S5 E2: Talking Soccer: Playing, Coaching, & more with Rachel Pitman

S5 E2: Talking Soccer: Playing, Coaching, and more with Rachel Pitman

When participating in one sport since childhood, it becomes more than just a past time, it becomes your life. In this episode, Rachel Pitman discusses her passion for soccer and how she transcended the UK culture of soccer being “for boys” to being invited to an elite academy for footballers in England, which became a pipeline to playing for the England Youth National team and traveling the world to represent her country. Later, Pitman had an incredibly successful college career as a US D1 soccer player at DePaul University @DePaulU . This was followed by a professional career with the Sunderland Ladies AFC Club in Sunderland, England playing in the Women's Super League and also making four appearances in the Champions League with Stjarnan FC. Pitman returned to the US to ...