re crazy at the idea of him coaching youth soccer, but fast forward and he is enjoying his role as the Soccer Dad Coach. The sense of fulfillment and enjoyment Matt’s getting from coaching is evident when you sit down and talk shop with him. Based on the feedback from parents, coaches and players we’d say Matt has found his calling and is making a huge impact on youth players.Push play and turn up the volume! Here is Part 1 on episode 7. Thanks for listening and show us some love by subscribing to our podcast/show on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Anchor and YouTube. Don’t forget to leave us a review.

After today’s explanation of the upcoming Guide to Youth Soccer (3:00) and a rant about promotion/relegation (4:15), my guest (12:30) is Doug Wood, executive director of SAY (Soccer Association for Youth). He starts by explaining what SAY does -- mostly recreational soccer through several different entry points, including schools. SAY isn’t the most top-down organization out there. Its leagues and clubs sometimes have diverse approaches. Sounds a little different than the U.S. Soccer mandates, doesn’t it? Along with U.S. Youth Soccer, U.S. Club Soccer, AYSO and USSSA, SAY is part of the Youth Council Technical Working Group, which sprung up in response to those mandates. We talk about whether that’s making a difference (26:00). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ranting-soccer-dad/support

National Soccer Hall of Fame legend Rick Davis joins Tim Hanlon direct from his family-owned/operated Ellsworth Steak House in Ellsworth, KS for a revealing conversation about his pioneering career as one of America’s first pro soccer superstars.  Among the many highlights, Davis discusses:  the circumstances that vaulted him from AYSO youth soccer in Claremont, CA to international fame with the NASL’s star-studded New York Cosmos; the priceless on-field, in-game tutelage of world-class players like Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto; the challenges of balancing the often-conflicting demands of both club team and the US Men’s National Team; the double-edged sword of the indoor game; and the NASL's controversial “Team America” experiment in 1983 that helped hasten the demise of the league - and cost Davis at least one friendship in the process.   This week’s episode is sponsored by our friends at Audible!  

This [Ultimate Sports Parent Radio](http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth-sports-podcast/) podcast, hosted by parenting writer and sports mom [Lisa Cohn](http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth-sports-experts/), features PCA trainer [Samantha Salvia](http://positivecoach.org/team/salvia-samantha/) and PCA Portland Executive Director [Ben Dudley](http://positivecoach.org/team/dudley-ben/) discussing why girls drop out of sports at a higher rate than boys. Highlights of the podcast include: - Discussion of the factors contributing to the higher drop out rate for girls, including: lack of role models, cost, access, media coverage, lack of parental support, and societal messages about gender and sports. - How the youth sports pay-to-play culture disproportionately impacts girls. - About 15% of youth coaches are women. How the lack of female role models and female coaches may contribute to the higher drop out rate for girls. Challenges for women in coaching and how one AYSO in Santa Monica helped combat gender stereotypes about female coaches by printing coaching shirts that read “This is what a coach looks like!” - Exploring gender stereotypes about coaching boys and girls and how they can be detrimental to both boys and girls. - 80-90% of media coverage is mens’ sports; when women are covered it’s often highly sexualized. What parents can do to counter the lack of media coverage of female athletes and society’s messages about female athletes Here's where you'll find Sam, Ben, and Lisa talking about the featured topic most specifically: - **Focus on gender stereotypes**- 22:52

W.G. Shank, better known as Billy in real life, is a musician, writer, graphic designer, massage therapist, webmaster, life-long surfer and Religious Science Practitioner. Most Sundays he accompanies his wife, singer/songwriter Andrea Lane, as the musical inspiration at New Thought Spiritual Centers around the country. Earlier in his adult life Billy was shanghaied into coaching his stepdaughter’s AYSO soccer team. Like millions around the world, he developed a passion for the sport. He eventually earned National certifications as both a coach and referee and for years was an instructor to both.  Billy still counts his trip to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup as his all-time road trip. Enamored early in life by the martial arts, Billy studied various forms from Tai Chi to Jiu-jitsu. He currently holds a Nidan rank in Aikido (2nd degree black) and is a certified instructor with the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation in Japan. Most mornings you will find Billy at the beach, drinking his coffee, contemplating the immensities and, if the waves are good, in the water surfing. Otherwise he’ll be running in the sand or skating on the Strand, envisioning the next book or the next song, or trying to forgive some guy who yelled at him on the soccer field.

**Positive Coaching Alliance is proud to have worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance to create this podcast and [other powerful resources](http://devzone.positivecoach.org/browse/%2522Liberty%2520Mutual%2520Insurance%2522).** This podcast series features Positive Coaching Alliance staff interviewing prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers. Each episode, these influential stars share insights from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons. **IN THIS EPISODE: SHANNON BOXX** In this episode, Syer talks with 2012 London Olympic Gold medalist Shannon Boxx, who shares how being a multiple sport player through high school helped her be successful in soccer along with stories of growing up in a competitive household that included her sister Gillian Boxx, also a Gold Medalist in Softball. She also talks about playing soccer on AYSO teams, the club level, at Notre Dame and on the National Team. Here's where you'll find Shannon talking about featured topics: - **Specialization**- 2:45 - **Coaching Own Child**- 6:00 **ABOUT TINA SYER** Syer ([@tinasyer4](https://twitter.com/tinasyer4)) is the former President of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a nonprofit organization founded at Stanford University with the mission of helping to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA served as the experts behind the Liberty Mutual Play Positive™ program.

**Positive Coaching Alliance is proud to have worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance to create this podcast and [other powerful resources](http://devzone.positivecoach.org/browse/%2522Liberty%2520Mutual%2520Insurance%2522).** This podcast series features Positive Coaching Alliance staff interviewing prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers. Each episode, these influential stars share insights from their own sports careers. Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons. **IN THIS EPISODE: SIGI SCHMID** In this episode, Jim talks with renowned soccer head coach Sigi Schmid. Beginning with his AYSO experience through college and professional coaching ranks, Schmid shares his incredible insights on coaching including handling the pressure to win, helping players improve, scouting players, and what lessons he’s learned throughout his coaching career. Here's where you'll find Sigi talking about featured topics: - **Mistakes**- 7:15 - **Parent/Coach Conflict**- 30:45 - **Coaching Own Child**- 33:00 **ABOUT JIM THOMPSON** Jim Thompson ([@JimThompson18](https://twitter.com/JimThompson18)) is the founder and Executive Director of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a nonprofit organization founded at Stanford University with the mission of helping to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA served as the experts behind the Liberty Mutual Play Positive™ program.

Grant sits down in LA with Alexi Lalas of Fox Sports, who hosts the State of the Union Podcast. They talk about the impending arrival of Chicharito Hernández to LA Galaxy, the potential of labor strife ahead of the MLS season, what he's excited about in MLS 2020, what he thinks about surrounding MLS's 25th anniversary, whether he ever issues an opinion that he doesn't really believe just to stir the pot, why he became an AYSO referee, and much, much more.