Podcasts about soccer without borders

Ron Krabill, University of Washington Global Sport Lab Podcast Host, Director of the Global Sport Lab, and Professor in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at UW Bothell, along with Cayley Cook, faculty and Director of Journalism, UW Department of Communication, discuss gender and development and sport in Africa, especially women and girls in soccer, with guest visitor Martha Saavedra. Saavedra is Associate Director of the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley, where she manages the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and other African-focused research, fellowship, and public programs. Trained in international studies and political science, Saavedra has taught in California, Ohio, and Madrid. Her research has been on agrarian politics in Sudan, gender and development and sport in Africa. She is a board member of Sports Africa and Soccer Without Borders. Recorded on May 15, 2025. The Global Sport Lab, based in the UW's Henry M. Jackson School, is supported by over a dozen UW departments and schools and was founded in 2024. The Lab uses the lens of sport to explore the big challenges of our global world, such as inequity, politics, injustice, human rights, popular culture, democracy and the economy. Music credit: “Merci Kylian” by Laurent Dubois. Full song "Merci Kylian": music.apple.com/us/album/merci-ky…0482?i=1734841106 Music label: www.wotiproduction.com/music-1 Photo credit: Miles Saavedra Tann

Myra Sack joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about losing her very young daughter Havi to Tay-Sachs, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, maternal and parental intuition, compassionate bereavement, how her new memoir is as much a story of extraordinary love as it is immense grief, when writing is cellular, the language of loss, generating work vs. revising it, the balm of rituals, inviting readers into her grief's most intimate spaces, and her memoir Fifty-Seven Fridays.   Also in this episode:  -unconditional love -writing fresh grief -taking care of ourselves   Books mentioned in this episode: Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Books by Rachel Naomi Remen   Myra Sack graduated with a B.A in government and All-American Honors in 2010 from Dartmouth College, where she captained the women's varsity soccer team. She earned a post-graduate Lombard Fellowship in Granada, Nicaragua with Soccer Without Borders. Following her lifelong passion for sports and social justice, Myra joined SquashBusters, Inc., in Boston in 2013, serving as their Chief Program and Strategy Officer. Myra has an MBA in Social Impact from Boston University and is trained as a Certified Compassionate Bereavement Care provider by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore. She serves on the Board of the Courageous Parents Network and is the Founder of E-Motion, Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission to ensure community is a right for all grieving people. Her first memoir, Fifty-Seven Fridays, was released in April 2024. A writer, coach, and activist, Myra and her husband Matt, live in Boston, MA with their second daughter, Kaia, and son Ezra. Myra's oldest daughter, Havi, passed away on January 20, 2021 of Tay-Sachs disease. E-Motion, Inc.: www.emotion-mc.org Get Myra's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-seven-Fridays-Losing-Daughter-Finding-ebook/dp/B0CRD4W7NV LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myra-sack/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myrasack Twitter: https://x.com/myrasack — Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com   Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Newsletter sign-up: https://ronitplank.com/#signup   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

A social worker holds a group for teenagers at a school. They only half pay attention to him. Then something happens, and they pay attention to each other.Benjamin Gucciardi was born and raised in San Francisco, California. His first book, West Portal (University of Utah Press, 2021), was selected by Gabrielle Calvocoressi for the Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry and was named a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and the Julie Suk Award. He is also the author of the chapbooks Timeless Tips for Simple Sabotage (Quarterly West, 2021), chosen by Elena Passarello as the winner of the 2020 Quarterly West Chapbook Contest, and I Ask My Sister's Ghost (DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press, 2020). In addition to writing, he works with newcomer youth in Oakland, California through Soccer Without Borders, an organization he founded in 2006.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.We're pleased to offer Benjamin Gucciardi's poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.

Ben is the Founder and Oakland Director of Soccer Without Borders, whose mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing under-served youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal success. During our conversation, we discuss how Soccer Without Borders welcomes newcomers to the country and mitigate the dropout rate of players transitioning from middle school to high school, address barriers such as accessibility, the invaluable support of the team in creating community, as well as a couple upcoming donation opportunities.Before we dive in, I want to remind everyone that you can support the podcast by heading on over to patreon.com/beelitesoccertraining to sign up as a BEST Supporter, Full 90 Insider, or BEST Premier Patron and gain exclusive access to behind-the-scenes footage and other perks for becoming a member!Email: ben@soccerwithoutborders.orgWebsite: www.soccerwithoutborders.org0:20 background in soccer and what Ben is doing now3:45 transition from middle school to high school and the drop-out rate7:30 increasing accessibility for students to supportive programming10:00 how Ben’s experience of travelling across the country supports his work of helping migrants who have traveled to the U.S.12:30 the birth of Soccer Without Borders18:30 players can opt-in to the program; they join because they WANT to be there25:00 donation opportunities; donation drive 3/20 and footgolf tournament 3/2730:30 upcoming events in 202133:30 Final three coaching points38:00 One piece of advice for any coach 

