Susannah welcomes to the Committee, Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Dominic Casciato to talk about his team as they sit undefeated in the USL Championship and how he got to this position, managing and coaching across the world from his home town of London, though New Jersey, Denmark, Omaha and now Tampa Bay.

00:13 - Intro

02:11 - Welcome Dom! Opening with Dom celebrating Tottenham avoiding relegation

04:21 - Embracing Tampa Bay’s undefeated streak

07:47 -Tracing Dom’s past through New Jersey, Denmark, Spain, El Paso, Omaha and now Tampa Bay at all levels of U.S. Soccer including College, NASL, NISA, USL2

13:44 - Dom’s successful tenure at Union Omaha as a head coach following Omaha’s first coach, Jay Mims

17:13 - When Dom got the call from the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the difficulty of joining a team mid-season

20:40 - The process in building a soccer roster

23:14 - The most fulfilling feeling as a Head Coach

25:57 - Dom’s thoughts on Pro/Rel coming to USL Premier

29:28 - How his family handles the soccer head coach life and his game day coaching fits (Hi Morgan!)

34:30 - Dom’s excitement level for the 2026 World Cup

37:30 - Who’s going to win and is it coming home??

39:15 - Dom’s ultimate goal professionally

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