EPB Podcast

  Today I sit down with trainer and coach, Andrew Hernandez (@coachandrewjulian), who faced heavy discouragement and rejection early in his career while trying to play professionally in Mexico.  But his love and dedication to the game helped him rediscover his passion and eventually helped him find love.  TAP IN!

Colin Martin of the Footy Travelers (@footytravelers) shares his philosophy on traveling and connecting with people around the world as we trade World Cup stories before discussing what to expect in New Zealand and Australia for the Women's World Cup. A couple good tips in here for travelers, TAP IN!

  Today i'm joined by professional soccer player,  trainer and incredible soccer dad, Greg Simmonds.  After briefly discussing his own path; immigrating to the United States from Jamaica, playing professionally and deciding to become a coach, Greg explains how his experiences dealing with parents as a coach aided in his perspective as a soccer parent himself.  With his first-born daughter debuting in this year's World Cup and his oldest son recently signing his first professional contract, I'd say his outlook on parenting young ballers is pretty incredible, to say the least.  TAP IN!

Today's episode features Israel Sesay, professional soccer player for the MASL's Empire Strikers and Director of Coaching for Fury Futbol Club in the Inland Empire.  Izzy's story is one you'd imagine to be concocted by Hollywood scriptwriters.  After fleeing his birthplace of Sierra Leone during its infamous civil war, Izzy immigrated to the United States where his raw talent on the soccer field translated to his first pro contract in the MLS at the tender age of 16.  Experiences along his professional journey inspired him to coach youth soccer with an emphasis on development in order to clarify pathways for future soccer stars.  This is an interesting story, TAP IN!