Platform Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Platform Sports Management assists secondary student-athletes in gaining USA college sports scholarships.
Platform Sports Management works directly with professional coaches, academies and schools in both New Zealand and Australia. We work hard to provide the best possible service for the student-athletes and making sure the USA college process is stress-free for them.
It is a fantastic feeling seeing student-athletes fulfiling their goals and competing in the United States college system. Platform Sports Management has worked with athletes from different parts of the world including Finland, Czech Republic, Saipan, Tahiti, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.
Welcome back to the Q&A series! We are very excited to have ex-D1 tennis coach Ali Borhani joining the Platform family!
Ali has been a coach in the US College system for 10+ years and has a wealth of knowledge on the ins and outs of college recruiting. He shares some insight into the red flags of recruiting, what to look for in a recruiting agency and much more!
Ali is a massive addition to the Platform staff and he's here to help not just tennis players but all athletes achieve their US College dreams!
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Welcome back to the Platform Podcast! Today we have another Q&A with Head Tennis Coach Jordan Smith from Kansas State University.
In this episode Coach Smith gives us some insight into the K-State lifestyle and why athletes choose K-State over any other program. He also talks about life after Covid and how the new regulations have changed NCAA competitions.
Great chat with Kansas State and if you enjoyed it too make sure to drop a like!
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In today's episode, our very own Bailey Stewart chats to Grey Howard! Grey is an assistant coach in the Central Arkansas track team and former teammate of Bailey at Tulsa.
Grey shares a bit about his running story and how he became involved at Central Arkansas. He also tells us a bit about what he looks for in recruits to his program!
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Check out this interview with Coach Kristen Murslack from the University of Florida.
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Connor Barker started the college process with us back in 2018 and what a ride it has been! Connor first started at an NCAA Division I school, and in 2021 Jan decided to transfer programs. Connor now is based at NCAA Division II Lander University. Check out our chat with Connor!
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On today's episode we are chatting to Bruce Berque! Bruce in the head coach of the men's tennis program at the University of Texas.
Texas are the 3rd ranked men's tennis program in the country (as of May 26th) as well as boasting a handful of top 15 players in singles at doubles. Texas also won their first national title in 2019 under then interim head coach Bruce Berque.
Big school boasting big talent! Definitely worth a listen!
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On this episode we chat with Tom Lloyd! Tom is the head coach of the men's tennis program at Loyola Marymount University.
Tom shares about what its like living LA and going to LMU. Located right next to LAX, LMU is an awesome campus and boasts some amazing athletic programs!
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Today we chat to Brant Minor! Brant is the assistant coach of the men's basketball team at Pacific University, Oregon.
Brant talks all things basketball, from how their students are looked after and what their program is about, to what he looks for in recruits!
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Today we chat to Ger Coppinger! Ger is the assistant coach of the men's soccer team at the University of Akron.
Akron has built up a formidable reputation in men's soccer, consistently up there as one of the top ranked teams in the country. a handful of national titles, and numerous conference titles. Ger is a big part of it and shares some insight into the Akron soccer program!
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In this episode we chat to Sam Kercheval! Sam is the volunteer assistant coach of the men's tennis team at Notre Dame.
Sam chats about his tennis career going from player to coach. As well as a bit about what the Notre Dame program is like!
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In this episode we chat to Dawson Gore! Dawson has just finished his freshman year on the men's soccer team at Marian University.
Dawson shares his soccer journey from Wellington to Indianapolis. He tells us a bit about how he found his first year in the US and what he's looking forward to in the upcoming season.
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Today we chat with Chad Campers! Chad is the head coach of the women's tennis team at University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.
Chad tells us a bit about his program and recruiting as well as his time over in New Zealand at one of our showcases!
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In this video, the director of Platform Sports Management is speaking with Chris Brandi from LSU!
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Check out this Q&A with Jonathan Lagos, the men's soccer assistant at Wake Forest. Wake Forest has been ranked inside the top 10 for NCAA Division I soccer programs. We talk about their facilities, players and advice for prospective student-athletes.
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Check out our interview with Portland Women's soccer with assistant women coach Logan Emory!
