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Spirit GK Sydney Schneider chats with Catch The Spirit host Craig Hoffman about her journey to the NWSL. They talk about Schneider's childhood in New Jersey, acclimation to goalkeeper as a teen and her ascension to starter on the Jamaican National Team.Plus, they discuss her rookie year in Washington learning from Aubrey Bledsoe and Devon Kerr and adjusting to being a backup for the first time in her life.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit Assistant Coach Kris Ward joins Craig Hoffman to give his take on the season so far. Kris talks about some of the team's high achievers in 2021, giving his unique insight on working with NWSL Player of the Month Ashley Hatch and runner-up Andi Sullivan, whom he's worked with since Sunny was 14.Plus, Ward talks about rookies Anna Helfrity and Trinity Rodman including why the women's game has "never seen an athlete like Trin." Plus, Ward wraps up with why Ashley Sanchez has been so strong in year 2.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit midfielder Chinyelu Asher (aka Chinny) talks with Craig Hoffman about her journey to then club. It's a circuitous trip that starts in Silver Spring, MD with stops in Indiana, Kentucky, Colombia and Norway. They talk about the soccer cultures in different parts of the world, including Jamaica where Asher competes as a member of the Jamaican Women's National Team.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit striker Ashley Hatch talks with Craig Hoffman about the club's NWSL season so far, how they'll cover for USWNT stars Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett departing for Tokyo, her partnership with Ashley Sanchez and Trinity Rodman and more. Plus, Hatch answers a wide variety of fan questions from why she chose her number 33, her favorite things to bake and some soccer questions.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Andi Sullivan and Tori Huster chat with CTS Host Craig Hoffman in his other role as radio host on The Team 980. This is the full version of their conversation that was cut short on the radio due to time constraints.They talk about the team's start, returning home, Andi and Tori's positional flexibility and how the younger players - specifically Trinity Rodman and Ashley Sanchez - are coming along.

USA Today's Emily Olsen joins the podcast to talk about the state of the Spirit entering the Summer. Emily and Craig Hoffman talk about the success of Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Ashley Hatch as well as ways the trio and their teammates can convert more often in the final third.Craig and Emily also talk about the USWNT's roster decisions, what's next for Andi Sullivan and how the international decisions shape the Spirit's upcoming schedule with key players headed to Tokyo.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit legend Joanna Lohman joins Catch The Spirit to celebrate the launch of her new book Raising Tomorrow's Champions: What the Women's National Soccer Team Teaches Us About Grit, Authenticity and Winning and pride month!The activist, athlete and now author talks about all three aspects of her life with Craig Hoffman. Lohman talks about how the idea for the book came to be, how she compiled it and the themes that started to emerge as she talked to USWNT legends from different eras.Plus, she talks about her own journey in self-discovery from coming out to her evolution as an activist and paving the way for others to follow in and outside the soccer world.Finally, she gives her thoughts on this year's Spirit club including her old teammate Tori Huster and rookie Trinity Rodman.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Craig Hoffman chats with NWSL on Paramount+ play-by-play announcer Corey Cohen about the Spirit's weekend match with OL Reign.--The return of Rose Lavelle to the NWSL against her former club--Richie Burke's thoughts entering the club's 3rd match in just over a week--Corey's impressions of Ashley Sanchez & Trinity Rodman--Why Aubrey Bledsoe has been the NWSL's hidden gemPlus, a scouting report on OL Reign to get you ready for kickoff! Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS, CVS Health and Progressive.

Craig Hoffman talks with new Spirit President of Business Operations Lindsay Barenz about her journey to the club. Barenz discusses pivotal points in her journey from her decision to leave big law to her year in the White House. Plus, how she eventually got into women's soccer and why a sense of community drew her back from the league office into a team setting.Barenz also talks at length about why and how justice and equity center everything that she does, both as a person and how striving for those ideals shapes how she does her job.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Craig Hoffman talk with one of the Spirit's newest arrivals in Julia Roddar. The versatile midfielder and defender talks about her expectations for the upcoming season, her first month on the job in the US and growing up in Sweden. Plus, why she chose Florida Gulf Coast for college and the thing she wishes she knew when she was younger.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Spirit defender Tegan McGrady and forward Ashley Hatch join Craig Hoffman for a catch-up with just three weeks to go until the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup. The duo swaps stories from training camp in Florida from the on-field growth to the off-field pranks.Plus, Tegan and Ashley talk about their off-seasons and the growth they've seen in each other. Lastly they talk about some of their new teammates from USWNT additions Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett to first round pick Trinity Rodman.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Craig Hoffman calls up Tori Huster and Bayley Feist from the Spirit's preseason camp in Florida.  Tori discusses what it's been like to transition to having headquarters in Virginia, what she's seen as the team's come together and how excited she is to be healthy after last year's injury hampered campaign. Bayley talks about what she did in the off-season after her breakout second season, who could be poised to breakout themselves and about some her new teammates, including USWNT veterans Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett.Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

