# 102: Stephen Turnbull: From College Soccer to New York City FC and the Truth About the Professional Pathway | Inside College Soccer Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-college-soccer-989243/102-stephen-turnbull-from-college-soccer-to-new-york-city-fc-and-the-truth-about-the-professional-pathway-inside-college-soccer Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-college-soccer-989243/102-stephen-turnbull-from-college-soccer-to-new-york-city-fc-and-the-truth-about-the-professional-pathway-inside-college-soccer.md Podcast: [Inside College Soccer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-college-soccer-989243) Published: 2026-05-05T17:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899430 Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899430.mp3?modified=1779090658&sid=5004914&source=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-college-soccer-989243/episodes/102-stephen-turnbull-from-college-soccer-to-new-york-city-fc-and-the-truth-about-the-professional-pathway-inside-college-soccer Duration seconds: 6224 ## Resource In this episode of the Inside College Soccer Podcast, Don Williams sits down with Stephen Turnbull, who recently joined the SRUSA staff and will lead SRUSA New York. Stephen discusses his journey through college soccer and into the professional game, while offering valuable insight for aspiring student-athletes. Topics covered include: ⚽️ The college soccer pathway to professional football πŸ“ˆ Why playing time is crucial for development πŸŽ“ Freshman expectations in college soccer πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Promotion and relegation in U.S. soccer 🧠 Positional play, pattern play & modern tactical principles This is one of our most in-depth tactical and player development conversations yet. Follow Stephen: X: x.com/sturnbull17 Instagram: instagram.com/stephen.turnbull27 Presented by Sports Recruiting USA ( www.srusasoccer.com ) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-college-soccer-989243/episodes/102-stephen-turnbull-from-college-soccer-to-new-york-city-fc-and-the-truth-about-the-professional-pathway-inside-college-soccer/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-college-soccer-989243/102-stephen-turnbull-from-college-soccer-to-new-york-city-fc-and-the-truth-about-the-professional-pathway-inside-college-soccer.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.