Vision of a Champion with Anson Dorrance
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 87 ratings"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.”
On the Vision of a Champion Podcast, 22 time national champion and 8 time coach of the year Anson Dorrance - along with co-hosts Dean Linke and Natalie Bode - talk about what it means to be a champion with elite athletes and coaches who have been a part of Anson's Hall of Fame journey - Tobin Heath, Roy Williams, Lucy Bronze, Crystal Dunn, April Heinrichs and more are in the upcoming season, and you don’t want to miss it. Subscribe now, and we’ll see you soon with the first episode, with women’s soccer legend Mia Hamm.
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Staci Wilson: Chapter 20, Sharpening Your Mental Edge
September 25, 2021 14:42 - 54 minutes - 42 MBDo you want to enhance your game? Listen to NCAA Champion and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist talk about sharpening your mental edge. On today’s podcast, Staci Wilson joins Anson to talk about how UNC Women’s Soccer and the USWNT use their indomitable will and mental toughness to overcome opponents. They also discuss how players can make a conscious choice to choose a winning mentality that produces success at every level of the game! The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative...
Michelle Akers: Chapter 19, Maintaining Your Balance
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBHow do elite players maintain their balance on and off the field? Listen to this podcast to hear the greatest women’s soccer players to ever lace up a pair of boots talk about maintaining your balance. On today’s show, we have Michelle Akers, she could score, defend, and had a unique air game that still ranks as the best header of the ball ever in women’s soccer. She helped the USWNT win the 1991, 1999 World Cups, and the 1996 Olympics. At the 1991 World Cup, Michelle won the FIFA G...
Mack Brown: Chapter 18, Becoming the Total Athlete
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 53 minutes - 42.3 MBHow do they coach young players to become a total athlete? Listen to these two Hall of Fame coaches talk about how they get their athletes to rise to their potential. On today’s show, we have Mack Brown, head coach of UNC’s men’s football program. Together, both Anson and Mack have seen what it takes to become a total athlete, they talk about what can be learned through sport to produce the total athlete on and off the field. The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative All...
Rakel Campbell & Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer: Chapter 17, Being a Team Player
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 53 minutes - 42 MBIn Chapter 17, UNC National Champions Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer and Rakel Campbell talk about, Being a Team Player. They both share, compare, and contrast their different contributions that helped to make their respective teams exceptional. Anson goes on to define what “Being a Team Player” means to him as a coach with 22 National Championships.
Carli Lloyd: Chapter 16, Playing your best on Game Day
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBCarli Lloyd has been the face of the USWNT for two decades, and the franchise player Gotham FC of the NWSL. The two-time Olympic Champion, 2 Time World Cup Champion, and two-time FIFA World Player of The Year talks with Anson about chapter 16, “ Playing Your Best on Game Day.”
Adelaide Gay: Chapter 15, The Art of Goalkeeping
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 54 minutes - 42.3 MBAdelaide Gay is a UNC National Champion, academic scholar, competitor, and statistically comes out on the winning side of many of life's challenges. She's a former goalkeeper for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL, and the current keeper for FC Nordsjalland in the Elitedivisionen. While at UNC, she was named first-team Capital One Academic All-America by College Sports Information Directors of America. Today, her coach Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk to Adelaide about her exper...
Tom Stone: Chapter 14, Closing the Gap, Developing the Weak Areas of the Women's Game
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIn today’s podcast, Anson Dorrance sits down with Texas Tech’s Tom Stone to discuss the weaknesses in the women’s game, and how we can close the gap! Both Anson and Tom discuss the differences in the women’s game from the men’s game, and they discuss the differences between the European approach and our approach to the game. Right now, the USWNT is the best team in the world, Tom and Anson talk about the physical and technical training that we can improve upon to keep our competitiv...
Jessica McDonald: Chapter 13, The Competitive Matrix
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 49 minutes - 43.8 MBJessica McDonald has become an absolute superstar athlete, both on and off the pitch. She has 19 caps for the US Women's National Team and has led the North Carolina Courage to 2 NWSL championships. At UNC, she was a member of the 2008 and 2009 NCAA championship teams. But for Jessica, the path hasn't always been easy. She started her college career at Phoenix College and has had to hustle and grind for everything she has. This podcast will take you through Jessica's humble beginnin...
