Watch & listen to the Kick It Forward crew talk about the Perry vs. Winterset Girls match and get some additional commentary from Lincoln vs. Ames on the boys side.

Watch & listen to the Kick It Forward crew talk about this CIML rivalry and get another in-depth tactical analysis from the tactician himself, Matt Sahag.

Watch & listen to the Kick It Forward crew talk about this early season matchup and get an in-depth tactical analysis from the tactician himself, Matt Sahag.

The Iowa High School Boys Soccer Coaches Round Table is back! Watch and listen to these coaches discuss changes they would like to see on the boys side, their favorite parts about high school soccer, and what the future holds for this coming spring season.

The Iowa High School Girls Soccer Coaches Round Table is back! Watch and listen to these coaches discuss changes they would like to see in the girls game, their favorite parts about high school soccer, and what the future holds for this coming spring season.

Kick It Forward's Ben Brackett and Blake Siberz are joined by Jimmy Frizzell to discuss the Johnston Dragons Boys 2023 state tournament run, how he approached the season even in a "rebuilding year," and what to expect for the upcoming season. Tune in for state champion insights, fun coaching perspectives, and much more. Soccer Talk presented by Kic…

Kick It Forward's Ben Brackett and Blake Siberz are joined by Matt Harding to discuss the Iowa City Liberty Lightning 2023 state tournament run, their move from 2A to 3A, and what to expect for the upcoming season. Tune in for state champion insights, fun coaching perspectives, and much more. Soccer Talk presented by Kick It Forward.…

Kick It Forward's Ben Brackett and Blake Siberz are joined by Eric Shafer to discuss the Johnston Dragons Girls 2023 state tournament run, how he kept the team connected despite starting 0-2, and what to expect for the upcoming season. Tune in for state champion insights, fun coaching perspectives, and much more. Soccer Talk presented by Kick It Fo…

Kick It Forward's Ben Brackett and Blake Siberz are joined by BJ Jordison to discuss the soccer community in Gilbert, Jordison's time as a head coach for the Tigers, and how he keeps his team connected throughout the year. Tune in for another round of state champion insights, fun coaching perspectives, and much more. Soccer Talk presented by Kick I…

Kick It Forward's Ben Brackett and Blake Siberz are joined by Dan James to discuss the 2023 Iowa High School soccer season, Dallas Center-Grimes' team culture, and his vision for the season ahead. Tune in for state champion insights, fun coaching perspectives, and much more. Soccer Talk presented by Kick It Forward.…

Watch and listen to our recap of semifinal action on day 2 (day 4 overall) of the girls state soccer tournament!

Watch and listen to our recap of quarterfinal action on day 1 of the girls state soccer tournament!

Watch and listen to our recap of semifinal action on day 2 (Day 3 overall) of the boys state soccer tournament!

Watch and listen to our recap of quarterfinal action on day 1 of the boys state soccer tournament!

It's that time of year once again! Today we sat down with Dan Rothert to discuss the recently released Iowa High School State soccer groups for both the boys and girls sides. Follow us closely the next few weeks to see what goes down at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.

On this special episode, we sat down with the Footie Central Association to discuss their Orbis project and how they want to impact the community around them. "Orbis is a work-based learning program where students engage in real-world projects in partnership with the workforce. Orbis gives students the opportunity to authentically apply the foundat…

Game of the Week Ft. Ottumwa at Des Moines Lincoln 🎧 Listen to the KIF crew talk about this new conference rivalry. Episode is live!

Drags upset #1 Dowling Catholic. Listen to the crew discuss the battle of top 6 teams on a gorgeous spring night!

We're back East... this time discussing Iowa City West vs Iowa City High. Once again, we have a our correspondant Erick Cortes in on the call to talk about the game!

More beautiful weather and more soccer to go along with it. With our second Game of the Week, we had correspondant Erick Cortes discuss the Iowa City West vs Iowa City Liberty game. Listen to our take on the game!

Conference play has just begun and things are already heating up! This past week the KIF crew traveled to Waukee Northwest to see the Wolves take on the Valley Tigers. An entertaining game makes for entertaining listen, so go get your headphones and be ready for CIML soccer talk.

