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Beautiful Game by Weasels FCKeidane McAlpineKeidane McAlpine joins us in this unique time to guide us through an opportunity to reset, refocus and redefine on our way to achieving our goals. Keidane is the Head Coach of the University of Southern California Women’s Soccer, whom he has turned into a perennial contender and won the National Championship in 2016. He was previously had the head coach at Washington State and assistant at Auburn and the head coach at Birmingham Southern. He played at Birmingham Southern as well, where he led them to second in the NAIA in 1996 as the team captain.2020-12-0445 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCTodd BeaneTodd Beane joins us to discuss critical thinking and creativity in the context of holistic development. Todd co-founded the Tovo Institute (https://www.tovoinstitute.com/) and Academy with his wife, Chantal, to continue the mission he began with the Cruyff Institute - to rethink and redesign talent development and education. This episode is serious fun, touching on art, education, poetry, football, business, family. Listeners will learn to face change with confidence and set themselves on a journey to the extraordinary. Yes, with a dose of inspiration, but also with concrete action steps, like the 4 P's - moving through uncertainty from...2020-07-1800 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCKendall ReyesKendall Reyes joins the Beautiful Game to share his insights into leadership, transforming society and the role of soccer. Kendall leads quietly, confidently and boldly. He champions a humble leadership style that is often referred to as servant leadership, putting the success of his organizations, teams, students and employees ahead of himself. From the pitch to the boardroom, his formula of inform, educate and inspire delivers results.
Kendall shares his experience as a native of Trinidad and Tobago coming to play and work in the United States. From his playing days at Francis Marion University to becoming the first black...2020-06-1900 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCKim CrabbeKim Crabbe joins the Beautiful Game to discuss her groundbreaking career as a player and coach. From becoming the first African-American to play for the US Women’s National team to providing equitable opportunities for young players today, Kim’s role as a pioneering leader is inspirational. Kim is happy to see more black players on the US Women’s National Team today, but knows first-hand that there are still structural barriers to progress. Kim sees the challenges black and hispanic players face on a daily basis coaching free programs in North Carolina. She faces those challenges head-on, with patience, persev...2020-06-0100 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCTracy HammMany of us who are ambitious, entrepreneurial and action-oriented have a tendency to be unsatisfied with the status quo, even impatient. Yet we know deep down that success requires long term effort. And excellence requires years of sustained performance. In this episode, Tracy shares her rise through the coaching ranks, how she helps players reach their goals and the importance of doing the little things well.2020-05-2500 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCDr. Colleen HackerDr. Colleen Hacker joins the Beautiful Game to discuss sustained excellence, growth through adversity, leadership, and mental skills for peak performance. Dr. Hacker is an internationally renowned scholar, practitioner, speaker, consultant, in performance psychology. As a coach on the US national teams in six Olympic games, whether in women's soccer or ice hockey, her mental skills coaching gives teams the edge to win gold medals and World Cups. In addition, she works with international professional and Olympic athletes in a variety of sports from baseball to golf to tennis, swimming, and more. Dr. Hacker began her coaching career in field...2020-05-1700 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCPhil NevilleIn episode 18, Phil Neville, England Women's National Team Manager and former professional player with Everton and Manchester United, joins the Beautiful Game to discuss leadership, values, and character. As England Manager, he has instilled an elite mentality by building a culture of respect, humility, hard work and enjoyment. These values were passed along to him, not only through his family, but also his playing experience at Manchester United and Everton with Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, respectively. As a member of the famed Class of 92 at Manchester United, Phil Spent 10 years at Manchester United where he won six Premier...2020-05-1100 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCNicole HerculesIn episode 17, Nicole Hercules, Founder of the Rochester City Soccer League, Rochester City Soccer Schools and Chair of United Soccer Coaches Black Advocacy Group, joins the Beautiful Game to discuss resilient leadership, inclusion and representation. As a successful coach and entrepreneur, Nicole builds sustainable, thriving communities rooted in confidence, excellence and the power of soccer to enrich lives.2020-05-0400 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCCarrie TaylorIn episode 16, Coach Carrie Taylor of San Diego Loyal joins the Beautiful Game to discuss purpose, passion and perseverance. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Carrie played at the University of Michigan where she helped start their Division 1 program. At Mount Saint Joseph University, she built their men's program from scratch, concurrently coaching the women's and men's teams. Winning coaching awards along the way, Carrie continues her pioneering work at San Diego's professional soccer team making its debut in the USL Championship in 2020.
