Making Moves Podcast The Center for Sport and Social Justice at CSUEB

The CSSJ Making Moves podcast presents Women's Pro Soccer in Oakland, featuring our new host, Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW - the CEO and founder of AthMindset®. This episode features two guests with many years of experience in soccer, both locally and globally.

Mike Geddes is the chief purpose officer and Co-Founder of Oakland Roots and Soul SC.

Jessica Clinton is CSUEB's very own women's soccer assistant coach. She is also the first Head Coach for the Oakland Soul!

Highlights from this episode - Lisa interviews Mike and Jessica about women's Pro Soccer in Oakland:

@3:35 - What is social justice in women’s sport?

@5:08 - Wanting to create a professional women’s soccer team before a men’s team (Oakland Soul/Roots)

@8:04 - What it means to be the coach of the Oakland Soul, what drew Jessica to Oakland and the organization

@10:23 - What does it mean for you to coach women as a woman?

@13:14 - What are some economic barriers to starting the Oakland Soul?

@18:45 - The difference between a pre-professional team and a fully professional team in women’s soccer

@22:27 - Tangible ways that the community can support the Oakland Roots/Soul

@25:12 - Ideal changes to be made to youth sports coaching and understanding how best to coach based on the needs of young athletes (academics, mental health, conflicting responsibilities)

@33:21 - The potential for women’s sports and Oakland sports

@37:05 - Problems with the pay-to-play model and emphasizing accessibility and inclusion

Connect with our guests:

Jessica:
IG @jessicaclintonsoccer | https://www.instagram.com/jessicaclintonsoccer
IG @oaklandsoulsc | https://www.instagram.com/oaklandsoulsc
Email- jessica@rootssc.com
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-clinton-18347350

Mike:
IG @mike_geddes | https://www.instagram.com/mike_geddes
IG @oaklandsoulsc | https://www.instagram.com/oaklandsoulsc
IG @oaklandrootssc | https://www.instagram.com/oaklandroots/
Email- mike@rootssc.com
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegeddes

Funding:
Funding for Making Moves was provided by Cal State University East Bay and the Center for Sport and Social Justice. Make sure to catch all past and future episodes of Making Moves, Streaming now on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts

The CSSJ Making Moves podcast presents its first episode this year, featuring our new host, Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, the CEO and founder of AthMindset. This episode also features two guests with many years of experience in refereeing for youth sports: Mike Woitalla and Carolyn Sideco!

In this episode, Lisa interviews Mike and Caroyln and discusses the following topics:

@ 3:08 - What brought you to youth sports refereeing to begin with?

@ 4:55 - What keeps you in the business of refereeing/officiating? (Carolyn)

@ 9:22 - What keeps you in the business of refereeing/officiating? (Mike)

@ 12:04 - “Referee abuse” and unfair treatment of referees

@ 16:22 - Using sport as a socialization tool from the perspective of an immigrant (Carolyn)

@ 21:22 - Keeping focus, understanding referees are fallible, and taking a step back when tensions get high (Mike)

@ 28:22 - Developing interpersonal connections between referees in years past and the lack of emphasis on it today

@ 30:02 - Difficulties starting refereeing in California today

@ 31:13 - The future of refereeing and integrating technology

@ 32:15 - Creating more opportunities and accessibility for kids starting sports later

@ 35:00 - Problems with and solutions for the current refereeing and soccer system (FIFA and IFAB)

@ 40:27 - Modeling de-escalating and respective behavior for parents and players

@ 44:08 - The need to improve training and mentoring in refereeing/officials

@ 46:36 - The need for change starting from coaches

Resources:
Carolyn’s Instagram-
@coachingkapwa
@coachsideco

Carolyn’s LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-sideco-caa-352b7b119?trk=people-guest_people_search-card

For Carolyn’s upcoming events, go to https://linktr.ee/coachsideco

For consultations, speaking engagements & ceremonial sports rituals, email Carolyn@coachingkapwa.com


Read Mike's Latest Articles
https://www.socceramerica.com/

Mike’s Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewoitalla

Funding:
Funding for Making Moves was provided by Cal State University East Bay and the Center for Sport and Social Justice. Make sure to catch all past and future episodes of Making Moves. Streaming now on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

We are joined by Andy Duran, the founder of ChubRollz, a local Bay Area community for fat/plus-size skaters, along with professors Dr. Luciana Zuest and Dr. Sae-Mi Lee for an important conversation about weight stigma in sports and fitness. Our guests will be speaking to the meaning of and need for inclusivity, and their roles as scholars and activists in promoting body diversity in a world obsessed with thinness.