‘Tis the season for giving. And to end season one of what has been a wonderful season, we are highlighting just a few of the hardest working sports charities out there. We dive in and discover the work they are doing and the remarkable origins stories behind these foundations: 4Mom; The Jaime and Blanca Jarrin Foundation; Baseball for All; Soccer Without Borders; and The Notah Begay III Foundation.  You can find more stories like this at En Fuego on Sports Illustrated as well as on Twitter at @EnFuegoNow and Instagram @EnFuegoNow Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Episode 11 sees us meet the inspirational Mary McVeigh Connor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Without Borders, an award-winning non-profit that is building a more inclusive world through football. An Ivy League graduate and former professional football player, Mary has used her experience of playing and coaching to work in overseeing program development across Central America, East and Northern Africa, the United States, and Europe.In this eleventh episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Mary about football's powerful ability to transcend borders, sport's integral role in addressing gender inequity and the importance of building an inclusive people-first workplace culture.

Episode 11's trailer sees us meet the inspirational Mary McVeigh Connor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Soccer Without Borders, an award-winning non-profit that is building a more inclusive world through football. An Ivy League graduate and former professional football player, Mary has used her experience of playing and coaching to work in overseeing program development across Central America, East and Northern Africa, the United States, and Europe.In this eleventh episode of In Her Corner, we talk to Mary about football's powerful ability to transcend borders, sport's integral role in addressing gender inequity and the importance of building an inclusive people-first workplace culture.To learn about Mary's journey tune into In Her Corner from 1pm BST on Wednesday 9th September.

This week I'm joined by Bruno Contreras from Soccer Without Borders. We're talking about the amazing work SWB does around the world providing playing opportunities for kids from underserved communities and refugees. They also do off the field work helping children advance their education. We talk just how powerful football can be in making an impact in global football. Enjoy! Share. Rate. Review.

Matt&Zach return with their EPL Podcast with special guest Ben Gucciardi, founder of Soccer Without Borders. Ben joins to discuss the organization that will be the beneficiary of the show's donations, and some recent goings on across the soccer world. Ben and the guys wrap up their show with their player picks, with Ben's selections going to donation to SWB.

Hosted by Columbia University School of Professional Studies Dean, Jason Wingard, Talks@Columbia and the Learn For Life podcast presents timely thought leadership on crucial issues facing academia and industry today. Scott Rosner Professor of Professional Practice; Academic Director, M.S. in Sports Management Program, School of Professional Studies As Academic Director of the Master of Science in Sports Management program, Scott Rosner leads all programmatic and curricular development efforts, creates professional development opportunities for students, and manages all strategic planning efforts for the program, including marketing, enrollment, student life, and alumni affairs. Rosner is also a Professor of Professional Practice, teaching graduate-level courses in the discipline of Sports Management. https://sps.columbia.edu/academics/masters/sports-management Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia in January 2018, Rosner was a Practice Professor in the Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Faculty Associate Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative. He taught courses in Sports Business Management and Negotiation and Dispute Resolution to undergraduate and MBA students, and taught Sports Law at both Wharton and Penn Law School. He was a five-time recipient of the prestigious Whitney Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching (2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2017). He has been the co-host of the Wharton Sports Business Show, a weekly look at the business of sports on SiriusXM’s Business Radio (channel 111), which has been heard on Tuesdays from 4–5 p.m. (Eastern) since its debut in January 2014. Rosner was also the Academic Director of the Wharton Sports Business Academy, a summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Prior to being promoted to the rank of Practice Professor in July 2016, he was a Practice Associate Professor from July 2013–June 2016, a Practice Assistant Professor from July 2010–June 2013 and a full-time Lecturer in the same department from July 2002–June 2010. He served as the Faculty Associate Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative since its inception in 2004 and served as the Faculty Mentor to the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s basketball team from 2003–2008. Rosner has led consulting projects with a variety of clients both in his role as a faculty member leading student project teams and as the Principal of Hudson Sports Consulting, a sports advisory firm that provides a wide range of services in the business and legal aspects of the sports industry. Clients include: Philadelphia Phillies, PGA Tour, Soccer Without Borders, Adidas, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the National Football League (multiple engagements), Major League Baseball (multiple engagements), Northwestern University, the Philadelphia 76ers (multiple engagements), the Detroit Pistons, the United States Tennis Association, Madison Square Garden Sports, the Philadelphia Eagles (multiple engagements), the New York Jets (multiple engagements), FedEx, AT&T (multiple engagements), New York Road Runners, Philadelphia Sports Congress, Red Bull, the Philadelphia Union (MLS) (multiple engagements), AVP Tour, AOL Sports, NBA Developmental League, Sports Capital Partners (Real Salt Lake), USA Football, Cloud 9 Skiing, San Diego State University, and The Sacks Group.

