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01:07:09

Episode 21: The Olympics are Near

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2024/07/11

Andrew and Kirstin get in the Olympic Spirit by chatting with Team USA forward Phia Gladieux a few days before she and the team depart for Europe. They discuss where Phia was when she got the call -- well, text -- about joining the Olympic Team, and how she and her teammates are preparing for the Olympic tournament to begin on July 27.They also discuss their upcoming trip to Paris, have a look around Pool A of the women's tournament and look at the betting odds for both the men's and women's

48:36

Episode 21: Olympic Preview Preview

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2024/06/26

Andrew and Kirstin are back from their spring hiatus to preview their previews for the field hockey tournament in the upcoming Olympics Games. They discuss their plans for Paris, look at Team USA's roster, and have a first look at their schedule in Pool B of the Olympic tournament.

01:11:00

Pitch Session Episode 20: Olympic Focus

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2024/03/20

Andrew and Kirstin begin this episode with a look at some conference changes that will effect field hockey, including UMass moving to the MAC. Then Kirstin is joined by USA women's national team head coach David Passmore and the two discuss qualifying for the Olympics in India, preparations for this summer's Olympics, what David would choose to compete in the normal person Olympics, and more.

01:12:29

Pitch Session Episode 19: The Olympic Experience

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2024/02/15

Andrew and Kirstin are joined today by a pair of two-time Olympians, Yale Head Coach Melissa Gonzalez and Temple Head Coach Michelle Vittese. The two share their experiences in the run-up to both the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio Games, what they remember from their time during the Olympics, and how their Olympic runs affect their current head coaching roles. They also share what it is like finding out that they made the Olympic roster, the feeling when their Olympic careers ended in a

44:06

Episode 18, Bada-Bing!

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2024/01/25

Andrew and Kirstin are joined by US National Team GK Kelsey Bing following her and her teammates qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kelsey discusses her experience during the qualifying tournament, what she and her teammates have done since qualifying (spoiler: they're still in India) and how they will begin to prepare for the Olympic Games.We also briefly breakdown the two pools for the Olympic Tournament and look at the Hockey5's World Cup that's underway in Oman.

01:39:02

Pitch Session Episode 17: Olympic Bound

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2024/01/18

Andrew and Kirstin bring warmth to the harsh winter by looking at Team USA's run through the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi, India en route to an Olympic berth in Paris this summer. They look back at the USA's dominant run through pool play and their gripping 2-1 win over Japan to qualify for the Olympic Games on Thursday morning. They're also joined by the head coach at Kutztown University Marci Scheuing. Marcie and Kutztown were just awarded the NFHCA's Division II Coaching Staff of the Year

59:10

Pitch Session Episode 16: Analytics

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2023/12/07

Andrew and Kirstin are joined by Allison Keefe from Graphing the Game to discuss her involvement in field hockey and what exactly it is she does for teams that have retained her consulting services. We also briefly discuss the Junior World Cup in Santiago, Lindenwood ending its field hockey program, and an update on our GoFundMe to get to Paris for the Olympics. (Spoiler: it's still about $10,000 short of the $10,000 goal).

01:37:50

Pitch Session Episode 15: The National Championship

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2023/11/22

Andrew and Kirstin reminisce about the epic national championship game between North Carolina and Northwestern, while attempting to highlight all the standout performance and moments from the game. Then they're joined by several guests including the Pitch Session Bracket Spectacular champion* Caitlin Fredericks, 2023 National Champions Charly Bruder, Katie Dixon, and Maddie Kahn, and North Carolina head coach Erin Matson. They also throw some love to the D2 and D3 national champs and look ahead to

01:12:43

Pitch Session Episode 14, The Final Four Spectacular

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2023/11/16

Andrew and Kirstin look forward to this weekend's Division I Final Four by looking back and the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and speaking to three of the four head coaches participating in the national semifinals. Joining the show this week is Northwestern's Trach Fuchs (16:22), Virginia's Ole Keusgen (24:12), and Duke's Pam Bustin (43:12). Kirstin also shares her chutes and ladders from last weekend and we look at the wacky world that is Division III conferences.

