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Open Mic | Randy Waldrum from High School Coach to the World Cup
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Randy Waldrum, the current technical director of Pitt women’s soccer, has coached from the high school level to the World Cup, with stop in college, professional soccer and the international game along the way. He joins David Gass to discuss the evolution of college soccer, his experiences coaching Trinidad & Tobago and Nigeria, and the Super Falcons remarkable run at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
0:00 Intro
0:56 A Career Around the World
3:24 Evolution of College Soccer
11:18 The Changing Landscape of Women’s College Soccer
15:38 How does the ACC Stacks Up Globally?
18:34 Rethinking the College Soccer Calendar
27:17 Coaching Trinidad & Tobago
33:57 The Nigeria Job He Didn’t Know He Had
37:48 Why Take the Nigeria Job?
40:01 The Super Falcons World Cup Run
48:47 Navigating the Nigerian Turmoil
52:15 The Future of African Women’s Soccer
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