Jen talks to two women about their individual soccer journeys — first, former WUSA player Mary McVeigh Connor who went The post Two Journeys: Soccer Without Borders & Jamaica's Big Year appeared first on Beautiful Game Network.

For years, Khalida Popal has been the face of the Afghanistan women's national team, which has been a success story bringing the sport of soccer to more women in her home country. Popal helped raise her team's profile and even got sponsorships from Soccer Without Borders and Hummel, which produced uniforms with headscarves for the team. But recently Popal did her own investigation and found evidence that Afghan soccer federation officials, including president Keramuddin Karim, had physically and sexually abused women's players (which he denies). FIFA has suspended Karim, and the Afghan government has started an investigation into the federation. Popal, who fled to live in Denmark a few years ago, shares her story, and she is followed by Hailai Arghandiwal, an Afghan-American member of the team who recently graduated from Santa Clara University and just signed with the Italian Serie A club Florentia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, Jenna Kantor, SPT guest hosts and interviews Allison Gibbons, SPT on The Backstage of Medicine. Allison is a first year physical therapy student at New York University and is Head of Operations and Outreach of the Backstage of Medicine. The backstage of Medicine (TBSOM) has been created to allow any and every one to explore the many medical fields out there in the world. In this episode, we discuss: -The Backstage of Medicine: a non-profit organization providing healthcare occupation mentorship -Allison’s experience navigating the pre-health undergraduate journey -How to connect the perfect mentor and mentee -And so much more!   Young students are exposed to a set few occupations from their parents and are not exposed to other opportunities. Allison believes, “You are not set in stone for one thing. No one should tell you what’s best for you; you should be able to explore it.” Allison encourages, “You’re the only person who knows what’s right for you.”   The Backstage of Medicine brings a variety of healthcare bloggers together to accumulate information for those interested in exploring different careers in healthcare as, “No one person has the key to success; we have to learn from each other.”   For more information on Allison: Allison is a twenty-one year old first-year Doctorate student at New York University pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and Neurological Rehabilitation aiming to blend physical therapy and soccer in impoverished areas throughout the globe. She grew up in the woods on a lake in tiny Rhode Island and now currently roaming the East Village of Manhattan. When I'm not studying chances are I'm cutting up my knees playing soccer or spending hours creating Spotify playlists. I spent my undergrad working as a tutor/TA and soccer coach. I was able to combine the best of both worlds by joining the Soccer Without Borders team in 2012. Continuous education is what becoming a health professional is all about     For more information on Jenna: Jenna Kantor (co-founder) is a bubbly and energetic girl who was born and raised in Petaluma, California. Growing up, she trained and performed ballet throughout the United States. After earning a BA in Dance and Drama at the University of California, Irvine, she worked professionally in musical theatre for 15+ years with tours, regional theatres, & overseas (www.jennakantor.com) until she found herself ready to move onto a new chapter in her life – a career in Physical Therapy. Jenna is currently in her 3rd year at Columbia University’s Physical Therapy Program. She is also a co-founder of the podcast, “Physiotherapy Performance Perspectives,” has an evidence-based monthly youtube series titled “Injury Prevention for Dancers,” is a NY SSIG Co-Founder, NYPTA Student Conclave 2017 Development Team, works with the NYPTA Greater New York Legislative Task Force and is the NYPTA Public Policy Committee Student Liaison. Jenna aspires to be a physical therapist for amateur and professional performers to help ensure long, healthy careers. To learn more, please check out her website: www.jennafkantor.wixsite.com/jkpt   Resources discussed on this show: The Backstage of Medicine Website  Allison's Twitter Allison's Instragram Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen    

Kieran and JJ discuss the Women's FA Cup Final and we hear from Manchester City's Megan Campbell following her club's triumph. There's also a chat with Campbell's Ireland teammate Louise Quinn about her move to Arsenal Ladies following the folding of Notts County Ladies. We cover off the WSL Spring Series and venture into Europe, and we finish off with an interview with two young Sky Blue fans doing great things to raise money for Soccer Without Borders.

