Indy Eleven- Soccer Saturday 3/8/25

(00:00-04:30) - Our first November edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw kicks off with Greg reciting the high school soccer programs that won state earlier this week and previews the conversations he will have throughout the show with his guests for today. (07:33-19:29) - Phil Presser from the USL Academy makes a return to the program to elaborates on the schedule for the USL youth/amateur league for the Indy Eleven, what it means to have so many young athletes that can play some minutes here and there at the Indy Eleven's disposal, and what it's like knowing you have so much space at Grand Park in Westfield to train young athletes. (22:30-43:06) - Gerg's broadcast partner for life in Brad Hauter makes another appearance on Soccer Saturday to go over what his fall has been like from a coaching standpoint with his DePauw Tigers soccer program, what he would like to do outside of the conference portion of the schedule, and discusses how there was not an USL Championship this season as a result of COVID-19 complications for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. (46:08-53:29) - Fort Wayne FC's Dr. Eril Magner what the preparations have been like inside the office and around the community with the knowledge that they are bringing a soccer team to Fort Wayne and how he feels about taking the pitch in six months when their season starts. (56:30-58:50) - In the final segment of today's show, Greg recaps some of the matches that took this week in the Champions League.

7 Nov 20201h 1min

(00:00-03:34) – Greg Rakestraw is back on a Halloween edition of Soccer Saturday informing you about the players that made the All-League team’s from the Indy Eleven, what games he will be broadcasting for the high school state finals, and preview’s his five favorite moments that helped shape his soccer story. (06:37-21:41) – A good friend of the show in Mike Watts joins the show to discuss if he was surprised when the Tampa Bay Rowdies knocked off Louisville City considering they didn’t see each other this year, face any similar opponents during the year, and because of how dominant Louisville has been at home. Watts also previews his sixth USL Cup Final between Tampa Bay and Phoenix Rising. (24:42-37:04) – The first year head coach of Guerin Catholic’s women’s soccer team in Sean Yau to describe what it means to make the state championship game in his first year as a head coach, the level of familiarity going up against a school in Noblesville in the state championship game for the first time in their school’s history even though they are less than ten miles away, and how the sectional they had to come out of is a “dog eat dog sectional.” (40:07:-51:10) – Following his conversation with Drew Thompson from The Game Beckons, Greg Rakestraw and Brad Hauter asked him if they could share their top five favorite soccer moments. A couple of his favorite moments were the 2006 World Cup Final between Italy and France and the opening night for the Indy Eleven back in 2014. (54:10-56:37) – In the final segment of the final October edition of Soccer Saturday, Greg touches on the idea of Fort Wayne FC will play on the amateur level the next two years and then enter league one to play professionally in 2023. From a youth soccer standpoint, the Indy Eleven will compete in the USL Academy League and updates you on what is going on in the Champions League.

1 Nov 20201h

(00:00-02:04) – Greg Rakestraw returns with another off-season edition of Soccer Saturday informing you if there was any news in the past week and previews the conversations you will be hearing the rest of the show. (05:08-18:05) – Midfielder for El Paso Locomotive FC and former member of the Indy Eleven in Dylan Mares joined us this morning on Soccer Saturday to explain what life is like for him in El Paso, how already knowing some of the guys on a new team makes you feel more comfortable moving to that city, and how close of tabs he keeps on the Indy Eleven now a days considering he has played with some of the players on the current roster. (21:05-35:51) – Clay Ables who is the voice of Louisville City how the goal scorer and goalie usually get the attention instead of someone who sets up the play in Coben Bone, whether or not Ben Lundt and Cameron Lancaster will be on a professional roster or Louisville City’s next year, and what catches his attention when preparing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies that might concern him going into that match. (38:55-53:35) – Owner of Sogility and Guerin Catholic’s soccer coach in Chris McGrath joins the show to tell you how Sogility is going, which player he saw working out the other day at the facility, how optimistic he is about his soccer team making it to the state finals this year, and how Cam Lindley has been assisting the soccer team as much as he could this year. (56:36-58:02) – Greg concludes today’s show by overlooking some of the latest news and scores in Champions League from this week.

26 Okt 20201h 1min

00:00-01:55) – In the opening segment of off-season edition number two of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, he opens up the show previewing the kind of conversations the program will entail in the next couple of weeks while informing you who you will hear from throughout the course of the show. (04:58-17:04) – Drew Thompson from The Game Beckons to share how his passion and love for soccer came about, the current project that he is working on in connection with the Indy Eleven that Greg Rakestraw will be assisting him with, and what went through his mind when he found out in 2013 that there would be a professional soccer team in Indiana. (20:04-36:26) – Former Carmel Greyhound, Butler Bulldog, and current goalkeeper for Phoenix Rising in Eric Dick joins Soccer Saturday explaining whether or not he will return back to Indianapolis, Kansas City, or stay in Phoenix once his season is over, what it’s like practicing against some of the best scorers in the USL in Junior Flemmings and Rufat Dadashov, and how he loved the challenging schedule his club had prior to the playoffs. (39:28-52:25) – Detroit City FC’s Trevor James joins the show to describe the season his club had after winning the championship in the NISA League, what type of culture he was trying to create when he was announced as the new head coach and general manager of Detroit City FC, and what it was like managing minutes for his players knowing they could (and eventually would have) played five games in two weeks. (55:25-56:46) – In the final segment of today’s show, Greg overlooks some of the top EPL matches that he will be watching today and tells you about the watch party that the Indy Eleven is throwing today.

