(00:00-03:27) – In the first segment of today’s edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, the league has officially announced a window as to when the USL season will start, previews which guests will be coming your way throughout the rest of the season, and a couple of players that were drafted by Major League Soccer clubs.
(06:29-18:26) – Head Coach Martin Rennie joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday again this week discussing a variety of things such as a pair of Indy Eleven players in Josh Penn and Mitch Guitar being drafted by MLS clubs, what it means now that USL has announced when the season will start in terms of all the moving pieces to start training camp, and how he feels playing a more variety of teams in comparison to last season.
(21:27-32:36) – Coordinator of partnerships with the Indy Eleven in Madison Priliwitz makes her first appearance on the show discussing what her job entails in her day-to-day tasks, what it was like for her working through the pandemic knowing the Indy Eleven would have some games at the end of 2020, and what it is like working with the USL Championship that is embracing the challenges of racial injustice.
(35:38-50:33) – IUPUI Men’s Soccer Coach Brian Bennett is the final guest of this week’s rendition of Soccer Saturday explaining the challenges that he had to go through the last ten months as a soccer coach, explains how his summer looked in terms of the players and recruiting in comparison to his usual summer, and what this month has been like for him knowing he has some competitive soccer coming up next month.
(53:34-56:54) – In conclusion of today’s show, Greg spends his final minutes updating you on some matches that have happened and will happen in the FA Cup and thanks all guests for joining him this week.
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