Inspired by the pride and hustle of Flint, Carrie has followed her passion of coaching through ups and downs...2020-04-2800 min
United Soccer Coaches PodcastCarrie Taylor, Hannah Davison & Anthony Nicalo, Pres. by TeamSnap 4-23-20We kick off this show with an interview with Carrie Taylor, Assistant Coach for USL's San Diego Loyal, the first female coach in men's professional soccer. She talks about her winding career from playing and coaching at the University of Michigan to where she is today. We hear from Hannah Davison, former Northwestern University standout and current player for the Chicago Red Stars and a broadcaster with the B1G Network. We wrap things up with an interview with Anthony Nicalo, host of The Beautiful Game Podcast and Founder of WeaselsFC.2020-04-231h 11Beautiful Game by Weasels FCSandra DoreleijersIn episode 15, PSV Eindhoven's General Manager and Head of Women's Football, Sandra Doreleijers joins the Beautiful Game to discuss leadership with equal parts empathy and ambition, radical candor, recruiting and responsibility. Sandra has transformed PSV from a mid table team into a powerhouse, claiming its historical place in the Dutch pantheon competing for titles.
Sandra was a very talented player in her own right. She played professionally, was an all star at the University of Hartford where they were regularly a top 10 team and she was an Academic All American. Competing for the Dutch National Team, she won a futsal...2020-04-2000 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCMark KrikorianMark Krikorian, the head coach of women's soccer at Florida State University, a perennial powerhouse and two time NCAA champion. Coach Krikorian has had a long career defined by winning. He turned Hartford into a contender and had two undefeated seasons and won Division Two national championships with Franklin Pierce. He has also coached with the US Women's National team as a scout and at the U19 level at the World Cup.
He joins Beautiful Game to discuss leadership and communication. Florida State is one of the most culturally diverse teams in college sports. Mark's experience recruiting and managing them...2020-04-1300 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCDavid Copeland-SmithDave Copeland-Smith is the founder of Beast Mode Soccer (https://beastmodesoccer.com/) , best known as a trainer to stars like Alex Morgan, Ali Riley and Kelly O'Hara. A UEFA licensed coach, David is also the founder and CEO of a new app called My Soccer Training.
In episode 13 of the Beautiful Game, he joins host Tony Nicalo to discuss what it is like working with world class players. He shares insights about how to build an elite mentality yourself and how you can own your own development. With the success of Beast Mode Soccer and My Soccer Training, David also...2020-04-0600 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCNathan ThackerayIn episode 12, Nathan Thackeray joins to discuss building a resilient culture, defining achievement through continuous improvement instead of results, and having a professional mentality. Nathan is an assistant coach with The North Carolina Courage, Director of Goalkeeping with North Carolina FC youth teams. He was a professional goalkeeper with Bradford city in England. North Carolina Courage won back to back NWSL championships and WSL shield the last three years, which is awarded to the regular season champions.2020-03-3000 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCAmanda FerrantiAmanda Ferranti is the Founder of Ferranti Empowerment, where as a Certified Performance Consultant she helps teams and individual athletes develop mental skills to perform their best. She studied psychology at Princeton and has her master's in sports psychology. Amanda was an accomplished athlete herself at Princeton, helping lead them to a final four appearance in women's soccer and played semi-professionally.
