{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/68e8ea68f513ad2b810a1f7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Avery Patterson talks the Houston Dash's growth and USWNT gratitude","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6818801871c041c8cc75b143/1760094393066-a40ac041-8e14-45fc-84c4-81d21f7834cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week's episode of <strong>Full Time Focus, </strong>host <strong>Jillian Sakovits </strong>is joined by<strong> Avery Patterson</strong> to go inside the <strong>Houston Dash’s </strong>impressive second half of the season and growth under head coach Fabrice Gautraut. In a a fascinating conversation, Patterson opens up about her journey to becoming a <strong>USWNT</strong> player, her athletic family genes and a broken DVD player that helped her along the way.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PLUS: </strong>Producer Theo has all the latest news from Matchday 1 of the <strong>UEFA Women's Champions League</strong> and get focused with <strong>Full Time's 1-2-3 </strong>of what to watch this NWSL weekend from a high-stakes playoff seeding battle in Orlando, to a potential Championship preview in Kansas City, and a loser goes home game in Los Angeles.</p><p>_______________</p><p><strong>Referenced on the show:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUEST: Avery Patterson</p><p>PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes</p><p>VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin</p><p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen</p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to the&nbsp;<strong>Full Time newsletter&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here⁠</a></p><p>Visit the&nbsp;<strong>Yahoo Women's Sports hub</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here</a></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}