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Flat and Thru

Written by: Olivia Green & Leslie Smith
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Flat and Thru with Liv Green and Leslie Smith! We are diving into all things Field Hockey. In this podcast, we will be talking to coaches and recent graduates of all divisions and conferences, support staff, former club coaches and overall “hockey heads” about an array of topics that cover situations beyond the technical and tactical parts of the game. We are going to explore topics such as differences in collegiate divisions, daily life as a SA, mental health, physical training, coaching philosophies, recruiting during COVID, and more. We will also be talking about the relationships we build, the triumphs and struggles we face, the lessons we learn along the way, and the process from the first time we pick up our stick until the last. Our goal is to be an informational and relatable source for you! Overall, we want to bring attention and create more awareness around collegiate field hockey at all levels. Our target audience is all field hockey minded individuals and anyone else who would like to gain insight on field hockey at the higher level. We're so happy you're here!
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Episodes
  • Season 1 Finale: Q&A w/ Liv and Les
    Aug 10 2021

    Welcome back to episode 12 - our Season Finale!! August is here, and so we are wrapping up Season 1 of Flat and Thru just in time for preseason (our favorite time of year)! For this last episode, we are finishing Season 1 the way we started, with a Liv and Les episode - but with a twist. We asked you all to submit questions via social media, and you guys delivered. There was great participation and lots of questions submitted about hockey, the podcast, and our advice based on our playing experiences. We have had so much fun doing Season 1 and we can’t wait to be back for Season 2…more info to come soon. But for now…let's get to these questions of yours!!



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    39 mins
  • Two Roads Diverged w/ Twins: Ellie & Karen Seid
    Jul 27 2021

    Welcome to our 11th episode of Flat and Thru! Today, we have a unique and fun episode for you all. We chat with identical twins, Ellie and Karen Seid. Ellie and Karen played D1 field hockey and both graduated college in 2019. We excitedly jumped into the conversation about twins through the lens of sport, and we were eager to hear about their unique, shared experience of playing field hockey. Our episode covers their journey getting into field hockey together and playing together through middle school and high school until their paths diverged when they went to different universities. Ellie graduated from Brown University, and Karen graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. We dive into their individual recruiting processes, what they each wanted in a college, difficulties they faced being apart for the first time, lessons learned, and as always, we share a bunch of laughs. Enjoy! 



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    50 mins
  • IPAC & Men’s FH in the USA w/ 2 Male National Team Members
    Jul 13 2021

    Here we go with our TENTH EPISODE! Woot woot! We have a great episode in store for you guys. Today, we sit down with two talented and inspiring male athletes, who just competed in the Indoor Pan American Cup the last weekend of June. They are not only members of the Men’s Indoor National Team but also the Men’s Outdoor National Team - Indoor & Outdoor Captain and Outdoor Assistant Coach, Pat Harris, and Outdoor Captain and Rutgers Assistant Coach, Ajai Dhadwal. We talk about the IPAC tournament and dive deep into the topic of boys and men playing field hockey in the United States. We learn a lot about Pat and Ajai’s path to playing at the international level, and they shed some light on how to grow the game for boys and men in the USA. This conversation was awesome to have, we hope you enjoy it!



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    51 mins

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