Kick It With Katie: A Soccer Podcast Katie Koelliker

To start celebrating Mother's Day here in USA, I have set out to interview soccer moms from all over the country. In today's episode I interview soccer mom Cari Gonzalez out of Florida. She shares her experience with her son playing soccer and also has a daughter who does cheerleading. Cari talks about their differing schedules from sport to sport, juggling being a team manager and talks about a recent trip her son's team took to the Mediterranean International Cup (MIC Cup) in Spain earlier ...

In today's episode, I speak with one of the Tiny Soccer Troops founders, Amy Schweizer. She shares her soccer experiences growing up and then how becoming part of a military family had an impact on her love of the game and how she was able to stay involved in soccer. In 2014, founder Amy Schweizer was living in Okinawa, Japan and finding it difficult to find activities for children under 5 years old. Combining her love of soccer with her passion for military spouses, Amy’s vision to create an...

In today's episode, I interview Nathan Lowery, the current men's soccer coach at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia. We discuss his unique soccer background, how he got into coaching and his experiences so far as a college coach. He gives some advice to young players of today looking to be recruited for college from his time as a coach and so far on the collegiate level. We discuss some differences players can expect when transitioning from youth to collegiate programs. We also talk about his pr...

Today's episode is part two with Charlie Sandson. We delve deeper into the life of a referee currently. What can we expect from referees on game days? Does it help to talk to a referee before a game? What limits can some referees handle during a game as far as what is said to them or yelled at them? What can a new referee expect when signing up to become a referee? What perspectives do we as coaches, parents, and players not understand about a referees job and perspective on the game? What do...

In today's first part episode of my interview with keeper and referee, Charlie Sandson. He shares his story through the sport of soccer and playing as a keeper. He discusses his transition from player to referee and why he loves what he does as a referee. We have a lot of things to discuss about his referee career and what referees do that we split this into a two part episode. We discuss a lot regarding referees, people interested in becoming a referee and we dip into referees in tournaments...

Today, Brooks and I continue our conversation regarding scouting, recruiting and more. Big topic of discussion, will it benefit players to play up? We talk about the benefits and also some setbacks people might face by having players play up. We answer your questions about what should players do to get noticed by colleges when starting to choose schools. What can players do to get noticed when contacting schools? We answer these questions and more. Leave me a voice message on Spea...