Shawna Gordon — Elevating Women’s Soccer
VertiMax Vive
English - October 29, 2019 05:30 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSports Health & Fitness Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Shawna Gordon is a former professional soccer player, a trainer and mentor to youth and college athletes, and social media influencer. Growing up, Shawna depended a lot on her father to help her practice and train, honing her soccer and athletic skills even though she didn’t have a formal coach off the pitch. She went on to play soccer professionally within multiple women’s leagues, and eventually became a coach, trainer and mentor.
On this episode hosted by Cameron Lynch, four-year NFL vet, Shawna shares how and why she started a female mentoring clinic, specifically to coach younger female athletes and give them the guidance she didn’t have in her early years of playing the sport. Shawna explains some of the finer techniques in soccer, her recommendations and style as a coach, as well as reveals her hopes for the future of the women’s soccer league and the sport in general. Tune in to find out more.
Key Takeaways:
[:46] Cam introduces his guest for this episode — Shawna Gordon.
[1:42] What is "The Beautiful Game"?
[2:31] What are some of the questions that come up the most in Shawna's female mentoring sessions?
[3:35] What is Shawna's drink of choice?
[4:46] Shawna shares a little about her pre-game meals, and how it has changed over time.
[6:34] What are some things Shawna does to hone her skills?
[8:44] What are some of the fundamentals of a training session with Shawna?
[10:25] What is the proper way to kick a ball?
[11:37] What is Shawna's style of play?
[14:20] Cam shares a personal anecdote on why warm up is so important to injury prevention.
[15:39] What are some things that Shawna recommends to prepare for games at the college level compared to the youth level?
[16:21] This podcast is being sponsored by Vertimax.
[17:36] Shawna shares her motivation for doing what she does now.
[19:35] Shawna provides some insights into the national women's soccer team.
[20:40] The viewership and media recognition towards the women's soccer team has not been great. Shawna shares her thoughts on what needs to be done to grow the game.
[24:50] Shawna describes her journey with professional soccer.
[28:32] What would be Shawna's advice to her younger self?
[30:00] Get in touch with Shawna via Instagram.
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