Episodes
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Kwik Chat feat. Phil Wheddon, Philadelphia Union
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Phil Wheddon is the only goalkeeper coach to have coached for both the US Men's and Women's National Teams, and now he has joined Philadelphia Union's first team as the goalkeeper coach.
Last season, Wheddon took over as Philadelphia Union II's goalkeeping coach, helping to develop now — NCAA National Champion Tomas Romero and Matt Freese. The veteran coach of three FIFA World Cups also brings 11 years of experience as the women's soccer head coach at Syracuse and two Olympic Gold Medals to his new role.
Wheddon now handles the Philadelphia Union goalkeepers and looks to take Andre Blake's game to the next level while helping Joe Bendik and Matt Freese develop into the kind of space-controlling backstops that Ernst Tanner and Jim Curtin value in the Union's aggressive system.
Wheddon is always up to the task: He has previous worked with Tim Howard, Hope Solo, Kasey Keller, and Brianna Scurry, perhaps the four faces that would sit atop United States soccer's goalkeeping Mount Rushmore.
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Kwik Chat feat. John Harkes Greenville Triumph
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
John Harkes comes to Greenville having most recently served as Head Coach and Director of Football for FC Cincinnati. During his time in Cincinnati, he led the club to a 16-6-8 record – good for third in the league among 29 teams and a playoff bid in the organization’s inaugural season. Harkes was a finalist for Coach of the Year honors after the 2016 season.
Prior to taking the helm in Cincinnati, the Kearny, New Jersey, native served as a member of Bruce Arena’s coaching staff with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer (MLS). Harkes has held coaching and technical director positions at the national and MLS academy youth levels, including the U.S. U-20 Youth National Team and as technical director for D.C. United's youth academy.
Harkes played soccer at the University of Virginia from 1985 to 1987 under his future D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena. He was named the MAC Hermann Player of the Year in 1987 and elected to forgo his senior year to play full time for the U.S. Men’s National Team in 1988. With the National Team, Harkes earned 90 caps (89 starts), competed in two FIFA World Cups (1990, 1994), the 1988 Olympics and served as team captain from 1995-1998
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Kwik Chat feat. Richie Grant Cal State Bakersfield
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Richie Grant begins his seventh season as head coach at CSU Bakersfield in fall of 2020. He has led the Roadrunners to the Western Athletic Conference tournament in every season at the helm. Grant’s record is 42-60-13 at CSU Bakersfield.
In 2019, Grant led the `Runners to the WAC Semi-Finals during the program's final season in the conference, while mentoring high scoring forwards Niklas Koerber and Ryan Goldsmith. CSUB is set to join the Big West Conference in 2020.
Since becoming head man at CSUB, Grant has produced 16 All-WAC selections, five All-WAC Freshman Team choices, seven All-WAC Tournament picks, five NSCAA All-Region selections and 33 Academic All-WAC honorees.
Grant became the 50th active Division I men’s soccer head coach to win at least 200 matches in his career on Sept. 24, 2015 when the Roadrunners defeated San Francisco 2-1 in overtime. In 19 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Grant is 222-194-37 overall and 169-165-35 at the Division I level. He began his 25th season as a head coach in 2019.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Kwik Chat feat. Bobby Muuss Wake Forest University
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Entering his sixth season at the helm of the Wake Forest men's soccer program in 2020, head coach Bobby Muuss has guided the Demon Deacons to five straight NCAA Round of 16 berths and two NCAA College Cups, including a runner-up finish in 2016.
Wake Forest has amassed an 89-16-9 record in Muuss' five seasons, more wins than any other program in NCAA Division I in that span.
Muuss became the first coach in league history to be named the ACC Coach of the Year in four-straight seasons, doubling his predecessor Jay Vidovich (2008-09) and former U.S. Men's National Team coach Bruce Arena (1988-89) as the only others to win that award in consecutive seasons.
Muuss led the Demon Deacons to back-to-back ACC Championships in 2016 and 2017, just the second and third tournament trophies in program history, as well as four-straight ACC Atlantic Division crowns.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Kwik Chat feat. Dave Clarke Quinnipiac University
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Now entering his 21st season in 2020-21, Clarke has firmly cemented himself as one of the premiere college coaches in the NCAA’s highest division. He effectively etched his signature on Quinnipiac soccer by becoming not only the winningest coach in its history, but leading his team to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000 and a regular season championship in 2001. In 19 seasons as a head coach, Clarke has a 180-176-38 overall record, which features a 161-160-36 mark while at Quinnipiac.
Clarke recently was inducted to the Irish American Soccer Hall of Fame in March of 2015 at the second annual awards banquet. Hailing from Ireland, Clarke's accomplishments at the collegiate level and within US National Soccer have not gone unnoticed. Clarke traveled to the FIFA U17 World Cup as an assistant coach/analyst for the U.S. National Team and was part of the staff that won the 2018 CONCACAF U17 Championship. He currently serves as a staff coach for the US Soccer Youth National Team program and has recently worked with the U17, U20 and U23 national teams. In 2013, Clarke was named to the Irish Sports Top 50, which is an award presented by the Irish Voice that recognizes notable Irish figures in sports. In Sept. of 2008, Clarke was asked to assist the Irish National Women's Soccer Team when they played in the "Achieve Your Gold" Tournament hosted by the U.S. Women's National Team