50: Dan Abrahams - Sports Psychology (Live from the United Soccer Coaches Convention 2024)

Dr. Erin Henderson joins SRUSA's Don Williams to talk all things Performance Psychology. Dr. Erin Henderson is a collegiate athlete and a wellbeing, burnout and leadership researcher with a PhD in performance psychology 2:00: Who's the Dr. Erin? 6:00: Why does female players quit soccer? 9:00: The sacrifices that make you burn. 14:00: What is a burnout? 19:00: The pressure we put on our kids. 27:00: Soccer is something you, not who you are. 31:00: Coaches, set real expectations! 35:00: Parents also needs education. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa X: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Threads: www.threads.net/@sportsrecruitingusa TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@collegesoccer LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/sportsrecruitingusa

Kai Edwards joins Don Williams to talk about his journey from youth player to College Soccer coach.  Who's Kai Edwards? - 0:43 First head-coaching - 16:03 Player management - 23:34 What happens to players that don't meet expectations? - 30:12 How smartphones make the job difficult? - 35:07 No negotiables - 37:44 This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official

Kurt Hines, the motivational speaker, joins Don Williams on this weeks episode. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official

We are once again LIVE from the United Soccer Coaches Convention. This time at the 2024 edition in Anaheim, California. Our good friend, and advisory board member, Dan Abrahams, who is one of the World's Leading Sports Psychologists, is back. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official

An episode from the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia in Jan 2023, that features SRUSA's Rhys Cannella, who interviews former Akron Soccer player, Michael Balogun, who talks about his time at Akron and when and how they won the NCAA D1 National Championship.  This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official For $30 off the United Soccer Coaches in Anaheim, California in Jan 2024, use the discount code ICS24

Our friend and advisory board member, Erica Suter, joins Don Williams for our latest episode to talk about her new book 'Female Athlete High Performance' which can be bought on Amazon from Nov 24th 2023. Just search for the book title. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/SRUSA_Official For $30 off the United Soccer Coaches in Anaheim, California in Jan 2024, use the discount code ICS24

Rhys Canella makes his hosting debut on the podcast where we recorded LIVE from the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia. Rhys interviews Louie Rolko and Kieron Toland from Lake Erie Men's Soccer team and talks about their Final 4 run, and much more. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/sportrecruitusa

We are LIVE from the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, so its great to do some in-person interviews. This is our second one we are releasing and it's with our good friend, and advisory board member, Erica Suter, the fantastic Speed and Strength Coach.  Joining us on the episode is SRUSA staff member, Steve Rollins, who adds his fantastic experience in too.  This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/sportrecruitusa

This episodes guest, is former D1 Assistant Coach, and current Head of Goalkeeping at IMG Academy, Paul Jennison. Paul, who also played at the JUCO and D1 level, talks about his time as a player, then High School Coach, transitioning into D1, and now in his current role at IMG. Lots of guidance here for players and parents. So give this a listen. To find out more and to register for our Goalkeeping Showcase in Las Vegas, NV on Feb 17th 2023, go to www.srusasoccer.com/events  This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/sportrecruitusa