Coach Cameron Soccer Podcast · David Cameron

Cali Farquharson | E739 | Women in Soccer

·1 hr 7 min·4 clips

Cali was drafted 12th overall by the Washington Spirit while watching the draft on TV.

Coach Cameron starts the show from a cruise and leans right into the casual, live-show feel. Callie Farquharson joins as a fellow Matador, and they compare graduation years almost immediately. The conversation keeps that loose pace. It moves through family updates, college talk, and the side remarks that make the show feel more like a soccer hangout with microphones than a formal interview. Cameron asks about Callie’s path and coaching background. She talks about coaching girls and says the girls’ side appealed to her because of the feel of handling the ball. The episode settles into her coaching philosophy. Callie describes a style built around keeping possession, slowing the game down, standing players up, and defending without lunging into tackles. She explains that she uses a lot of different movements, including backward work and 360-degree patterns, to develop the whole body. The point is not just speed. It is making sure players connect their movement to the ball in ways that help protect them. Cameron pushes into injury talk. Callie describes a non-contact injury and the moment leading up to it, saying she felt stronger than ever but still planted and went backward. She says the swelling came fast and the pain hit right away. That gives the conversation its edge. The episode does not turn clinical. It stays personal, with Callie thinking through how strength, body balance, and movement choices fit into the wider picture. Cameron ties that back to the larger soccer world and notes how many big names have dealt with major injuries. The talk keeps coming back to the same idea. Style matters. Preparation matters. The way you train movement can change what happens when the game gets messy. By the end, the episode feels like two soccer people comparing notes, swapping stories, and landing on practical lessons without making a big production out of it.

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A loose soccer conversation that settles into practical coaching talk about ball control, movement, and injury prevention.

Callie Farquharson and Coach Cameron keep the talk rooted in how movement habits, ball control, and coaching style affect both performance and injury risk.

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A coach-to-coach talk about girls' soccer, ball handling, injury prevention, and slower, smarter movement.

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