Thank you so much for listening in on this important two-part conversation. Below, I have listed some easy action steps -

Check in with our featured guests -
Andy-
Andy founded a San Francisco based body inclusive Skating club, ChubRollz: https://linktr.ee/chubrollz?fbclid=IwAR2iD0sllRAgur-2hX5cOgJRcn70SyOcUW9maWTdeO4E8loZgAdMl-TG1Ow - please edit if inaccurate
Chub Rollz Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/chubrollz/
Dr. Luciana Zuest and Dr. Sae-Mi Le-
Their published works can be found on our research gate profiles:
Luciana: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luciana-Zuest
Sae-Mi: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saemi-Lee
On instagram, you can find Golden Eagle Physical Activity Mentoring (GEPAM) @ calstatelagepam
Their paper is a two-hour, self-paced, interactive online course designed specifically to improve exercise professionals’ attitudes towards fatness, thereby reducing weight stigma in fitness spaces: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24711616.2023.2175743

Resources:
Check out @ sizeinclusivetraining (Size Inclusive Training Academy) on Instagram, that certifies size inclusive fitness specialists!
The weight inclusive thinking Fitness Spaces (WIT FITS) is a course Dr. Sae-Mi Le and Dr. Luciana Zuest created to educate fitness professionals about weight stigma and the health at every size approach: https://weightinclusivethinking.com/
You can find the service learning program Golden Eagles Physical Activity Mentoring (GEPAM) here: https://calstatelagepam.com/
ASDAH (Association for Size and Diversity in Health) includes ways to advocate for yourself at a doctor's office: https://asdah.org/
Comedian skit on instagram where an individual got stabbed and the doctor said diet and exercise will help: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSz50QXJy58/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
NAAFA - From their website, “National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) is a non-profit, all volunteer, fat rights organization dedicated to protecting the rights and improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA is recognized as the world’s first documented fat acceptance organization: https://naafa.org/
You can purchase Sonya Renee Taylor's book The Body is not an Apology on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Body-Not-Apology-Radical-Self-Love/dp/1626569762 or her porm https://youtu.be/iXLSKHzOLkA
Ilya Parker founded Decolonizing Fitness to help facilitate a healthy relationship with movement: https://decolonizingfitness.com/pages/about-ilya
Be Real USA offers curriculum for high schools "to provide an evidence-based, high school body image curriculum to address the needs of today’s students." https://berealusa.org/
Hawaii Surf Curve Girl - The description is from their website “Curvy Surfer Girl is a movement & community of women committed to creating body diversity and body positivity in women’s surfing”https://www.curvysurfergirl.com/about
Virgie Tovar is an author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity”: https://www.virgietovar.com/ -
This is a book by Dr. Dawn Clifford who is a collaborator of Dr. Sae-Mi Le and Dr. Luciana Zuest. Her book describes how to apply motivational interviewing to nutrition and exercise behavior change through a weight inclusive approach https://www.guilford.com/books/Motivational-Interviewing-in-Nutrition-and-Fitness/Clifford-Curtis/9781462524181
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This episode dives into the challenges and successes that Women’s Pro Sports face today. This episode dissects issues of systemic abuse and racism in Women’s sport and speaks to recent events involving the National Women’s Soccer League. Dr. Brown and Dr. Allison join us to share their research on the ins-and-outs of women’s sports, and the hope for a better future.

Thank you so much for listening in on this important conversation. Below, I have listed some easy action steps. In short, you can watch, read about, follow, and listen to podcasts centered around women in sport! You can also donate to women's player associations or support independent journalists covering women's sports!

You can get involved with the organization that backs this podcast, by visiting the Center for Sport & Social Justice’s website: www.csueastbay.edu/cssj/


You can hear more from our two guests below!
Dr. Letisha Brown-
Follow her on Instagram @ letisha002, Twitter @ letisha122, and Spoutible @ Brown, Letisha (brown5lh)
Be on the lookout for her new book Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women Sports (under advanced contract with Rutgers University Press)
Dr. Rachel Allison-
Follow her on Twitter - Twitter @ rallis2
Purchase her book: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/kicking-center/9780813586779

Important women mentioned:
Simone Biles
Wyomia Tyus - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/23/wyomia-tyus-athlete-activism-usa-olympics
Misty Andrew
Brittney Griner
Lucia Harris and The Queen of Basketball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFkcoTfr7g
Kimberle Crenshaw & Say Her Name Movement
Naomi Osaka
Chloe Ricketts - https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161249445/nwsl-washington-spirit-chloe-ricketts-youngest / @ChloeRicketts89
Mystique Ro - Virginia's skeleton player

