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The life & times of an elite athlete w/Christina Sarokon
Manage episode 361872686 series 2860623
Former D1 goalkeeper & current D1 coach Christina Sarokon joins the pod to talk about what it's like growing up as an elite athlete: how soccer came into her life, when she first knew she had a special talent, the challenges with transitioning from sports-as-fun to sports-as-your-whole-life, the challenges transitioning from being the best player on every team you've ever played for to one of many talented players in college, what led her to pursue coaching & what's different about the game today than when she played. Plus Matthew gushes (just a bit) about Man City beating Arsenal and the latest on the NBA playoffs!
101 episodes
Manage episode 361872686 series 2860623
Former D1 goalkeeper & current D1 coach Christina Sarokon joins the pod to talk about what it's like growing up as an elite athlete: how soccer came into her life, when she first knew she had a special talent, the challenges with transitioning from sports-as-fun to sports-as-your-whole-life, the challenges transitioning from being the best player on every team you've ever played for to one of many talented players in college, what led her to pursue coaching & what's different about the game today than when she played. Plus Matthew gushes (just a bit) about Man City beating Arsenal and the latest on the NBA playoffs!
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