In this episode I welcome two current youth players and two college coaches. Mary Shimko, the head coach of women’s soccer at Brandeis University and Justin Chezem of Christopher Newport University have a great conversation with two members of the Richmond Strikers, Jack Cranston, a defensive midfielder on the Boys U19 Elite boys team and Emma Sicat, of the U19 Elite girls team. Both student-athletes want to continue playing in college and have the opportunity to ask questions of the coaches and vice versa. There is a ton of useful guidance that applies to everyone and insights into how coaches think about recruiting. A big thank you to Glenn Gray, a previous guest of the podcast, who is the college advisor for the Richmond Strikers for helping make this happen.

The conversation covers various aspects of the recruiting process, including co ...