19 Okt 20201h

(00:00-02:24) – In the opening segment of this week’s edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, he welcomes you to the show by previewing the conversations he will have later on in the show and explaining how rough the final twelve games of the season were for the boys in blue. (05:28-18:51) – The CEO of the Indy Eleven in Greg Stremlaw makes an appearance on the first off-season show of Soccer Saturday to tell you about the silver linings about the season even though it didn’t end the way he hoped, how critically important it is to have the same club culture from management to the player, and sheds some light on potential changes to the USL for next season. (21:52-34:12) – Head Coach Martin Rennie returns to Soccer Saturday to explain what he’s been doing the last seven days, if there is a point of the season that he can identify as the turning point where things went from being really good to not so good, and how difficult the schedule was without facing the lower level opponents to help get the team back on track. (37:14-51:50) – A very well known guest on the show in Devon Kerr, lead analyst of the USL, to share his thoughts on a post-season without seeing the Indy Eleven in it, how there might be something behind Andrew Carleton not being utilized as much as he has in the past (only 51 minutes per game this season), and what the difference between this Indy Eleven club versus last year’s club. (54:50-56:49) – Greg wraps up the first off-season edition of Soccer Saturday by updating you on how some of the local soccer coaches are doing, reminds you about what is going on in the EPL, and thanks everyone involved for making today’s show possible.

12 Okt 20201h

(00:00-02:43) – Greg Rakestraw is back with the final regular season edition of Soccer Saturday where the Indy Eleven need a win or draw in order to make it into the postseason, which would be a very surprising end to what was a very promising start of the season. (05:47-16:55) – Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his usual segment of the show and he said that he is feeling good on short rest going on the road today to take on St. Louis FC because it’s like a playoff game for both teams, what his expectations are for St. Louis FC tonight considering it is their last match in franchise history, and what some of the key points are tonight to either draw or win the match to make it to the playoffs. (19:56-28:12) – The only Indy Eleven player to find the back of the net on Wednesday in Andrew Carleton shares his thoughts about the fourty-five minutes he gave the team, walks you through what he saw on the field in the moments leading up to his first goal scored, and what Martin Rennie told him at the end of the first half. (31:14-50:12) – SiriusXM’s Brian Dunseth returns to the program to discuss how busy he has been broadcasting games between the various leagues that are all in action right now, how people should be feeling about the United States National League in comparison to previous years, and his respect for Landon Donovan following his team’s (San Diego Loyal) second forfeiture of a match earlier this week after Collin Martin received a homophobic slur by an unpunished LA Galaxy II’s Omar Ontiveros. (53:13-56:59) – Greg concludes this week’s edition of Soccer Saturday by congratulating Jerry Little for his 600th career victory, reviews the Champions League pairings, and briefly touches some of the latest news in the EPL.

5 Okt 20201h

(00:00-02:05) – In the short opening segment of today’s edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, he previews who you will be hearing from and some of the latest news that he will touch on throughout the show with his guests. (05:07-17:23) – Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his weekly time slot to go over how crazy of a match it was on Wednesday against St. Louis FC despite it being a 1-1 draw, breaks down the only goal his team scored from Neveal Hackshaw, and what kind of Sporting Kansas City II team he could potentially see on Wednesday night with it being their last game of the season. (20:24-35:57) – SiriusXM’s Jason Davis follows Rennie to get his thoughts on whether or not Major League Soccer was able to expand their reach since there were more televised matches, why the MLS has not come out with a full schedule like other soccer leagues have, and why people are becoming more excited about the United States Men’s National Team. (38:58-52:06) – Marian’s women soccer coach and former goal keeper coach for the Indy Eleven in Gary Yohe returns to this program to explain how many matches they will be playing between the fall and spring, how COVID-19 has impacted the NAIA tournament, and what it’s like to have such a talented two sport student-athlete in Erin Oleksak. (55:07-56:10) – Greg Rakestraw wraps up this edition of Soccer Saturday by thanking all of his guests for joining him today and tells you which English Premier League matches he will have his eyes on this weekend.

26 Sep 202059min

(00:00-03:53) – Greg Rakestraw hosts another edition of Soccer Saturday following an Indy Eleven loss on Wednesday against Louisville City, previews the rest of the show, and overlooks the rest of the Indy Eleven schedule to tell you what the boys in blue need to do in order to secure a playoff spot. (06:56-15:30) – Martin Rennie is back in his weekly time slot to share what his mindset is like following the loss to Louisville City, how the first day back on the training pitch was yesterday following the loss, still thinks that their best play of soccer is yet to come, and shares his expectations for a very important match on Wednesday against St. Louis FC. (18:31-32:33) – Lead announcer of the USL in Mike Watts makes another appearance on the show to describe how Louisville City has been able to turn up the heat earlier this season in comparison to previous seasons, compares the upcoming Indy Eleven match-up by elaborating on how they stack up against St. Louis FC, and which team he thinks is the best team in the Western Conference. (35:35-46:17) – The first president and general manager of the Indy Eleven in Peter Wilt stops by to inform you about the current project he is trying to work on in his hometown of Chicago and whether or not he has an idea where the new team will play, and how he is dividing his soccer watching time nowadays. (49:18-56:53) – Greg wraps up the show in quick fashion to let you know where you can go to watch some EPL matches, looks over some of the EPL matches that come your way today, and the biggest news this week in the EPL and USL.

21 Sep 202059min