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In this interview, Amrit Rai talks with head coach Dash Connell about Tyler Junior College and the tennis college system! Dash speaks about what he looks for in recruits and the advantages of attending a junior college!
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Check out this Q&A with former PGA Professional David Sutherland! David has been named the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year for the last three years. In this talk, we speak about the Sacramento State women program and recruiting advice for prospective student-athletes!
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Check out this interview with student-athlete Paul Jubb. Paul has had an amazing college career which includes winning the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis title! Paul talks about his time in college and his Wimbledon wildcard in 2019!
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Check out our interview with KP Pannu who won an NCAA tennis championship and graduated in the #1 ranking for NCAA DII men's tennis!
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Check out our interview with Head Soccer Coach Matt Gow. We talk about his time coaching at the University of Pacific, Virginia Tech, and now coaching with the NAIA system. In this talk, we also speak about the facilities at Ottawa Arizona and their travelling schedule which includes competing in California! Definitely worth the listen!
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Check out the Q&A with Hannah Blake! Hannah has just completed her Freshman year at the University of Michigan. We talk about the college process, selecting Michigan as her college, the facilities at Michigan and more!
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In todays episode we chat to Elianne Douglas-Miron! Elianne is the head coach of the women's tennis program at Tarleton State University.
Elianne shares a bit about her tennis story and how she became involved at Tarleton. She also tells us a bit about what she looks for in recruits to her program!
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On this episode we have the pleasure of chatting to Noah Tippen! Noah has recently signed as the assistant coach of the women's tennis team at James Madison University in Virginia.
Noah has coached at a couple of different schools leading up to this gig and shares a bit about his experiences at those schools. He also shares what he is looking forward to this upcoming fall season and a bit about what he looks for in recruits.
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We have a special guest today, Jason Brown! Jason is the head coach of the men's tennis program at the University of Montana.
Jason chats about all things tennis, and all things Montana! He even has one of our Platform athletes Milo Benn who is entering his Junior year in Jason's program.
Great chat, great school, great guy! We thoroughly enjoyed this interview and we hope you do too!
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In this episode we have Tom Rees! Tom has just taken on the head coach role for the women's tennis team at the University of the Incarnate Word.
He will be starting his first season at UIW this fall and tells us a bit about his first few days on campus and what he hopes to achieve at this program. He also delves into his past coaching career and a handful of different schools at both D1 and D2 level.
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On todays episode we chat with Francesca Rowley! Francesca played field hockey at the University of Maine for 2 seasons, before joining the coaching staff following graduation.
She tells us a bit about her story transitioning from player to coach. She also shares a bit about life as a student athlete at the University of Maine
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Today we have Ashley Fisher on the show! Ashley is the head coach of the men's tennis program at USF.
He shares a bit about his career and his program at USF, as well as chatting a bit about what he looks for in recruits and bit about living in beautiful South Florida.
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Today we have the pleasure of chatting to Sean Green! Sean has been at Missouri State for the past 2 years and is now transferring to Winthrop University.
Sean gives us some insight into life as a student athlete, a bit about his journey to the US and a little bit about his move to Winthrop this fall.
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Today we chat to Chris Young! Chris is the director of tennis at Oklahoma State University.
Chris gives us some insight about the OSU athletics program as well as its incredible facilities! He also talks about what he looks for in a recruit, and how their tennis program works!
We enjoyed this chat and we hope you did too! If you did make sure to drop this episode a like!
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In this episode we chat to Jenny Bindon! Jenny is currently the head coach of the women's soccer program at LMU.
Jenny is going to give us some insight into her program, the US college soccer system as well as some important recruiting advice for prospective student-athletes!
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On this episode our very own Natasha Lloyd interviews former Auburn athletes Santi Grassi and Luis Martinez about their experiences at the Rio Olympics in Brazil in 2016!
They tell us a bit about their journeys, give us some insight about being a student athlete at Auburn and what it's like to compete in the Olympics!
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In this episode we chat to Bailey Stewart! Bailey was a track and field athlete who competed at the University of Tulsa.
Bailey shares how he discovered that the US College competition was an option for him, a little bit about Tulsa and what student athlete life is like.