Tobin Heath: Chapter 12, The Competitive Cauldron
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 42 minutes - 34.9 MBTobin Heath is a rock star. She wants to play soccer, and compete in her life, and everyone's opinion of her doesn't matter. She's a 3-time national champion at UNC and a star of the Portland Thorns and US Women's National Team. Today, her coach Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk to Tobin about how the Competitive Cauldron shaped her life and playing career. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Danielle Egan and Claudio Reyna: Chapter 11, Soccer Supporters, Players and Their Parents
September 25, 2021 14:41 - 48 minutes - 39.5 MBAnson Dorrance and host Dean Linke chat with UNC soccer star Danielle Egan Reyna and former captain of the US Men's National Team Claudio Reyna about the role parents play in youth soccer development, and how they've raised one of the most talented young players in the country, Gio Reyna. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Lucy Bronze: Chapter 10, Stepping Up to College Soccer
September 25, 2021 14:40 - 34 minutes - 27.6 MBLucy Bronze on competitiveness, "There's a perception that being competitive is not really a good thing, especially when I was younger, for a girl to be competitive, it's like - no, a girl should be nice. I was just not that girl. I wanted to win at everything. The day that I turned up to Carolina was the day I realized it was ok to be like that." Today, Anson Dorrance and host Natalie Bode talk to Manchester City's Lucy Bronze about her time at UNC and the competitive cauldron. Vi...
Susan Ellis: Chapter 9, High School Soccer
September 25, 2021 14:40 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBAs soccer has grown in popularity, so too have the number of club teams. Many feel like for those that want to play soccer collegiately, club soccer is the only way to get discovered and recruited. Susan Ellis is a soccer hall of famer, UNC legend, and high school coach at Durham Academy - and she completely disagrees. Today on the show, Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk about the value of high school soccer, being a well-rounded athlete, and the importance of being a reserve ...
Sarina Wiegman: Chapter 8, Levels of Play
September 25, 2021 14:40 - 51 minutes - 40 MBSarina Wiegman is the coach of the Dutch National Team and will be the new coach of England's National Team after the Olympics. Today, Anson Dorrance and host Natalie Bode talk to Sarina about her success as the Dutch Women's National Team Head Coach, her time at UNC, what it was like to come over to the United States to play college soccer, and how physical fitness affects how well you can play the game. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro musi...
April Heinrichs: Chapter 7, Technical and Tactical Development
September 25, 2021 14:40 - 38 minutes - 30.3 MBToday Anson Dorrance and Dean Linke chat with April Heinrichs, former UNC standout, former US women's national team star, and former head coach of the US women's national team. They discuss technical and tactical development, including Anson's infamous 3-4-3 technique, and how coaches can learn from players. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Tisha Venturini: Chapter 6, Soccer Basics
September 25, 2021 14:40 - 42 minutes - 32.3 MBTisha Venturini-Hoch is the only athlete who has 4 NCAA championships, an Olympic Gold, a World Cup, and a professional championship. Today, Tisha and her college coach Anson Dorrance, along with host Natalie Bode, talk about the basics of soccer, leadership, cross-training, and having fun with the game. Plus Anson shares an unbelieveable story about calling Tisha's dad Chick Venturini to ask him if she really needed that full ride to play at UNC. Tisha Venturini-Hoch now runs a ...
Roy Williams: Chapter 5, How The Greats Obtained Personal Excellence
September 25, 2021 14:39 - 54 minutes - 42.5 MBHow do the great athletes become elite? What can the coaches do to drive them to their full potential? On today's episode, Anson and host Natalie Bode are joined by Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach at UNC and three time national champion. Together, Anson and Roy have coached some of the most driven leaders in athletics on the planet - Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Paige, Tobin Heath, Jessica McDonald, and many others. But not all of them were coached t...
