Vision of a Champion with Anson Dorrance

Staci Wilson: Chapter 20, Sharpening Your Mental Edge Sep 25, 2021

Do you want to enhance your game? Listen to NCAA Champion and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist talk about sharpening your mental edge. On today’s podcast, Staci Wilson joins Anson to talk about how UNC Women’s Soccer and the USWNT use their indomitable will and mental toughness to overcome opponents. They also discuss how players can make a conscious choice to choose a winning mentality that produces success at every level of the game!

The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.

Michelle Akers: Chapter 19, Maintaining Your Balance Sep 25, 2021

How do elite players maintain their balance on and off the field? Listen to this podcast to hear the greatest women’s soccer players to ever lace up a pair of boots talk about maintaining your balance. On today’s show, we have Michelle Akers, she could score, defend, and had a unique air game that still ranks as the best header of the ball ever in women’s soccer. She helped the USWNT win the 1991, 1999 World Cups, and the 1996 Olympics. At the 1991 World Cup, Michelle won the FIFA Golden Boot Award as the top scorer with 10 goals. Together, we get a chance to hear Anson and Michelle reminisce about their championship runs with the USWNT and we learn what it takes to maintain your balance.

The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.

Mack Brown: Chapter 18, Becoming the Total Athlete Sep 25, 2021

How do they coach young players to become a total athlete? Listen to these two Hall of Fame coaches talk about how they get their athletes to rise to their potential. On today’s show, we have Mack Brown, head coach of UNC’s men’s football program. Together, both Anson and Mack have seen what it takes to become a total athlete, they talk about what can be learned through sport to produce the total athlete on and off the field.

The vision of a Champion is a production of Creative Allies. Intro and outro music by Conquest.

Rakel Campbell & Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer: Chapter 17, Being a Team Player Sep 25, 2021

In Chapter 17, UNC National Champions Jenn Zaccagnini Beamer and Rakel Campbell talk about, Being a Team Player. They both share, compare, and contrast their different contributions that helped to make their respective teams exceptional. Anson goes on to define what “Being a Team Player” means to him as a coach with 22 National Championships.

Carli Lloyd: Chapter 16, Playing your best on Game Day Sep 25, 2021

Carli Lloyd has been the face of the USWNT for two decades, and the franchise player Gotham FC of the NWSL. The two-time Olympic Champion, 2 Time World Cup Champion, and two-time FIFA World Player of The Year talks with Anson about chapter 16, “ Playing Your Best on Game Day.”

Adelaide Gay: Chapter 15, The Art of Goalkeeping Sep 25, 2021

Adelaide Gay is a UNC National Champion, academic scholar, competitor, and statistically comes out on the winning side of many of life's challenges. She's a former goalkeeper for the Portland Thorns of the NWSL, and the current keeper for FC Nordsjalland in the Elitedivisionen. While at UNC, she was named first-team Capital One Academic All-America by College Sports Information Directors of America. Today, her coach Anson Dorrance and host Dean Linke talk to Adelaide about her experience at UNC and the Art of Goalkeeping.

Tom Stone: Chapter 14, Closing the Gap, Developing the Weak Areas of the Women's Game Sep 25, 2021

In today’s podcast, Anson Dorrance sits down with Texas Tech’s Tom Stone to discuss the weaknesses in the women’s game, and how we can close the gap! Both Anson and Tom discuss the differences in the women’s game from the men’s game, and they discuss the differences between the European approach and our approach to the game. Right now, the USWNT is the best team in the world, Tom and Anson talk about the physical and technical training that we can improve upon to keep our competitive dominance in women’s soccer around the globe.

Jessica McDonald: Chapter 13, The Competitive Matrix Sep 25, 2021

Jessica McDonald has become an absolute superstar athlete, both on and off the pitch. She has 19 caps for the US Women's National Team and has led the North Carolina Courage to 2 NWSL championships. At UNC, she was a member of the 2008 and 2009 NCAA championship teams. But for Jessica, the path hasn't always been easy. She started her college career at Phoenix College and has had to hustle and grind for everything she has. This podcast will take you through Jessica's humble beginnings starting at Cactus High School in Phoenix, AZ through her World Cup success, and her support of the UNC Women's Soccer program.