Twice the action, twice the excitement! Our double game of the week was action-packed and is not one you want to miss. Listen in as we discuss DSM North vs DSM Lincoln (Girls) & Newton vs South East Polk (Boys)

With Iowa High School Soccer comes unpredictable weather. Rain or shine, we're ready to brave the elements to catch some fierce soccer action! For our first game of the week in the 2023 season, we visited Adel as the Van Meter Bulldogs faced off against the Des Moines East Scarlets. Listen in for our take on the game!…

Get ready to tune in and turn up the volume! Our latest podcast episode is here and it's packed with insights, laughs, and everything in between. Join us as we interview back-to-back State Champion and Pleasant Valley Head Coach, Wayne Ward. Don't miss out - hit play now!

We're back with another Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Round Table before the spring season! Watch and listen to these coaches discuss their predictions for the upcoming season and some of their expectations going forward. To learn more about Kick It Forward and our passion for making soccer more accessible, check out our 💻website: https://kifsocc…

The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Round Table is back! Watch and listen in as these coaches discuss changes they would like to see, their favorite parts about high school soccer, and what the future holds for this coming spring season. To learn more about Kick It Forward and our passion for making soccer more accessible, check out our 💻website: h…

On this episode, we sat down with Leroy Enzugusi and Bradan Allen to discuss the purpose of Tekkers Soccer and Tekkers Media. The former collegiate athletes explain the importance of what they are trying to accomplish and talk through how their experiences can help the next generation of soccer players.…

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On this episode, we are joined by Drake University Men's Head Soccer Coach Pat Flinn to discuss the Bulldog's season thus far and recap their 1-0 win over SIUE.

Watch and listen as we recap the 2022 Iowa State Tournament!

Watch and listen as we discuss the state finals and learn who walks away from Cownie as 2022 State Soccer Champions!!

Watch and listen to our recap of semifinal action on day 2 of the boys state soccer tournament! Support Kick It Forward at our upcoming Golf Scramble! PLAY or SPONSOR at https://www.kifsoccer.org. To learn more about Kick It Forward and our passion for making soccer more accessible, check out our 💻website: https://kifsoccer.com. In addition to the …

Watch and listen to our recap of semifinal action on day 2 of the girls state soccer tournament! Support Kick It Forward at our upcoming Golf Scramble! PLAY or SPONSOR at https://www.kifsoccer.org. To learn more about Kick It Forward and our passion for making soccer more accessible, check out our 💻website: https://kifsoccer.com. In addition to the…

Watch and listen to our recap of quarterfinal action on day 1 of the boys state soccer tournament! Support Kick It Forward's mission to make soccer more accessible by PLAYING in or SPONSORING our 2022 Golf Scramble at https://www.kifsoccer.org. To learn more about Kick It Forward and our passion for making soccer more accessible, check out our 💻web…

Watch and listen to our recap of quarterfinal action on day 1 of the girls state soccer tournament!

It’s state tournament time in Iowa and the substate finals have brought all of the drama. Listen in to hear more about Substate Final #8 while also getting updates on all of the other final matches.

Today we sat down to discuss the recently released substate groups for the boys’ side and the girls’ side, whose pairings also came out for the coming weeks as we prepare for what is sure to be an exciting state tournament at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.

It was PACK THE PITCH night in Ankeny as the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars faced off against their crosstown rival, the Ankeny Hawks, and wow, what an atmosphere!

On a chilly, but still spring evening, we enjoyed the inaugural Waukee derby in Iowa soccer history as the Waukee Warriors battled the Waukee Northwest Wolves at the latter’s state-of-the-art stadium.

On a beautiful evening at Duke Williams Stadium, we took in an entertaining girls game between the East High Scarlets and Waukee Warriors.

On a chilly, drizzly spring evening, the KIF Game of the Week crew was back at it with a visit to Grubb Stadium to see who had the bigger roar as the Des Moines Christian Lions took on the Polar Bears of Des Moines North. Listen in for our take on the game! ga Check out Gianna Bennett’s efforts to raise money for Count the Kicks: https://charity.pl…

We’ve been on a bit of a roll scoring exclusive interviews, and today continues the trend as we welcome new Drake University Men’s Head Coach, Pat Flinn to the studio. Pat arrives in Des Moines via Chicago where he honed his craft in the MVC as an assistant with Loyola Chicago and most recently as the head coach at the University of Chicago. The Ro…

As we ease into the spring and the high school soccer season creeps closer, we thought we would take some time to highlight some of the best Iowa soccer products out there as they prepare for the transition to the college game. Today we are bringing you interviews with four standout high school players that have recently made college commitments. T…