4.6 From Player to National Team Coach w/ Ben Astorga

Braeden Small, player for Beach Soccer LA, joins host Dillon Thompson to talk about her experience training with beach soccer club Tokyo Verdy in Japan. Follow and like/subscribe to Full On Beach Soccer on all social media platforms for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Ben Astorga, Assistant Coach of the US Men’s Beach Soccer National Team, answers the following questions at the conclusion of the ID Camp held in Oceanside, California: 1. What were you excited about heading into this camp hosted in Oceanside, CA? 2. What are the goals of these camps? 3. What are you most excited about this year for the US Men’s Beach Soccer National Team? Follow and like/subscribe to Full On Beach Soccer on all social media platforms for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

In this bonus episode of #SpreadTheSand, Full On Beach Soccer Representative Michael Sierra (@msierra__) interviews Santiago Aizate (@santy_coach), Head Coach of the Colombian Beach Soccer National Team.  This interview was held in Cali, Colombia ahead of the Torneo Union B. S. De Futbol Playa.  Sierra has had the opportunity to observe and train with Union Beach Soccer (@unionbeachsoccer), and is now supporting them in competition as the players look to showcase their skill in front of Coach Aizate.  Santiago discusses how he's searching for talent in new parts of the country and what he envisions for the future of the national team.  If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leave a rating/review on whatever platform you're listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Jeané Sunseri-Warp (@jeane6), captain of the US Women’s Beach Soccer National Team (@ussoccer_ent) and CaliBSC (@calibeachsoccerclub), joins the show to talk about how far our women have come since the program’s beginning! Jeané highlights the feeling of taking home the trophy after winning in El Salvador with the National Team, and the amazing growth Europe has to offer for a lot of American players. If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leave a rating/review on whatever platform you're listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Ali Hall (@alexandriaehall) and Kierra Scalercio (@kickinkiki10) of CaliBSC (@calibeachsoccerclub) join the show to talk about their excitement for playing in the Euros! Ali and Kierra also highlight the other women from the US who will be playing on various teams in the competition. Show your support by tuning in via Recast starting June 6th, 2022. If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leave a rating/review on whatever platform you're listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Fermin Carranza (@efecarranza) joins #SpreadTheSand to discuss the beach soccer league in Argentina, his club Ferro Beach Soccer (@ferrobeach), and his perspective on beach soccer in the States. If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leaving a rating/review on whatever platform you’re listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Ashley Triplett (@a_trip6), current US Women’s Beach Soccer National Team Player (@ussoccer_ent) joins #SpreadTheSand to talk USA winning the El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup, her first international goal, and what Beach Soccer VB (@beach_soccer_vb) has cooking for the community. If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leaving a rating/review on whatever platform you’re listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Andres Navas (@andressnl), current US Men’s Beach Soccer National Team Player (@ussoccer_ent) joins #SpreadTheSand to talk about his time as a player at Florida Gulf Coast University, how beach soccer humbled him in his very first game, and turning his passion for training into a business (@topclasstraining). If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leaving a rating/review on whatever platform you’re listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Ben Astorga (@benphilipe), current US Men’s Beach Soccer National Team Assistant Coach (@ussoccer_ent) joins #SpreadTheSand to talk about his time as a player for the US National Team, coaching the Trinidad & Tobago Beach Soccer National Team, and making his transition back alongside Francis Farberoff (@francisfarberoff) to the States. If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leaving a rating/review on whatever platform you’re listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support

Conner Rezende (@_kiingcon), current US Men’s Beach Soccer National Team player (@ussoccer_ent) joins #SpreadTheSand to talk his debut with the National Team, what he took away from the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, and winning MVP at the National Beach Soccer League Coast Guard Open (@_nbsl_). If you have a second, please subscribe/follow and leave a rating/review on whatever platform you're listening on and follow Full On Beach Soccer on social media for more beach soccer content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fullonbeachsoccer/support