Zach Fingerhut | Perfect Soccer Podcast Ep.111

Show Summary:

In today’s episode: Akeem O’Connor Ward interviews Zach Fingerhut.

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13 Year Pro & MLS Cup Champion Quincy, aka, "The Chip", Amarikwa (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents The Perfect Soccer Podcast: Where your host, 7 Year MLS/USL Pro Akeem O’Connor-Ward (@AkeemJWard) goes one-on-one to get to know your favorite and aspiring pro players and coaches both on and off the pitch.

Time Stamp

0:00 - Intro

3:35 - Earliest memory of playing soccer

10:30 - Continuing into youth career

14:00 - Zach’s college experience at Wake Forest

21:30 - Pivoting into a referee career

26:40 - Officiating different age groups

33:15 - The process of becoming a referee

37:00 - Advancing through the ranks

41:15 - Is it easier for ref to go higher up the leagues

45:50 - The physical side of being a ref

55:45 - Quincy’s 5 questions

56:30 - What is the most important skill/quality that helped you become successful?

1:02:40 - What is the biggest mistake referees are making?

1:06:45 - Thoughts on VAR

1:11:10 - What advice would you give to a young person trying to go pro?

1:25:30 - What is something most people think it’s true, but you believe isn’t?

1:34:55 - What is something you’d move forward with if you weren’t scared of a bad outcome?

1:39:35 - Outro

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