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Welcome to Chat By The Pitch — the soccer podcast that goes beyond the game.Hosted by Ian Babcock, Chat By The Pitch is built around real conversations with the people shaping soccer from every angle — coaches, players, parents, club leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, analysts, and innovators. This isn’t a highlight show and it isn’t built around hot takes. It’s about the stories, lessons, challenges, and experiences that actually define the modern game.Whether you’re a parent trying to better understand youth soccer, a coach looking to grow, a player chasing the next level, or simply someone passionate about the sport, Chat By The Pitch gives you honest, long-form conversations that dig deeper than surface-level opinions.Every episode explores what really happens behind the scenes:• The realities of youth soccer culture• Coaching philosophy and player development• Leadership and communication• Parenting athletes in today’s environment• The mental side of competition• Building
Ian Babcock hosts Chat By The Pitch, a sports show with 179 episodes published.
What separates good players from great players? In Part 2 of this conversation, Everton FC's John Keagan dives into the mindset, work ethic, and personal responsibility required to reach your full potential in soccer and
What happens when a professional club creates a pathway that combines elite soccer development with education? In this episode, Ian sits down with John Keagan from Everton FC to discuss the club's Football College Progra
What does good soccer parenting actually look like? In Part 2, Kristie and Mark Brooks move beyond the Spain story and share the parenting lessons they learned while helping their son Easton chase soccer at a high level.
What does it really take for a teenager to move to Spain and chase a soccer dream? In Part 1, Kristie and Mark Brooks share the real story behind helping their son Easton move overseas at 14 to pursue soccer in Spain. Fr
What does it really look like for a 14-year-old American player to move to Spain and chase the dream of professional soccer? In this episode of Chat By The Pitch, Ian Babcock sits down with Easton Brooks to discuss his j
In Part 2, Ray Power and Ian Babcock continue the conversation by diving into coaching methodology, player development systems, training environments, and the importance of continuing coach education. Ray breaks down why
In Part 1 of this conversation, Ray Power joins Chat By The Pitch to talk about youth soccer development, coaching philosophy, parent education, and why keeping kids in love with the game matters more than early results.
Part 2 is where everything connects. After hearing the journey, Anja Koehler breaks down how leadership is actually built—not assumed. Through Captains University, she’s created a system around something most players are
This one starts with the story—but it’s not the clean version. Anja Koehler walks through what it actually looked like to become a leader—being overlooked, losing confidence, earning it back, and figuring it out in real
Part 2 of this reissued conversation shifts into the details that matter when making a decision. We break down pricing, how different systems are built, and where things like AI and analytics actually stand today. There’
This is a reissue of Part 1 of my conversation with Orhan from Reeplayer — brought back because the questions around camera systems are picking up again with the new season starting. In this episode, we focus on the foun
In Part 2, the focus shifts to how players are actually developed with futsal. Pablo Da Silva breaks down futsal—what it really is, why it matters, and how it translates directly to the outdoor game. From faster decision
What does real player development actually look like? In Part 1, Ian sits down with John Davis and Pablo Da Silva from Ulete Sports to break down what they’re building—and why it’s different. This conversation dives into
What does a full day in a soccer residency program actually look like—and how is it different from the traditional youth soccer model? In Part 2 of this conversation, Ian Babcock and Erin Medina go deeper into Alpha Form
What does real player development actually look like—and why are so many systems missing it? In this episode of Chat By The Pitch , Ian Babcock sits down with Erin Medina, COO of Forms Residency and Forms Academy, to bre
With the Dallas Cup just weeks away, this episode hits a little different. This is a tribute to Gordon Jago—a true pioneer of the game and one of the key figures behind what the Dallas Cup has become today. From his jour
In Part 2 of Soccer for Success, we go deeper. This conversation moves beyond curriculum and into implementation — how Dallas ISD built a no-cost, district-wide pathway from elementary Spark programs to middle school lea
Soccer for Success is reshaping how youth soccer development happens inside school systems. In this episode, leaders from Dallas ISD and the US Soccer Foundation break down how a 10-lesson, standards-aligned curriculum i
In this episode of Chat By The Pitch, I sit down with Gregg Megaw, founder of Ballers ID, to talk about investing in the full player — not the hype. We break down individual development, 1v1 training, decision-making, cu
Seeing the Next Level Changes Everything In Part 2 of this conversation, Ian and Jonathan dig deeper into exposure, access, and perspective in youth sports. Jonathan explains why seeing the next level in person — middle
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Chat By The Pitch is hosted by Ian Babcock. The show is categorised under sports (soccer) and has published 179 episodes.
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