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Spirit GK Sydney Schneider chats with Catch The Spirit host Craig Hoffman about her journey to the NWSL. They talk about Schneider's childhood in New Jersey, acclimation to goalkeeper as a teen and her ascension to starter on the Jamaican National Team. Plus, they discuss her rookie year in Washington learning from Aubrey Bledsoe and Devon Kerr and adjusting to being a backup for the first time in her life. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit Assistant Coach Kris Ward joins Craig Hoffman to give his take on the season so far. Kris talks about some of the team's high achievers in 2021, giving his unique insight on working with NWSL Player of the Month Ashley Hatch and runner-up Andi Sullivan, whom he's worked with since Sunny was 14. Plus, Ward talks about rookies Anna Helfrity and Trinity Rodman including why the women's game has "never seen an athlete like Trin." Plus, Ward wraps up with why Ashley Sanchez has been so strong in year 2. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit midfielder Chinyelu Asher (aka Chinny) talks with Craig Hoffman about her journey to then club. It's a circuitous trip that starts in Silver Spring, MD with stops in Indiana, Kentucky, Colombia and Norway. They talk about the soccer cultures in different parts of the world, including Jamaica where Asher competes as a member of the Jamaican Women's National Team. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit striker Ashley Hatch talks with Craig Hoffman about the club's NWSL season so far, how they'll cover for USWNT stars Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett departing for Tokyo, her partnership with Ashley Sanchez and Trinity Rodman and more. Plus, Hatch answers a wide variety of fan questions from why she chose her number 33, her favorite things to bake and some soccer questions. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Andi Sullivan and Tori Huster chat with CTS Host Craig Hoffman in his other role as radio host on The Team 980. This is the full version of their conversation that was cut short on the radio due to time constraints. They talk about the team's start, returning home, Andi and Tori's positional flexibility and how the younger players - specifically Trinity Rodman and Ashley Sanchez - are coming along.

USA Today's Emily Olsen joins the podcast to talk about the state of the Spirit entering the Summer. Emily and Craig Hoffman talk about the success of Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Ashley Hatch as well as ways the trio and their teammates can convert more often in the final third. Craig and Emily also talk about the USWNT's roster decisions, what's next for Andi Sullivan and how the international decisions shape the Spirit's upcoming schedule with key players headed to Tokyo. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Spirit legend Joanna Lohman joins Catch The Spirit to celebrate the launch of her new book Raising Tomorrow's Champions: What the Women's National Soccer Team Teaches Us About Grit, Authenticity and Winning and pride month! The activist, athlete and now author talks about all three aspects of her life with Craig Hoffman. Lohman talks about how the idea for the book came to be, how she compiled it and the themes that started to emerge as she talked to USWNT legends from different eras. Plus, she talks about her own journey in self-discovery from coming out to her evolution as an activist and paving the way for others to follow in and outside the soccer world. Finally, she gives her thoughts on this year's Spirit club including her old teammate Tori Huster and rookie Trinity Rodman. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, Fairfax Oral Surgery, CVS Health and Progressive.

Craig Hoffman chats with NWSL on Paramount+ play-by-play announcer Corey Cohen about the Spirit's weekend match with OL Reign. --The return of Rose Lavelle to the NWSL against her former club --Richie Burke's thoughts entering the club's 3rd match in just over a week --Corey's impressions of Ashley Sanchez & Trinity Rodman --Why Aubrey Bledsoe has been the NWSL's hidden gem Plus, a scouting report on OL Reign to get you ready for kickoff! Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS, CVS Health and Progressive.

Craig Hoffman talks with new Spirit President of Business Operations Lindsay Barenz about her journey to the club. Barenz discusses pivotal points in her journey from her decision to leave big law to her year in the White House. Plus, how she eventually got into women's soccer and why a sense of community drew her back from the league office into a team setting. Barenz also talks at length about why and how justice and equity center everything that she does, both as a person and how striving for those ideals shapes how she does her job. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one or at TrainWithTheBest21.com. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Craig Hoffman talk with one of the Spirit's newest arrivals in Julia Roddar. The versatile midfielder and defender talks about her expectations for the upcoming season, her first month on the job in the US and growing up in Sweden. Plus, why she chose Florida Gulf Coast for college and the thing she wishes she knew when she was younger. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Spirit defender Tegan McGrady and forward Ashley Hatch join Craig Hoffman for a catch-up with just three weeks to go until the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup. The duo swaps stories from training camp in Florida from the on-field growth to the off-field pranks. Plus, Tegan and Ashley talk about their off-seasons and the growth they've seen in each other. Lastly they talk about some of their new teammates from USWNT additions Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett to first round pick Trinity Rodman. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates. CTS is sponsored by WAGS. For more, visit: www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org

Craig Hoffman calls up Tori Huster and Bayley Feist from the Spirit's preseason camp in Florida.  Tori discusses what it's been like to transition to having headquarters in Virginia, what she's seen as the team's come together and how excited she is to be healthy after last year's injury hampered campaign. Bayley talks about what she did in the off-season after her breakout second season, who could be poised to breakout themselves and about some her new teammates, including USWNT veterans Kelley O'Hara and Emily Sonnett. Catch The Spirit is a Train With The Best Media production. You can find TWTB's flagship Train With The Best Podcast anywhere you find this one. Theme music by Jamarion Bates.