Soccer 101

Ryan is joined by Joe and Taylor to answer the age old question (in your best Jerry Seinfeld impression), "What's the deal with kickoff?!" How does a game get underway, how have the rules regarding kickoff evolved since the mid-1800s, what are the different approaches to getting your tactics right from kickoff, how could we improve upon the current system, and much much more! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

Who makes what decisions? We have answers! Ryan is joined by Graham and Taylor to discuss front offices in football: what they are, how they work, which ones do it well, and which ones could use some help. The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

It’s preseason time! On this episode of Soccer 101, Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell, Graham Ruthven, and Joe Lowery dive into the world of preseason. What is it? Why is it important? How has it changed? We talk about all that - and more - on the show. The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

On this week's episode, we're taking a deeper look at officiating! Why become a referee, what are the paths to qualification in the US and the UK, are there actual tests to be taken, who does the assigning, and much much more! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

On today's episode, we go through the remaining calendar for 2022 to determine what competitions are happening and when, how the winter World Cup will impact club scheduling, and which leagues might suffer the most from fixture congestion? The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

On this week's episode, we're taking a deeper look at Coaching Badges (aka coaching licenses). What are they? Why does soccer have them? Can you coach without them? Can you actually sew them onto your uniform like a Boy Scout? All that and much much more! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

Soccer is a game of fine margins, which is why it is fairly common to see the dark arts employed to gain an advantage. In this episode, Ryan Bailey, Graham Ruthven and Taylor Rockwell discuss the delightful and dastardly world of 's***housery' (or 'poophousery' as its known in the TSS-iverse)! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

We're in the midst of another summer transfer window, so the Soccer 101 team are looking back at some of the landmark deals that have shaped the history of the game. Join Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell, Joe Lowery and Graham Ruthven as they run down some of the biggest historical deals! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

In honor of our 101st episode, we finish off our list of the 101 soccer terms and phrases that you need to know. This one starts with "nutmeg" and runs through "zonal marking" and includes a bonus discussion about the term soccer at the very end. We stayed marginally more on track than in the preceding episode, but only just! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.

It's a two-part Soccer 101 extravaganza! As we near our 101st episode, we're running through the 101 key soccer terms that you need to know. On this episode, we're defining terms from A-M! The Soccer 101 theme, and plenty of other excellent music, can be found right here: https://aerialist.bandcamp.com.