Hustle and Pro - Frisco's Sports Podcast

Meet Legacy Christian Academy multi-sport athlete (and then some) Lexi Thomas. She’s about to graduate high school and head west to run track at Pepperdine. Learn about how this grounded-in-faith student athlete centers herself in this episode of Hustle and Pro.

Resources:
Lexi on IG: @lexithomas_5
Legacy Christian Academy: https://www.legacyca.com
Pepperdine University: https://www.pepperdine.edu
Coach Kip: https://braincodecorp.com/sports-psychology-assessments/

It’s time for the 2024 Frisco RoughRiders season baby! I’m ready, and I got to steal a few minutes with Outfielder Kellen Strahm to see what we can look forward to this season. Plus, we get some bonus footage hearing about Riders Field renos from Zach Bigley, a little about the squad from Manager Carlos Cardoza, and a word from RHP Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa. LET’S RIDE 

Resources:

Frisco RoughRiders: Website | IG: @friscoroughriders/

Kellen Strahm: Bio | IG: @kellenstrahm

Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (Bubbah): Bio | IG: @bubbahtuionetoa/

Episode 187 – Jamie Lovegrove’s soccer story is from Crawley, England and includes professional soccer, junior college, and now 150 goals with the Dallas Sidekicks. Join us as we sit down with Jamie to hear about Tatu’s influence on him, his brother’s pull that brought him to the U.S., a his own coaching career so far. 

Jamie Lovegrove: Sidekicks Bio | Instagram
Dallas Sidekicks: dallassidekicks.com

Episode 186 – Local League Hopefuls | The East-West Shrine Bowl is basically a job interview for the NFL. Players get the opportunity to get in front of league reps and agents for the days leading up to the Shrine Bowl with the ultimate goal of getting drafted into the National Football League. Since the Shrine Bowl was in Frisco for the first time in 2024, we decided to go find a few local players. We talked to Ryan Watts, Tyler Owens, and Willis Patrick about their football careers so far and where they hope to go from here. 

RESOURCES:

Ryan Watts: ESPN Bio | Instagram: @theryanwatts_ | X: @theryanwatts

Tyler Owens: ESPN Bio | Instagram: @tko214/ | X: @tylerkowens

Special appearance by Dadrion Taylor-Demerson: ESPN Bio | IG: @dadrion_taylord/

Willis Patrick: ESPN Bio | IG: @willpat.73/ | X: @_wayofchais

Episode 185 – Trey Taylor We take a break during Shrine Bowl week to talk to Frisco’s own Trey Taylor about football and family. Playing high school football for Lone Star High School, Trey is no stranger to playing at The Star. Maybe it gives him a slight advantage for this week – one of the most important, life-changing times of his life. There are 500 NFL scouts and reps in Frisco during the week leading up to the East-West Shrine Bowl. It’s a weeklong interview to play in the NFL. Resources: Trey Taylor: IG: @ovo.trey10 X: @trey_taylor007 Shrine Bowl: […]

Episode 184 – Take a quick rewind into 2023 guests. What stood out to you? What episodes were the most popular? From FC Dallas players, RoughRiders and Rangers staff and front office to high school multi-sport athletes, youth golfers, branding experts, and pro basketball players, we talked to a lot of fascinating people in 2023.

In this episode I also take a minute to reflect on how we got to where we are today with Hustle and Pro. 

And, when I say we, that's how it started but it's really just me now, and my guests and my audience. WE are the collective who make up this little side passion project that's fed my sports heart for five years.

Episode 183 – Sydney Deckert stops by on her winter break from Tiffin University. I knew Sydney when she played at Wakeland High School, and I knew she had a knee injury that took her out of the game her senior season. We discussed that and how the next few years afterwards are playing out, with ups and downs she’s still working though, including a second recovery from ACL repair. When you look up resilient in the dictionary you may just find a picture of this girl. 

Find us on YouTube @hustleandpro to see each published episode. Follow on IG @hustle_and_pro to see my day-to-day as a sports mom and fan.

Another basketball season in Frisco, another great time chatting with the Texas Legends players. We get to know Dexter Dennis, Jordan ‘Jelly’ Walker, Mike Miles Jr, and Maxime Carene as they get amped to start the 2023-24 season with Frisco’s GLeague squad. 

Resources:

Dexter Dennis: BIO

Jordan 'Jelly' Walker: BIO

Mike Miles Jr.: BIO

Maxime Carene: BIO

Texas Legends: Website | Instagram | Facebook | X

Hustle and Pro – Episode 181: On this episode we talk with former MLS/EPL great and TOCA Founder/President Eddie Lewis. Plus, we get some bonus footage as we give the new TOCA Training studio a go. Eddie played in the inaugural MLS season, two World Cups, and many a season in the US and across the pond. Then, he created TOCA to help soccer players with control and awareness. Now with almost 40 TOCA locations he’s teaming up with FC Dallas to help improve player development in their already strong homegrown academy system. 

Resources:

FC Dallas: https://www.fcdallas.com | Article on the Partnership

TOCA: https://www.tocafootball.com

Give me a comment on Instagram @hustle_and_pro or email me at [email protected].

Come on a tour of Fieldhouse USA to see the new digs. Volleyball and basketball upgrades fill the previous turf space. Plus, we get to know Gary Oliver and learn why he originally started Fieldhouse USA and how he’s turned youth sports into a family business.

Resources: Fieldhouse USA Frisco: https://frisco.fieldhouseusa.com

Sports City USA / Visit Frisco | https://www.visitfrisco.com/sports-city-usa/

Give me a comment, a wave, a message. You can find me on Instagram @hustle_and_pro or email me at [email protected].