Ross LaBauex | Perfect Soccer Podcast Ep.016
11 Year MLS Cup Champion Quincy Amarikwa’s (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents - The Perfect Soccer Podcast, Where your host Paul Guarino goes 1 on 1 to get to know your favorite professional soccer players, on and off the pitch.
In today’s episode: Paul interviewed former MLS player Ross LaBauex. Ross discusses his career at University of Virginia, winning the National Championship in 2009, and his time in the MLS.
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0:00 - 2:50 Intro
2:51 - 3:34 How Ross got into soccer
3:35 - 5:21 Youth career
5:22 - 7:57 Did Ross play for the Newcastle youth team?
7:58 - 10:48 Recruiting process to college
10:49 - 11:25 Dream school?
11:26 - 13:33 Experience at University of Virginia
13:34 - 15:21 Being named captain and winning the National Championship at UVA
15:22 - 18:38 Double overtime NCAA National Championship game
18:39 - 21:14 The process to the MLS Draft
21:15 - 22:32 Choosing an agent
22:33 - 23:47 MLS debut with the Colorado Rapids
23:48 - 24:04 Winning the MLS Cup
24:05 - 24:26 Perfect Soccer ad
24:27 - 26:38 Reflecting on the tight knit group in Colorado
26:39 - 29:40 Going to the White House and asking President Obama to sign his book
29:41 - 35:16 Things happen for a reason
35:17 - 37:01 Coaching high school soccer
37:02 - 39:38 How’d Ross get involved with Perfect Soccer
39:39 - 46:44 Quincy’s 5 questions
46:47 - 49:01 Off the pitch questions
49:02 - 50:12 Outro