Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Jen Klein, Head Coach for the Big Ten Champions Michigan women's soccer program. ECNL Podcast Dean Linke chats with Klein about her squad's route to the Big Ten title and a No. 2 seed in the upcoming Women's College Cup, her coaching journey through the youth and collegiate levels, how ECNL has changed the game for women's soccer and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Jeff Hosler, Head Coach for Michigan State women's soccer. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Hosler about his first year with the Spartans, Michigan State making the Big Ten Conference tournament for the first time in 10 seasons, winning multiple national championships at the DII level, and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Doug Lemov, the ECNL's Coaching Methodology Advisor and New York Times Best-Selling author. His published works include Teach Like a Champion and The Coach's Guide to Teaching. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke and ECNL President Christian Lavers chat with Lemov about following the science in education, the importance of background knowledge in teaching players, the power of forgetting and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Joey Skinner, former Charlotte Independence defender and reigning ECNL Boys U18/19 Player of the Year and Korbin Albert, former Eclipse Select SC midfield and reigning ECNL Girls U18/19 Player of the Year. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with both Skinner and Albert about their time in ECNL, winning their respective Player of the Year awards, their paths to NCAA D1 soccer and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Eric Bell, the head coach for TCU's women's soccer team. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Bell about his journey from sales into coaching, his stops at Illinois and Florida State before TCU, recruiting trips to ECNL events, the Horned Frogs' title hopes in 2021 and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Damon Nahas, an assistant coach for the University of North Carolina women's soccer team, hired by the school in 2015. ECNL Podcast host Dean Linke chats with Nahas about his time with the US Women's National and Youth programs, winning two ECNL national championships with North Carolina FC, how his development as an NCAA player helped guide his coaching career and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Kenneth Medina, the Executive Director for Sting Soccer, has a coaching career that has spanned 30+ years, which includes numerous regional, national and ECNL championships, and has been an ECNL board member for 12 years. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chats with Medina about his vast coaching career, what he brought to Sting and the philosophies that makes the club successful, how ECNL has changed over the years and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Ted Chronopoulos, the Academy Director for Pateadores, Victor Pace, ECNL Director for CESA, and Santino Quaranta, Technical Director for Pipeline SC. ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney leads a panel with all three DOCs, discussing their club's philosophies, how each club can continue to push the youth game forward, what brought them to the ECNL and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Walid Khoury, LAFC Slammers Director of Coaching, and Aaron Brunner, Richmond United's ECNL Director. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL President Christian Lavers, chat with Khoury and Brunner about their respective club's paths to the ECNL Girls National Finals, how they prepared for the weekend, their club's title chase and more.

Let us know the topics of interest to you!The ECNL Podcast features Martin Rennie, a professional coach who has managed clubs such as MLS' Vancouver Whitecaps FC, USL's Indy Eleven, the Carolina RailHawks (now North Carolina FC) and more, and his daughter Lauren, a current ECNL player who will play collegiate soccer at Indiana Wesleyan starting next season. ECNL Podcast host, Dean Linke, along with ECNL Boys Commissioner Jason Kutney, chat with Martin and Lauren about Martin's journey through the coaching ranks, how he brought his experience in sales and marketing into soccer, Lauren being born into soccer, her experiences in the ECNL and more.