Gloria & Yael Averbuch: Chapter 4, Enriching Your Life through Soccer
September 25, 2021 14:39 - 49 minutes - 39 MBToday Anson and host Dean Linke are joined by Gloria and Yael Averbuch. Gloria is the co-author of Vision of a Champion with Anson, and they wrote it together when Yael was just 10. Yael dreamed up playing for Anson, but he didn't want to recruit a friend's daughter - except that Yael's talent was too impressive to ignore. On the show, Gloria, Yael, and Anson talk about being a parent of a superstar athlete, how entrepreneurship and athletics are similar (Yael is the founder of the ...
Crystal Dunn: Chapter 3, Your Game and Why It's Great
September 25, 2021 14:39 - 47 minutes - 37.3 MBIn today's episode of the podcast, we will move on to chapter three of Vision of a Champion titled "Your Game and Why It's Great." In this chapter, Anson and host Natalie Bode are joined by special guest Crystal Dunn to further detail what truly makes soccer live up to the coined term "the beautiful game," how soccer brings all kinds of different people together, specifically by explaining some of the different soccer personalities that exist and how each of the different personalit...
Mia Hamm: Chapter 1, The Vision of a Champion
September 25, 2021 14:39 - 50 minutes - 38.9 MBOn episode 1 of the Vision of a Champion Podcast, Hall of Fame Coach and Women's Soccer Legend Anson Dorrance, along with host Dean Linke, talks to quite possibly the greatest of all time, Mia Hamm. On the Vision of a Champion Podcast, 22 time national champion and 8 time coach of the year Anson Dorrance - along with co-hosts Dean Linke and Natalie Bode - talk about what it means to be a champion with elite athletes and coaches who have been a part of Anson's Hall of Fame journey -...
Staci Wilson: Chapter 20 - Sharpening Your Mental Edge
May 12, 2021 02:31 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBDo you want to enhance your game? Listen to NCAA Champion and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist talk about sharpening your mental edge. On today’s podcast, Staci Wilson joins Anson to talk about how UNC Women’s Soccer and the USWNT use their indomitable will and mental toughness to overcome opponents. They also discuss how players can make a conscious choice to choose a winning mentality that produces success at every level of the game! The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative...
Michelle Akers: Chapter 19 - Maintaining Your Balance
May 04, 2021 23:02 - 1 hour - 63 MBHow do elite players maintain their balance on and off the field? Listen to this podcast to hear the greatest women’s soccer players to ever lace up a pair of boots talk about maintaining your balance. On today’s show, we have Michelle Akers, she could score, defend, and had a unique air game that still ranks as the best header of the ball ever in women’s soccer. She helped the USWNT win the 1991, 1999 World Cups, and the 1996 Olympics. At the 1991 World Cup, Michelle won the FIFA G...
Mack Brown: Chapter 18 - Becoming the Total Athlete
April 27, 2021 12:58 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBHow do they coach young players to become a total athlete? Listen to these two Hall of Fame coaches talk about how they get their athletes to rise to their potential. On today’s show, we have Mack Brown, head coach of UNC’s men’s football program. Together, both Anson and Mack have seen what it takes to become a total athlete, they talk about what can be learned through sport to produce the total athlete on and off the field. The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative All...
Rakel Campbell & Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer: Chapter 17 - Being a Team Player
April 20, 2021 14:42 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn Chapter 17, UNC National Champions Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer and Rakel Campbell talk about, Being a Team Player. They both share, compare, and contrast their different contributions that helped to make their respective teams exceptional. Anson goes on to define what “Being a Team Player” means to him as a coach with 22 National Championships.
Carli Lloyd: Chapter 16 - Playing your best on Game Day
April 13, 2021 11:03 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBCarli Lloyd has been the face of the USWNT for two decades, and the franchise player Gotham FC of the NWSL. The two-time Olympic Champion, 2 Time World Cup Champion, and two-time FIFA World Player of The Year talks with Anson about chapter 16, “ Playing Your Best on Game Day.”