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In this episode we chat to Ali Borhani! Ali is currently the assistant coach at Boise State.
Ali has been at the program for 3 years and he delves into the ins and outs of Boise State tennis. He also talks about his time at Mesa Community College where he was not only a coach, but a student at the same time!
Great chat, give it a listen and drop a like if you you enjoyed this episode!
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In this episode we talk to Carl Edwards! Carl is the Head Video Analyst at the Houston Dynamo.
Carl talks a bit about what he does as well as highlight videos - what to look for when recording and editing videos to best highlight your skillset and get you noticed!
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In this episode we chat to Sean Brennan! Sean is the assistant coach of the men's soccer team at High Point University in North Carolina.
Sean chats about the ins and outs of the High Point soccer program, what they look for in recruits, as well as how they develop their players and set them up for bright futures!
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In this episode we chat to Ayana Rengiil! Ayana is a student athlete at Alabama A&M.
Ayana tells us a bit about her amazing story, coming from Palau, a little island in the pacific, to Alabama A&M. She also gives us some inside to life as a student athlete.
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On today's episode we chat to Bruce Myers! Bruce is the head coach of the men's tennis team at Bucknell University.
Bruce is a bit unique in coaching at all NCAA div 1, 2, and 3, and tells us a bit about the differences and where athletes fit in. He also gives us some insight about Bucknell University and how his team are looked after, and how they are being prepared for life after college.
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In this episode we chat to Mary Lou Mulflur! Mary Lou is the head coach of the women's golf program at the University of Washington.
She talks about what she looks for in recruits, as well as red flags to look out for. She also tells us a bit about how they run things out in Washington!
Great chat with Mary Lou and we hope you enjoy it too!
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In this episode we chat to Adam Schaechterle! Adam is the head coach of the men's tennis program at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
He shares a bit about his journey as coach and some insight into life playing tennis at Pepperdine University!
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On this episode we chat to Ronan Wynne! Ronan plays on the men's soccer team at the University of Denver.
He gives us some insight to life as a student athlete at Denver. He tells us about the amazing facilities and how he's enjoying his time over there!
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In todays episode we talk to Danny Bryan! Danny is the head coach of the men's tennis program at Wichita State University in Kansas.
He tells us a bit about his story through playing and coaching as well a bit about Wichita State, and a bit about what he looks for in recruits.
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In this episode our very own Amrit Rai breaks down the college system! The US college system can be a weird, confusing, scary thing, but the more you know, the easier it is to get the most out your time in the US!
We got a lot more content coming for you guys so watch this space!
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On today's show, we have Jamie Stopnitzky joining us! Jamie has competed within the NCAA on a basketball scholarship and now helps athletes get USA college scholarships. Jamie now works at Open Gym Premier in Southern California as the recruitment director. He has placed over 250 athletes within the college system in various divisions.
Jamie has now partnered with us and we are now helping New Zealanders and Australians earn basketball scholarships.
On this podcast, we talk about basketball scholarships, what a day in college is like and what makes athletes stand out on the recruitment radar.
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On this show we have a student-athlete joining us! Dylan Wood is in his senior year at UC Davis. Dylan competes in the men's soccer team.
Dylan has had a very eventful college career which includes transferring from NCAA Divison II to NCAA Division I.
Dylan also talks about his experience as a college athlete and shares some important information for younger student-athletes who have interested in the college system.
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On today's show, we have Matt Mannassee joining us! Matt was a former NCAA Division 1 college coach at Duke University on the Women's Tennis Team.
Matt is going to be talking about life at Duke, the college tennis system and sharing some important recruiting advice for prospective student-athletes who want to compete on a tennis scholarship!
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In this episode, we are talking with former NCAA Division 1 tennis coach Rob Gurden. He shares some important advice for young tennis players who are interested in the US college system.
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In this show, we are talking with an NCAA Division Soccer Coach from Syracuse University.
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In this podcast, we are interviewing former NCAA Division I swimmer Natasha Lloyd. We chat about her experience at Auburn University and Natasha also shares some important recruitment advice for young swimmers.
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