Pink and Green Podcast
Vermont Soccer, Community, and Culture.
Episodes
17 episodes
Always Excited to Play
What keeps a player crossing Lake Champlain for late-night training sessions while balancing college classes and an engineering degree?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Vermont Clover FC midfield...
It Was All Worth It
What does it take for young Vermont players to leave their comfort zones, navigate college recruiting, and prepare for the next level?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Vermont Clover FC players a...
Making the Right Call
What separates a great soccer referee from someone who simply knows the laws of the game?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Corey Cenate, a longtime Vermont referee and the director of assignments...
This Has Always Felt Like a Soccer State to Me
What does the voice behind a match bring to the experience—and what can one person’s soccer journey reveal about the history of the game in Vermont?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Andrew “Drew”...
I Just Have to Say Yes and See Where It Takes Me
Soccer journeys rarely follow a perfectly straight line.In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, Vermont Clover FC midfielder Rieanna Murray shares the decisions, relationships and determination that have carried her from youth soc...
Success Isn’t Based Solely on Winning
What does it take to build a soccer club that serves players, families and an entire region?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, we sit down with Brandon Smith, President of Vermont Fusion Soccer Club, to explore the growth of ...
Renaissance Coach
This week, AJ & Chris are joined by John O’Connor, Head Coach of the VSU Castleton Men’s Soccer team & the Vermont Wild. OC talks about why he loves coaching (spoiler: it’s about relationships), the differences in coaching a...
I Want to Give the Players Freedom
How does a young coach turn a love for soccer into an opportunity to shape the next generation of Vermont players?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Oscar Loomis, a Vermont Clover Elite 11 coach a...
I Get asked That A Lot
What does it mean to lead a new team while also helping establish its identity?In this episode of the Pink and Green Podcast, A.J. and Chris sit down with Vermont Clover FC captain Michael O’Connor. A Vermont State University Castleton a...
Thank you
In this episode A.J. puts his co-host in the hot seat and we get to learn a little bit more about Chris George! We also recap what this first season for Vermont Clover FC has been like and talk a little bit about what next season ma...
We were on the greatest team in the world
Chris & AJ talk with Assistant Coach Alfred Karam about how Al fell in love with the game, how he got to Vermont (spoiler: it was soccer), and what he’s been learning on the VT Clover staff.
Lakeside? Really!
A.J. Murray - Network guy, VT lifer, Clover photographer & podcaster extraordinaire and all around nice guy. Chris & AJ talk about AJ’s photography inciting incident (spoiler: it’s all about dogs), balancing passions, and A...
Oh, so this is a thing I guess
In this episode, AJ and Chris talk to Shane Bufano, the founder and director of Queen City FC, co-founder of Clover, and Chris’s longtime collaborator. Shane talks about why he founded Queen City FC, offers advice to sports parents ...
Small Town Vibes
AJ and Chris talk with Brian Buczek, perennial winner, Founder and Director of Vermont United Soccer Academy, and co-Founder and Head Coach of Vermont Clover.Brian talks about getting players on the same page, how he became Head Coach of...
Challenges are Opportunities
In this episode, AJ & Chris welcome Aubrey Ouellet, Head Coach of the Vermont Clover FC Women’s team. Aubrey is a highly decorated coach at the High School and youth club level. In 9 years at Rice Memorial her teams have won 96 games and 4 ...