48:14

Pitch Session Episode 13, NCAA Tournament Edition

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2023/11/09

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the William & Mary and Miami's wins in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament, and then discuss each of Friday's eight First Round games. They then breakdown penalty corner data as a callback to Sunday night's episode with data courtesy of Allison Keefe. You can find Allison's amazing work online on Twitter and on the Gram. The link to Allison's data-breakdown as a read-only Google Sheet is here. A reminder that there's still time to enter the Bracket

38:29

Pitch Session Episode 12, Selection Sunday Special

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2023/11/06

Andrew and Kirstin are joined by former Quinnipiac head coach Becca Main to break down the Field of 18. They first look back to Championship Weekend and discuss the 10 conference champions who secured autobids before looking at the eight at-large teams and those who just missed the cut. Sign up for the Pitch Session Bracket Spectacular by clicking here. The URL is: https://officepoolstop.com/Players-Only/JoinLeague.aspx… The League ID for our pool is: 59342 The password for our pool is:

01:09:48

Pitch Session Week 11, Episode 11

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2023/11/02

Andrew and Kirstin gear up for Conference Tournament weekend with Cornell Head Coach Andy Smith. Andrew, Kirstin, and Andy discuss this weekends Ivy League Tournament, the inaugural edition of the tournament and what having a conference tournament means for the eight teams in the Ivy League and how it changes their mentality all season long. Andy shares great memories of Kirstin's time as an umpire and what his preferred rule change for the sport would be. Andrew and Kirstin look back at the final

01:08:50

Pitch Session Week 10, Episode X

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2023/10/26

To celebrate having made it to double digits, Andrew and Kirstin welcome Duke Head Coach Pam Bustin to the podcast. They discuss the success the #2 ranked Blue Devils have had this year, and look ahead to Duke's season-ending showdown with their rival and #4 ranked North Carolina this weekend with the ACC outright title and #1 seed for the ACC tournament on the line. Andrew and Kirstin also look back at the ending of Rutgers undefeated dream, the sketchy status of some of the knowledge of some

01:00:35

Pitch Session Week 9, Episode 9

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2023/10/19

It's Week 9 of the season and as the NCAA Tournament draws closer, Andrew and Kirstin are joined by Caitlyn Prandato from Harvard, the Chair of the Division I Field Hockey Committee. They discuss how the process of how the eight at-large teams for the NCAA Tournament are selected, what goes in to selecting the four regional hosts and whether or not Andrew should have a say in who makes the tournament. Andrew and Kirstin also break down last week's action, including a rough weekend for Louisville,

46:46

Pitch Session Week 8, Episode 8

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2023/10/12

There's a new #1 team in the country, which means Andrew and Kirstin have a new head coach to talk to. Northwestern coach Tracey Fuchs rolls the dice with the Pitch Session curse to discuss her #1 Wildcats season to this point, what's gone right during their current 12-game winning streak, and a look ahead to the final weeks of the regular season. Andrew and Kirstin also discuss Liberty's upset of then #1 North Carolina, preview the week ahead and discuss a wonderful afternoon at the Atlanta

57:04

Pitch Session Episode 7, Week 7

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2023/10/05

Andrew and Kirstin are joined by Erin Matson, the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, the newest #1 team in the country. They discuss her first year as a head coach, what she's found challenging, and Erin shares her very clever rule proposal for field hockey. Andrew and Kirstin also discuss the past week as teams reach the halfway mark of the regular season and look ahead to another weekend of conference games, top-25 matchups, and games to watch.

45:00

Pitch Session Week 6, Episode 6

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2023/09/28

Andrew and Kirstin welcome the coach of the #1 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes, Lisa Cellucci to discuss what's gone right for the top-ranked team this year, what it's like playing in the rough and tumble Big Ten, if the corn sweats provide a home field advantage for the Hawkeyes, and what to do about overtime. Andrew and Kirstin also take a look at the most recent coaches poll, compare it to the RPI and look at who's up, who's down, and the Games of the Week (TM).

45:50

Pitch Session Episode 5, Week 5

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2023/09/21

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the first full week of conference play, preview this weekend's games, look at Team USA's roster for the PanAm Games, and share some things that annoy them.

33:28

Pitch Session Episode 4, Week 4

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2023/09/14

Andrew and Kirstin look back on the third weekend of the season and the changes it brought in this week Top 20 Poll, look ahead to the start of conference play, debate cross-country travel, and consider Kirstin's affinity for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

34:12

Pitch Session Episode 3, Week 3

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2023/09/08

Andrew and Kirstin discuss the first update to the NFHCA Coaches Poll, an update on the St. Joseph's Hawk, corn sweats in Iowa and a look ahead to the final weekend of play before conference play begins next week.

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