Podcasts to Check out:
Snacks Podcast: https://justwomenssports.com/podcast/snacks/
African American and Sports Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-african-americans-in-sport-podclass/id1601301741
Edge of Sports Podcast - https://www.edgeofsports.com/podcast/index.html
Burn it all down Podcast - https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/

Organizations/ Events to check out:
Brown Girls Do Ballet - https://www.browngirlsdoballet.com/blog/2022/12/30/brown-girls-do-ballet-2022-highlights
Brown Girls in Gymnastics - http://www.browngirlsdogymnastics.com/
Black Girl Hockey Club - https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/
USWNT receives landmark equal pay - https://justwomenssports.com/reads/uswnt-equal-pay-cba-agreement/
LFG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM0j03d9fdI
Black Feminist Future - https://blackfeministfuture.org/
Dove's Crown Act: https://www.dove.com/us/en/stories/campaigns/the-crown-act.html#!
inclusion of swim caps movements: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-57688380
Yates Report: https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126730508/national-womens-soccer-league-abuse-report
Black Players Coalition in the NWSL: https://www.bwplayercollective.org/
Black Women's Player Collectives - https://www.bwplayercollective.org/
Black Feminist Future, who organized on Brittney Griner’s behalf when she was detained - https://blackfeministfuture.org/
Sedona video on March Madness label: https://twitter.com/sedonaprince_/status/1372736231562342402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1372736231562342402%7Ctwgr%5E958befa3ab37e1aece586a453a3d1bb9cf966d08%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5948127%2Fsedona-prince-womens-basketball-march-madness%2F
BreakingT - support women players by repping their name - https://breakingt.com/
Fisk University is the 1st HBCU with gymnastics team -
https://www.denver7.com/news/national/women-make-history-as-first-gymnastics-team-at-hbcu#:~:text=Fisk%20Universityis%20the%20first%20historically%20Black%20college%20or,big%20part%20of%20why%20the%20team%20came%20together.
https://www.fisk.edu/fisk-athletics/support-gymnastics/

In an effort to critically analyze the overlooked impact of mental health in sport, we speak with Cal State East Bay Division 2 athletes Delia Moore and Jordan Smith and bring back mental performance coach Lisa Bonta Sumii. In this impactful episode, all 3 guests speak about their why in pursuing athletics or a mental health in sport profession. We also dive into what it means to be a student-athlete, while balancing the pressure to perform, academically and physically among other commitments and how to seek out help when needed.

Thank you so much for listening in on this important conversation. Below, I have listed some resources. In terms of action steps, you can look to meditation for emotion regulation, journaling to slow down and reflect, or a self-care checklist. It is also helpful to regularly speak with a trusted mentor, know your campus resources if you are a student, set routines, and monitor your self-talk. As Lisa states, you are enough, period.

You can connect with our guests:
Delia Moore can be found on Instagram @ d_moore_11
Jordan Smith is also on Instagram @ jordan.smith_18
Lisa Bonta Sumii is on Instagram @ lisa_bontasumii and @ athmindset.io
There is a recent article on the work that Lisa does in her role as Mental Performance Coach, on the Technical Team of the Oakland Roots https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1267180
Lisa Bonta Sumii is the CEO & Founder of AthMindset®, a diverse team of sport psychology professionals, promoting the mental health of youth, collegiate, Olympic-hopeful and professional athletes. https://www.athmindset.io/
Lisa’s podcast, Athlete Mindset, can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. She hosts conversations with athletes, former athletes, and anyone in the sport ecosystem, on their stories and takes on mental health in sports. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/athlete-mindset/id1643948698


Some Resources:
You can get involved with the organization that backs this podcast, by visiting the Center for Sport and Social Justice’s website: www.csueastbay.edu/cssj
988 is the mental health support phone and text line option. You don’t have to be in crisis to use it!
Online mental health screenings can be accessed here: www.helpyourselfhelpothers.org/
CSUEB counseling services can be found at https://www.csueastbay.edu/shcs/
Guided meditations: https://plumvillage.app/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAybaRBhDtARIsAIEG3kn9ERoee2jzvWj6c5z2v-l2hYOYgMEUcRaGLSaDkZOgBmGjeTqPLGEaAj7VEALw_wcB
People/ Organizations/ Podcasts to Check Out:
The Oakland Roots is special and one key aspect in creating their enriched environment is Nurtured Roots, in supporting and developing athletes on and off the field: www.oaklandrootssc.com/nurtured-roots/
If you’d like to check out the Oakland Roots: https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/
Check out Project 510 for the development program for youth soccer players aspiring to play professionally: https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/project-510/
Stay tuned for the purpose-driven women’s professional soccer team that Lisa mentioned: https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/
Drew Robinson shares his story as a suicide survivor and professional baseball player: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30800732/san-francisco-giants-outfielder-drew-robinson-remarkable-second-act
Drew Robinson retires from his athletic career and becomes a mental health advocate for the NY Giants: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31829440/drew-robinson-retiring-player-join-san-francisco-giants-front-office