The 2021 NWSL Draft is shaping up to be like no other. Get ready for the big night (7pm on Twitch) with The Equalizer's Rachael Kriger. She joins host Craig Hoffman to talk about how this year's draft is different in its virtual setting, the effect NCAA rule changes have had on the draft pool and how the Spirit stack up entering the annual selection process.Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

New Spirit defender Emily Sonnett joins Craig Hoffman for a post-trade debrief after being acquired by the club. Sonnett talks about why she's excited to join Washington, including teaming up with fellow World Cup Champion Kelley O'Hara and her love of playing with fellow USWNT members Andi Sullivan and Aubrey Bledsoe.Sonnett also talks about her 2020 journey from Portland to Orlando and eventually Sweden before landing in Washington. She also discusses why she chose to start working with a sports psychologist during quarantine and the positive effect it's had on her performance. Lastly she answers a wide range of fan questions from her favorite dance move to the job she'd have if she wasn't a professional footballer.Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

Spirit stars Sam Staab and Dorian Bailey check in with Craig Hoffman upon return from the trip to Doha, Qatar. Sam and Dorian talk about the life-changing trip organized by the team and the US and Qatari Embassies to help kick off the 2021 Qatar Year of Culture in partnership with the US. The duo discusses how they interacted with the Qatar Women's National team and how their trip helped inspire what is possible through  football.They then talked about some of the fun had on the trip - including Sam's incredible "horse-whispering" ability and their day on the dunes in the desert.Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

New Washington Spirit forward Kelley O'Hara talks about her trade from Utah Royals FC to her hometown team. The two-time World Cup champion discusses why she wanted to play in DC, gives her thoughts on the team she's joining and discusses what she thinks she can bring to the club.O'Hara also talks about her commitment to the DC community and where her competitive fire comes from. Plus, she dishes on why she thinks all her USWNT teammates would pick her to get stuck on a deserted island with!Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

To kick off the holiday season, Craig Hoffman chats with Andi Sullivan and her husband, Drew Skundrich. Andi and Drew spent most of 2020 apart as Drew plays for Sacramento Republic (USL) and Andi was with the Spirit in DC and Utah for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. The couple talks about their college days and how they met as well as their highly entertaining engagement story! They then talk about how they've coped with being apart and what it's meant to be together, including what it's like to train together. They then answer fan questions to close the show.Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

Spirit CB Paige Nielsen sits down to tell her story like she never has before. Paige chronicles her journey from Nebraska to walking on at North Carolina through the ups and downs of her International career before nearly quitting in 2018 before one last shot with the Spirit. Plus, she talks about how watching Andi Sullivan motivated her last off-season and what's got her just as motivated headed into 2021.Catch The Spirit is sponsored by CVS. Get your flu shot at your local CVS today! Plus, CTS is sponsored by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank.Catch The Spirit is produced in association with Train With The Best Media. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.

Spirit defenders Tori Huster and Tegan McGrady talk about their rehab an the unique opportunity 2020 provided to heal injuries that had bothered both players for multiple years. They also talked about the ways they stayed connected to the team even though they weren't at training, players who impressed them as they watched from the sideline and their plans for 2021.Catch The Spirit is presented by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank. Catch The Spirit's Theme Music is produced by Jamarian Bates. It is produced in association with Train With The Best Media and you can find "The Train With The Best Podcast" anywhere you found this one.

Assistant coach Kris Ward shares how he's handled the adjustment of joining the Spirit mid-season, his background and how he's applied his diverse skillset to the club. Ward shares the differences in training youth players versus pros, his long-term relationships with Richie and Andi and more!Catch The Spirit is presented by WAGS and Sandy Spring Bank. Catch The Spirit's Theme Music is produced by Jamarian Bates. It is produced in association with Train With The Best Media and you can find "The Train With The Best Podcast" anywhere you found this one.