Adelaide Gay: Chapter 15 - The Art of Goalkeeping
April 06, 2021 18:20 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAdelaide Gay is a UNC National Champion, academic scholar, competitor, and statistically comes out on the winning side of many of life's challenges. She's a former goalkeeper for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL, and the current keeper for FC Nordsjalland in the Elitedivisionen. While at UNC, she was named first-team Capital One Academic All-America by College Sports Information Directors of America. Today, her coach Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk to Adelaide about her exper...
Tom Stone: Chapter 14 - Closing the Gap, Developing the Weak Areas of the Women's Game
March 30, 2021 00:29 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIn today’s podcast, Anson Dorrance sits down with Texas Tech’s Tom Stone to discuss the weaknesses in the women’s game, and how we can close the gap! Both Anson and Tom discuss the differences in the women’s game from the men’s game, and they discuss the differences between the European approach and our approach to the game. Right now, the USWNT is the best team in the world, Tom and Anson talk about the physical and technical training that we can improve upon to keep our competitiv...
Chapter 14: Closing the Gap - Developing the Weak Areas of the Women’s Game
March 30, 2021 00:29 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBIn today’s podcast, Anson Dorrance sits down with Texas Tech’s Tom Stone to discuss the weaknesses in the women’s game, and how we can close the gap! Both Anson and Tom discuss the differences in the women’s game from the men’s game, and they discuss the differences between the European approach and our approach to the game. Right now, the USWNT is the best team in the world, Tom and Anson talk about the physical and technical training that we can improve upon to keep our competitive dominanc...
Jessica McDonald: Chapter 13 - The Competitive Matrix
March 22, 2021 12:19 - 49 minutes - 68 MBJessica McDonald has become an absolute superstar athlete, both on and off the pitch. She has 19 caps for the US Women's National Team and has led the North Carolina Courage to 2 NWSL championships. At UNC, she was a member of the 2008 and 2009 NCAA championship teams. But for Jessica, the path hasn't always been easy. She started her college career at Phoenix College and has had to hustle and grind for everything she has. This podcast will take you through Jessica's humble beginnin...
Tobin Heath: Chapter 12 - The Competitive Cauldron
December 08, 2020 19:01 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBTobin Heath is a rock star. She wants to play soccer, and compete in her life, and everyone's opinion of her doesn't matter. She's a 3-time national champion at UNC and a star of the Portland Thorns and US Women's National Team. Today, her coach Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk to Tobin about how the Competitive Cauldron shaped her life and playing career. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Danielle Egan and Claudio Reyna: Chapter 11 - Soccer Supporters - Players and Their Parents
December 01, 2020 19:13 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBAnson Dorrance and host Dean Linke chat with UNC soccer star Danielle Egan Reyna and former captain of the US Men's National Team Claudio Reyna about the role parents play in youth soccer development, and how they've raised one of the most talented young players in the country, Gio Reyna. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Lucy Bronze: Chapter 10 - Stepping Up to College Soccer
November 24, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBLucy Bronze on competitiveness, "There's a perception that being competitive is not really a good thing, especially when I was younger, for a girl to be competitive, it's like - no, a girl should be nice. I was just not that girl. I wanted to win at everything. The day that I turned up to Carolina was the day I realized it was ok to be like that." Today, Anson Dorrance and host Natalie Bode talk to Manchester City's Lucy Bronze about her time at UNC and the competitive cauldron. Vi...
Susan Ellis: Chapter 9 - High School Soccer
November 18, 2020 21:29 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBAs soccer has grown in popularity, so too have the number of club teams. Many feel like for those that want to play soccer collegiately, club soccer is the only way to get discovered and recruited. Susan Ellis is a soccer hall of famer, UNC legend, and high school coach at Durham Academy - and she completely disagrees. Today on the show, Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk about the value of high school soccer, being a well-rounded athlete, and the importance of being a reserve ...
Sarina Wiegman: Chapter 8 - Levels of Play
November 11, 2020 18:30 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBSarina Wiegman is the coach of the Dutch National Team and will be the new coach of England's National Team after the Olympics. Today, Anson Dorrance and host Natalie Bode talk to Sarina about her success as the Dutch Women's National Team Head Coach, her time at UNC, what it was like to come over to the United States to play college soccer, and how physical fitness affects how well you can play the game. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro musi...
