Cornfed Coaching

The Cornfed team was delighted to welcome the US Soccer ENT Technical and Grassroots Director, Stuart Sharp to the podcast. Stuart is the head coach of the Para-National Team who competed in the World Cup last year. He dives into the details of coaching the para team as well as his soccer background. We had former guest and friend of the pod, Ross Moffat, as a co-host as he helped Stuart as an assistant coach on the team. An amazing episode that left us speechless.

Jamie is a coach with Sporting Iowa in Des Moines. He sits down with the cornfed team to talk about the transition from England and gives some insight to the structure and opportunities that are over there. We have talked a lot about culture on the podcast, and this episode is a good example of how different parts of the world value soccer.

Welcome to the first episode of Cornfed Coaching hosted by Jack Andrews and Jon Choda. Join these two soccer coaches as they navigate the youth soccer coaching landscape in America through banter, insight and experience (but mostly banter). Throughout the podcast the hosts will be joined by other coaches and soccer influencers that will keep things fresh and lively. Don't miss out!

In partnership with the Iowa Soccer Symposium, the Cornfed team was delighted to have the opportunity to chat with legendary referee, Esse Baharmast. Esse worked his way through refereeing to have one of the most famous calls in World Cup history. He has now transitioned to mentoring a new generation of referees to expand the beautiful game. A very detailed and educational episode into an often times overlooked aspect of the game.

Tommy Wilson is the academy director for the Philadelphia Union. Tommy was a phenomenal player himself and has now transitioned into leading the Union and building out their player development campaign. He took over the organization and is now constantly trying to improve it along with his staff. What a treat for the Cornfed crew to sit down and chat with him. We talk about the staffing that is implemented at the highest levels of football, game models and universal language to expedite the traning process. Great listen!