Coach Cameron Soccer Podcast · David Cameron

How to play college soccer in America

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Phoenix College knocks off unbeaten Yavapai in overtime on a diagonal ball to Yabin Cruz.

Coach Cameron starts the college edition by bringing on Moe Madiscal and settling into the easy back-and-forth that carries the show. The first stretch is mostly about who Moe is and how he got here. He talks about being around sports his whole life and points to family influence, especially watching his aunt play tennis and basketball. Basketball was the one that stuck, and he played it for about 16 years. That path eventually took him to college, where he studied kinesiology and exercise science and says he really got hooked on the weight room. The conversation keeps its informal rhythm and does not hurry the transitions. The details just build as they come. Moe also says he enjoys lifting with the men's soccer team and that the room feels different compared with women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball. The show then detours into an "all ball" segment built around a video review. Cameron turns it into a quick check of whether something is all ball or a foul, and the exchange stays playful and fast. After that, the episode shifts into Phoenix College history. Cameron frames the current season as the first week of the 2024 team and says there is not much video of this year's group yet, but plenty from past seasons. He revisits Phoenix College's three straight region titles, starting with the first championship at Pima, then the second, then the third over Glendale. The show also reminds listeners that the Bears have been in the national tournament the last couple of years. Last year ends with a runner-up finish, which gives the recap a little more weight. Cameron keeps the pace brisk and the tone casual while he stacks the wins together. Toward the end, he mentions the Blue and Gold game coming up next Friday and asks for comments and suggestions on how the college editions should keep developing. That opens the door for more creative, looser episodes built around the Bears. The closing stretch keeps the message simple: the show wants to be entertaining, it wants to avoid boring the TikTok generation, and it wants to keep reporting on the Bears as they chase their first national title. Moe thanks Cameron for having him on, and Cameron teases bringing players on later since they are nervous about the one-take setup and not knowing what he will do. The episode ends with the same loose clubhouse energy that runs through the whole conversation.

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A loose, lively college-soccer chat that mixes weight-room detail with program pride.

Moe Madiscal gives the Coach Cameron college edition a lived-in feel, moving between men's soccer lifts, weight-room talk, and Phoenix College's run of success with ease.

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You want a Phoenix College soccer story with some gym-floor personality.

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