Dominique Randle-Harris is a defender for the Philippine Women's National Football Team. She talked about her preparations for her football comeback, her motivations and her mentality. She only started playing for the national team in this year's Asian Cup and now has 13 apps and a goal. She also shared her experience training with Angel City FC during the NWSL preseason.
Dom ended her collegiate career in 2018 as a defender for the University of Southern California. Like most of us, COVID-19 provided a time for reflection and with big support from her loving husband, Da'John Harris and her coach, Dido she joined the PWNT training camp in California last year. Fast forward, Dom has formed a formidable partnership with Hali Long and truly has become a tower of defence for the National Team. She made her international debut during the Asian Cup vs Thailand this year and played all the games in the same tournament and THE SEA Games. She was brilliant and a solid defender throughout.
I'm a big fan of defenders, and I've always said that Dom is lowkey my MVP during the Asian Cup so to have the opportunity to talk to her for about an hour was special to me.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS -
3:35 - Preparing for the AFF Women's Championship
3:15 - Football Comeback
10:30 - Motivations for Playing for the Philippines
12:!3 - Fitness and staying in shape after "Retiring"
16:20 - Relationship with PWNT Defenders
20:05 - Mindset coming into the Asian Cup
22:28 - Post-SEA Games Thoughts
25:30 - Being Raised by s b trong, independent Filipinas
28:53 - Secret to PWNT's cohesiveness
32:00 - Dream for Philippine Women's Football
34:08 - Questions for Dom from Social Media
- Who is her favourite defensive player and who does she model her game from?
- What was your experience like trying out for Angel City FC? What were your learnings from it? Do you plan to try for other clubs/teams in the NWSL or other USA leagues? What about leagues outside the USA?
- Favorite Filipino food? And is she game for a Balut Challenge?
- Which is the toughest foe she faced as a national team player and which defeat was hardest to swallow for her?
- What's your boot?
- You have ₱1,000,000,0000 or approx US $50,000,000, what will you do to help football grow in the Philippines?
Follow Dominique Randle on Socials -
https://www.instagram.com/domirandle/
https://twitter.com/domrandle
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The photo used in the Episode Art is owned by PWNT/Raymond Braganza
