# Chasing the Game - Youth Soccer in America Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/chasing-the-game Official site: https://www.chasingthegame.us Author: Liron Unreich Episodes: 30 ## Resource Chasing the Game: Youth Soccer in America is a weekly podcast for soccer parents, coaches, and players who want to understand how youth soccer development really works in the United States. Hosted by two dads, filmmaker Liron Unreich and investor Matt Tartaglia, the show covers everything from grassroots soccer to elite pathways like MLS NEXT and ECNL. Combining data, real experience, and expert insights from academy directors, college coaches, and former pros, each episode explains what families truly need to know. Weekly episodes focus on the core aspects of youth soccer: player development, coaching culture, college recruiting, tryouts, travel costs, and the challenges of youth sports parenting in today’s competitive environment. For families navigating youth soccer’s complex system, Chasing the Game offers practical advice, credible voices, and relatable stories from two dads working to make sense of American player development, one episode at a time. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250.md ## Episodes - [Not Every Soccer Path Has to Be Perfect](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/not-every-soccer-path-has-to-be-perfect) — 2026-05-20T10:30:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Keeps Changing. Can Your Player Keep Up?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-keeps-changing-can-your-player-keep-up) — 2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00 - [First Pro Contract at 18: Why It’s Not a Career | Chris Platts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/first-pro-contract-at-18-why-it-s-not-a-career-chris-platts) — 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00 - [Too Much Noise in Youth Soccer: What Actually Builds Players](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/too-much-noise-in-youth-soccer-what-actually-builds-players) — 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Development: Why Clarity Matters | Christian Gonzalez](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-development-why-clarity-matters-christian-gonzalez) — 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00 - [What Builds a Pro Player? Talia Sommer on Parents, Pressure, and Playing With Boys](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/what-builds-a-pro-player-talia-sommer-on-parents-pressure-and-playing-with-boys) — 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 - [Can Your Kid Really Train in Barcelona?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/can-your-kid-really-train-in-barcelona) — 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Parents: The Right Questions to Ask](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-parents-the-right-questions-to-ask) — 2026-04-01T10:30:00+00:00 - [What MLS Academies Really Look For. Jose Campos of Orlando City](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/what-mls-academies-really-look-for-jose-campos-of-orlando-city) — 2026-03-25T11:49:23+00:00 - [USL and the Youth Soccer Pathway: What Parents Need to Know | FC Naples](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/usl-and-the-youth-soccer-pathway-what-parents-need-to-know-fc-naples) — 2026-03-18T10:00:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Pathway: MLS NEXT, College, and What Parents Get Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-pathway-mls-next-college-and-what-parents-get-wrong) — 2026-03-11T10:30:00+00:00 - [MLS NEXT Academy: How Far Should Parents Go? | Justin Phelps](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/mls-next-academy-how-far-should-parents-go-justin-phelps) — 2026-03-04T11:00:00+00:00 - [Fixing Pay to Play in Youth Soccer | Danny Buttitta](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/fixing-pay-to-play-in-youth-soccer-danny-buttitta) — 2026-02-25T11:00:00+00:00 - [Small Roster Youth Soccer: Why Selective Clubs Develop Better Players | Manhattan Kickers FC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/small-roster-youth-soccer-why-selective-clubs-develop-better-players-manhattan-kickers-fc) — 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00 - [Why U.S. Players Struggle in Europe | Ditmer de Jong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/why-u-s-players-struggle-in-europe-ditmer-de-jong) — 2026-02-11T10:00:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Careers: The Hard Choice Parents Don’t See Coming | Alex Rando](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-careers-the-hard-choice-parents-don-t-see-coming-alex-rando) — 2026-02-04T10:00:00+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Burnout: The Hidden Cost of Elite Development](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-burnout-the-hidden-cost-of-elite-development) — 2026-01-28T09:00:00+00:00 - [What America Gets Wrong About Youth Soccer Development | Peguy Luyindula](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/what-america-gets-wrong-about-youth-soccer-development-peguy-luyindula) — 2026-01-21T10:00:00+00:00 - [Winning at 12 Doesn’t Matter: Inside the Red Bulls Academy | Sean McCafferty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/winning-at-12-doesn-t-matter-inside-the-red-bulls-academy-sean-mccafferty) — 2026-01-14T10:00:00+00:00 - [MLS NEXT vs ECNL vs Pay to Play: Which Path Develops Players?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/mls-next-vs-ecnl-vs-pay-to-play-which-path-develops-players) — 2026-01-07T09:00:00+00:00 - [How U.S. Youth Soccer Traps Families | Morten Gahn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/how-u-s-youth-soccer-traps-families-morten-gahn) — 2025-12-17T10:00:00+00:00 - [How Youth Soccer Players Actually Improve | Brando Babini and Billy Pavlou](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/how-youth-soccer-players-actually-improve-brando-babini-and-billy-pavlou) — 2025-12-10T10:00:00+00:00 - [American Youth Soccer Is Chaos: Recruiting, Money, and Club Power | Noah Gins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/american-youth-soccer-is-chaos-recruiting-money-and-club-power-noah-gins) — 2025-12-03T12:17:38+00:00 - [Youth Soccer Pressure: What Parents Get Wrong | Ben Olsen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/youth-soccer-pressure-what-parents-get-wrong-ben-olsen) — 2025-11-26T11:35:00+00:00 - [You Can’t Catch Up Later: The Truth About Youth Soccer Development | Patrick Ouckama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-the-game-youth-soccer-in-america-7528250/you-can-t-catch-up-later-the-truth-about-youth-soccer-development-patrick-ouckama) — 2025-11-19T07:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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