In this episode Boxing for Justice, we get the dialogue going with stand-out speakers Dalia 'La Pantera' Gomez and Alfredo Gopa. Boxing is arguably one of the most demanding, intense sports there is. In this episode, we will take a look at the often overlooked beauty of boxing: its power to catalyze self-realization and its ability to strengthen communities. The experts on this episode are two longtime, local Bay Area boxing coaches, Alfredo Gopa & Dalia ‘La Pantera’ Gomez, who dedicate much of their time to the youth of Oakland. As Dalia mentioned, a boxer's first line of defense is to know thyself and to be aware of surroundings.

Important note - At times --0:19, 2:29, 3:42-- "Gomez" was stated in error; the last name is "Gopa", Alfredo Gopa.

Thank you so much for listening! Important resources are listed below -

Dalia can be found:
@ DaliaLaPantera on instagram
Vertical Skillz Outreach is a non-profit program designed to empower inner-city youth through outreach opportunities -www.VerticalSkillz.org/ and on instagram @ VerticalSkillz
Vertical Skillz Outreach donation links:
Venmo: verticalskillz
Zelle: goverticalskillz@gmail.com
Or send check to:
490 Lake Park Ave #10842
Oakland, Ca 94610

Alfredo can be found:
On instagram @ jag_gopa and @ gopaboxingclub
Gopa Boxing Club - https://gopaboxingclub.com/
An article about Gopa Boxing Club: https://oaklandvoices.us/2022/08/26/from-blight-to-fight-gopa-boxing-club-hopes-to-train-next-generation-of-oakland-boxers/

Mentioned people and resources -
You can learn more about Cesar Chavez's career: https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/topics/_/page/julio-cesar-chavez is this a good source?
Lucha Libre and luchadores resource: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/lucha-libre-an-introduction-to-mexican-wrestling
Check out Kings Gym in Oakland: https://www.kingsboxingym.com/
EOBA: East Oakland Boxing Association is an organization looking out for Oakland's underserved youth. It is currently just an afterschool program, though there is still a boxing ring: https://www.eoba.org/
Learn about the boxing scene in Oxnard, aka the mecca of boxing: https://visitoxnard.com/blog/boxnard-experience-oxnards-boxing-scene/
Check out the boxing career of Salvador Sanches: https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Salvador_Sanchez
Check out the boxing career of Muhammad Ali: https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/180
Check out the boxing career of Roy Jones Jr: https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/774820
Washington state first coach - Lydell Spry
Check out the boxing career of Queen Underwood - 1 of 3 females chosen to fight in Olympics: https://www.teamusa.org/usa-boxing/athletes/Queen-Underwood
Bruce Lee
Neuro - Linguistic Programming is mentioned - https://www.primescholars.com/articles/using-nlp-in-sport-psychology-neurolinguistic-programming-affects-on-boxer-statesport-confidence-by-using-metamodels-method.pdf
Baz in San Mateo - cut man
Check out the boxing career of Gennady Golovkin aka Triple G - https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Gennady_Golovkin
Martha Salazar - & Blanca Gutierez started Beautiful Brawlers in Pacifica, CA: https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulBrawlersBoxing/
Check out the boxing career of the Serrano Sisters - Amanda Serrano https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Amanda_Serrano and Cindy Serrano https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Cindy_Serrano
Katie Taylor making noise in the sport
Dalia has trained Oakland School District, community leaders of Anti Terra Police Project, the mayor in Oakland
Wellington Jackson and Chief Gascié’s Bay Area Youth EMT program may be found at: http://www.bayemt.org/ and there is a documentary https://www.intheredfilm.org/ + article on this program, which Dalia is apart of: https://imprintnews.org/featured/in-the-red-film-captures-the-power-of-second-chances/15279
Boxing After Dark - Poor Man's Sport documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmmFCByVa3o