April Heinrichs: Chapter 7 - Technical and Tactical Development
November 04, 2020 17:17 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBToday Anson Dorrance and Dean Linke chat with April Heinrichs, former UNC standout, former US women's national team star, and former head coach of the US women's national team. They discuss technical and tactical development, including Anson's infamous 3-4-3 technique, and how coaches can learn from players. Vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.
Tisha Venturini: Chapter 6 - Soccer Basics
October 27, 2020 19:21 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBTisha Venturini-Hoch is the only athlete who has 4 NCAA championships, an Olympic Gold, a World Cup, and a professional championship. Today, Tisha and her college coach Anson Dorrance, along with host Natalie Bode, talk about the basics of soccer, leadership, cross-training, and having fun with the game. Plus Anson shares an unbelieveable story about calling Tisha's dad Chick Venturini to ask him if she really needed that full ride to play at UNC. Tisha Venturini-Hoch now runs a ...
Roy Williams: Chapter 5 - How The Greats Obtained Personal Excellence
October 21, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBHow do the great athletes become elite? What can the coaches do to drive them to their full potential? On today's episode, Anson and host Natalie Bode are joined by Roy Williams, head men's basketball coach at UNC and three time national champion. Together, Anson and Roy have coached some of the most driven leaders in athletics on the planet - Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Paige, Tobin Heath, Jessica McDonald, and many others. But not all of them were coached t...
Gloria & Yael Averbuch: Chapter 4 - Enriching Your Life through Soccer
October 14, 2020 14:10 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBToday Anson and host Dean Linke are joined by Gloria and Yael Averbuch. Gloria is the co-author of Vision of a Champion with Anson, and they wrote it together when Yael was just 10. Yael dreamed up playing for Anson, but he didn't want to recruit a friend's daughter - except that Yael's talent was too impressive to ignore. On the show, Gloria, Yael, and Anson talk about being a parent of a superstar athlete, how entrepreneurship and athletics are similar (Yael is the founder of the ...
Crystal Dunn: Chapter 3 - Your Game and Why It's Great
October 06, 2020 18:26 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBIn today's episode of the podcast, we will move on to chapter three of Vision of a Champion titled "Your Game and Why It's Great." In this chapter, Anson and host Natalie Bode are joined by special guest Crystal Dunn to further detail what truly makes soccer live up to the coined term "the beautiful game," how soccer brings all kinds of different people together, specifically by explaining some of the different soccer personalities that exist and how each of the different personalit...
Legends Talk USWNT - Special Guest Paul Riley
September 29, 2020 15:23 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBPaul Riley is the uber successful coach of the NWSL's perennial power North Carolina Courage. He has won three consecutive NWSL shields and three of the last four NWSL championships. Today, Anson Dorrance, Dean Linke, and Paul talk about where their work has taken them, the challenges women's soccer continues to face currently and make some comparisons about the state of US women's soccer today compared to right after the amazing 1999 World Cup Championship. Vision of a Champion ...
Mia Hamm: The Vision of a Champion
September 23, 2020 18:20 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBOn episode 1 of the Vision of a Champion Podcast, Hall of Fame Coach and Women's Soccer Legend Anson Dorrance, along with host Dean Linke, talks to quite possibly the greatest of all time, Mia Hamm. On the Vision of a Champion Podcast, 22 time national champion and 8 time coach of the year Anson Dorrance - along with co-hosts Dean Linke and Natalie Bode - talk about what it means to be a champion with elite athletes and coaches who have been a part of Anson's Hall of Fame journey -...
Vision of a Champion with Anson Dorrance Trailer
September 16, 2020 20:02 - 2 minutes - 3.48 MB"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.” On the Vision of a Champion Podcast, 22 time national champion and 8 time coach of the year Anson Dorrance - along with co-hosts Dean Linke and Natalie Bode - talk about what it means to be a champion with elite athletes and coaches who have been a part of Anson's Hall of Fame journey - Tobin Heath, Roy Williams, Lucy Bronze, Crystal Dunn, April Heinri...