In episode 11, she joins Tony Nicalo to discuss mindsets for success, overcoming fear of loss, building a well of resilience, developing emotional awareness, plans and strategies for achieving goals, overcoming social isolation and using visualization skills to realize your...2020-03-2300 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCJohn SwoffordIn episode 10, John Swofford, Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, joins us to discuss change management, resilience and leadership. John made the transition from star athlete to athletics administration. He lead the University of North Carolina as Athletics Director for 17 years, working with coaches like Dean Smith and Anson Dorrance. John has been the helm of the ACC for 23 years, guiding them through constant change. He nurtured its growth, started the Mental Health & Wellness Summit and launched the ACC Network with ESPN. John's insights into human resources, change management, and leadership in turbulent times are timely lessons for executives...2020-03-1600 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCYael Averbuch-WestIn episode nine of Beautiful Game, Yael Averbuch-West, CEO of Techne Futbol and Executive Director of the NWSL Player's Union joins our host Tony Nicalo to discuss setting and achieving goals, resiliency and the joy of competition. Yael was the National Player of the Year and a 2x NCAA Champion at the University of North Carolina. As a professional, she played in the UEFA Champions League, won the WPS title twice and represented the US Women's National Team. Now as founder and CEO of Techne Futbol and founder and Executive Director of the NWSL, she utilizes the skills developed during...2020-03-0900 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCAnson DorranceIn Episode 8, Anson Dorrance, World Cup winner and NCAA dominant coach at the University of North Carolina joins our host, Tony Nicalo for a deep dive into resilience, building high performance teams and solving the innovator's dilemma in the face of unprecedented success.2020-03-0200 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCSarah HagenFormer Bayern Munich star striker, Sarah Hagen, joins Tony Nicalo to discuss her career, coaching and transition into business.2020-02-2400 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCSaul Isaksson-HurstIn episode six of the Beautiful Game, our host Tony Nicalo discusses training and developing high performance athletes with Saul Isakkson-Hurst. Saul has worked with Chelsea and Tottenham in England, is a technical coach for players in the English Premier League and is the founder of MyPersonalFootballCoach.2020-02-1700 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCJennifer KleinOn today’s episode of Beautiful Game by WeaselsFC, Tony Nicalo speaks with Jennifer Klein, Head Coach of the University of Michigan women’s soccer program. They discuss the challenges and tactics to develop players while winning at a collegiate level.
Jennifer's coaching ambitions began when she was team captain at Arizona University. From there, she became the assistant coach of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and then graduated to head coach. Jennifer recognized her need to learn and grow at a Power Five institution. She went back to being an assistant coach, and she won her first national champio...2020-02-1000 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCWillie McNabWillie McNab, Head of Children's Programme at Celtic FC's Academy in Scotland joins us for a discussion about performance, resilience and using preparation to turn your passion into a career.2020-02-0300 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCErin McNultyCoach Erin McNulty discusses the transition from her successful goalkeeping career. She led two different universities the the NCAA finals, competed for the Canadian National Team and played professionally in the United States and Norway. Now she leads the goalkeeping program at the Vancouver Whitecaps' academy, teaching aspiring players technique & tactics, but also the importance of determination and effort.2020-01-2700 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCSebastian RozyckiCoach Sebastian Rozycki leads the U13 and under academy at Poland's most famous club, Legia Warsaw. As a European Youth Elite licensee, he shares insights on what it means to be 'elite,' how to build self-confidence and resilience, and developing healthy habits in a screen-addicted culture.2020-01-2000 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCJay DemeritFormer Watford FC Captain and USA World Cup player, Jay Demerit shares his inspirational rise to the top of professional football and his transition to coaching. Now, he shares his personal experience curated with diverse mentors from various fields to teach mental skills and leadership to young athletes at Captain's Camps.2020-01-1300 minBeautiful Game by Weasels FCBeautiful GameThe Beautiful Game is a series exploring personal improvement and resiliency through interviews with soccer coaches from around the world. 2019-12-3000 min