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Podcast: Long Shot Leaders with Michael Stein
Episode: From Green Bay to Goals: A Journey Defying Expectations in Soccer, Lessons from the Field, and Creating 'Rise and Shine' for Holistic Learning, Jay Demerit.
Description: Jay Demerit is an American retired soccer player who played as a center back. He played college soccer for the UIC Flames and was in the Chicago Fire Premier development squad, but after not being drafted for Major League Soccer, he moved to look for a club in England. He played for non-league sides Southall and Northwood before signing for Watford of the Championship in 2004. Demerit played 211 total games for Watford over six seasons, including one in the 2006–07 Premier League, having scored in their victory in the 2006 Football League Championship play-off final. After his release from Watford, he...