How I Built This Sports Club
Episodes
Meghan Miller - The Mental Game Method
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Raising an athlete while shaping a person. The car ride home. So many other youth sport scenarios. And a new effort to support the athletes, parents, ...
Neil Thompson - Big Cat Goalkeeping
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A man of many talents, who has worn almost every hat in the soccer world. During Part 1 of this episode, we hear about his goalkeeper program that dev...
Cam Omsberg - FC Florida
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A different take on a development pathway for boys and girls. And an equal emphasis on academics and athletics, combined with a global experience. ...
Paul Tinnion - North American Soccer Expo
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
July 30th to August 1st, in suburban Detroit. A new opportunity to learn from and network with some of the best minds in youth soccer. And how this ev...
Matt Poland - FC Naples
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A blank canvas. One of the youngest coaches in American professional soccer. And a record-breaking inaugural season. This is Matt Poland and FC Nap...
David Richardson - Sockers FC (Part 2)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our conversation with David Richardson as we continue to discuss and learn from Sockers FC. Over four decades, a club at the forefront of yo...
David Richardson - Sockers FC
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over four decades, a club at the forefront of youth soccer. Synonymous with elite player development, national championships, MLS Draft picks and NT p...
Adam Kuhn - Satori
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Improving youth soccer shouldn’t just happen one club at a time—it happens faster when clubs learn together. As more clubs participate with Satori...
Michele Burns & Shane Rineer
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Lower Merion Soccer Club (LMSC) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit youth soccer organization that sponsors a wide range of youth soccer programs for ov...
Stuart Collins - Michigan Rangers FC
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rooted in the community and named after a famous Scottish club. And how one Irishman kept the nickname but elevated the club to a grander stage at bot...
Live at REV - Colleen Magarity & rian Kraft
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rich sat down Live at REV on January 14th, 2026, profiling two clubs synonymous with Philadelphia. Two clubs from different sports, with different cir...
Live at REV - Brian Kraft and Colleen Magarity
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week Rich sat down Live at REV in Philadelphia with two local clubs Brian Kraft, Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, and Colleen Magarity, HHH Phil...
Patrice Gheisar - Vaughan SC
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vaughan Soccer Club is a non for-profit sports organization, dedicated to developing and exposing athletes of all levels and backgrounds to the best p...
Running USA - Shawn Sullivan
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Running USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth, strength, and long-term success of the running industry. Their mission is to deliver ...
James Beeston - Beestera
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Beestera mission is to develop great players, better people. Guided by their philosophy of nurturing the individual within the collective, they f...
Ben Shepherd - FC Wisconsin
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A club on the financial brink. Co-DOCs stepping in, rebranding, and starting fresh. An emphasis on quality coaches developing the player & the per...
Kevin Nuss - Ocean City Nor'easters
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-professional club, 28 seasons in, with a tremendous history of success on the field and pushing players onto pro contracts. And the journey foun...
JR Butler - Shift Group
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A resume that includes Chief Revenue Officer, Founder and CEO. And how one former hockey player is on a mission to prove that character traits and com...
Kyle Martino - Street FC
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The emotions of seeing the USMNT miss out on the 2018 World Cup. A standout footballer turned commentator & entrepreneur. Small-sided soccer games...
Jason Kutney - ECNL Boys
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the first national leagues to have existed in the youth soccer landscape. And how one commissioner draws on a background playing, coaching, ope...
Drew Snider & Chris "OD" O'Dougherty - CitySide Lax
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lacrosse… North America’s oldest sport. A tale of two MLL & Team USA teammates turned best friends. And their journey growing lacrosse in the ...
Michael Kelleher - Charleston SC
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Premier League. The Premier Academy League. The United Soccer League. The Charleston Battery. A sports executive with unparalleled experience shar...
Mike Avery - Fort Wayne FC
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step between the lines with a truly thoughtful manager. After many successes at the USL League Two level, 2026 will witness a jump into USL League One...
Ruben Vloedgraven - Westfield Soccer Association
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
14 years invested into one New Jersey community. A soccer ecosystem that has grown to 2,200 players. Dutch wisdom, navigating the alphabet soup, and p...
Peter Wilt - Chicago House AC
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man who has helped launch 15+ pro & semi-pro clubs. Hear about 1980s indoor soccer, starting clubs like Chicago Fire, Indy Eleven, Chicago Red S...
Stan Anderson - Camp Shutout
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you turn an 11 day summer camp into a year round community? It started with 3 goalkeepers & an actor over 30 years ago. Now, every summer, ...
Sean Rush & Santino Quaranta - Pipeline SC
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two friends & former pros. Guerilla marketing. Obsessive insanity. Loyalty. All ingredients in this startup’s recipe, while being doubted by man...
Michael Cockroft - Chicago Rush
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One board meeting saw the dissolution of an existing club and the ascension of a new leader. Fast forward to the tremendous growth of a club united ...
Ray Selvadurai - Manhattan SC
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keep the player experience at the heart of everything the club does and good things will happen. Success on the national stage and producing professio...
Matt Besler - Captains Soccer Club
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t need MLS, US National Team or World Cup experience to start a soccer club. But in the case of one brand new club, their founder has those…...
Murray Findlay - Chicago Edge
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Community clubs can thrive in the modern youth sports landscape. From merging two clubs (for the right reasons) to identifying the best people for the...
Andy McDermott - Intentional Sports
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you find anyone who has built numerous sports facilities, played professionally, enforced the law, and still finds time to direct his hometown socc...
Lewis Robinson - Midwest United FC
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From grassroots community club to MLS academy affiliate to club re-branding... hear the decades long story of growth, evolution & climbing the you...
Caitlyn Vann - Lionheart Volleyball Club
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leave a stable director role and take a ski weekend... a proven formula for success? 15+ months later, the answer is most certainly yes! This is Caitl...
Nathan Bell - Park Slope United
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A hypothesis in Croatia became 3,000 flyers in Brooklyn. Seven players joined 13 years ago. Now they’re 3,000 strong and competing in ECNL. This i...
Welcome To How I Built This Sports Club
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How I Built This Sports Club is a new podcast, diving into the lessons learned by founders, builders & leaders in youth sports. During each episod...