In this episode: HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY TO JOSH!, ICC results and standings, transfers and rumors, mental fitness in youth soccer, Soccer Without Borders charity, FUThead MLS Allstars, FIFA17 cover winner. DESCRIPTION A 12-year old son and his 45-year old dad discuss the world of soccer. We focus on the Premier League, FIFA16, FUTHEAD, Champions League, training and fitness. Each week we will go through the top matches and results, look forward to upcoming fixtures and make predictions, give tips and advice on building the best FUT team, playing FIFA16 and training for soccer fitness and skills. Enjoy! Find us on Twitter @LetsTalkSoccer2, Instagram at LetsTalkSoccer, Facebook at Let's Talk Soccer2, search for Let's Talk Soccer on YouTube, and email us at LetsTalkSoccer2@gmail.com

Soccer Without Borders winner of the 2016 Lipman Family Prize uses the sport to help improve the lives of at-risk youth -- especially young women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

   What does it take to be a winning youth coach? Listen in as Jill Kochanek shares stories and discusses her journey to becoming a successful youth sports coach. Jill has been a teacher and girls soccer coach at Oldfields School in Baltimore for 3 years. She was 1 of 25 award winners for the Positive Coaches Alliance Double-Goal Coach Award for 2015. Jill has been involved with and traveled to Nicaragua with the 'Soccer without Borders' program.  Jill also just completed her first Ironman Triathlon. She is now studying for her PHD in Sports Psychology at the University of Minnesota.   Listen Now: Listen in ITunes: Itunes link Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link Quote 'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice' My Cringe & ‘Ah-Ha' Moments Coming from very competitive college sports as an athlete, it was a big adjustment to coach girls who were just learning the game.  But it was a good chance to reassess the goals for the team and set priorities that really come down to teaching the fundamentals and teaching the team to play for their teammates. Teaching Children & Keeping it Fun Have a theme for each practice Practice format: Start with a dynamic warm-up led by your captains, then always start with some type of drill that focuses on some fundamental. Then do 2 or 3 drills that are building up the intensity. Then let the kids do what they really want to - play the game.  Either small sided or full team scrimmages.  Minimal stoppages, but pull kids aside for one-on-one coaching as needed. Then finish practice with some type of physical exercise when they're exhausted - it's a great time to stretch the kids physically and mentally. Life is bigger than sports - 'Soccer without Borders' Jill has been involved with an organization in Nicaragua that gives girls in Granada the social, educational and economic support they need to overcome obstacles to success and achieve their personal goals.  Check them out: soccerwithoutborders.org HUGE IDEA #1 Her biggest takeaway from this has been the importance of communication without words - you can communicate with your actions, visually demonstrating.  This applies even when you don't have a language barrier - your body language is critical when you're a coach. Self-Confidence and teaching kids to achieve peak performance HUGE IDEA #2 'The perfect time to build confidence is in practice' Set your practices up with lots of small actions that kids can succeed at - this will build up their confidence. Have some type of physical way to 'brush off' mistakes - It can be a trigger word - 'next one', or some type of physical action like brushing your shoulder off Culture - Creating a Winning Attitude Lean on your most intense players who are the hardest workers to be leaders on the team. If your team is less talented and you struggle with being able to win games - keep the players motivated by establishing mini-goals within the game and practice -things that are within their control. These can be attitude-based too - Set a goal of players saying at least 5 positive things to teammates during a game. Connecting with Kids Jill had an athlete who came into the season with a little trepidation - but she totally bought-in throughout the season and really embraced being a member of the team and loved it. Best Stolen idea Passion and energy as a coach - including sensing when the team just needs a break or some fun - Jill had a coach who would occasionally back her car onto the field and play loud music during some of the drills. The One that Got Away While Jill didn't enjoy the first couple games of her first season when they lost 8-0, 7-0, etc.  But in retrospect she realizes that failures are a part of any process - so she wouldn't say she would want a do over. Parting Advice Communication is critical. Not just verbal communication - but your body language and passion are...