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Brian Zwaschka, also known as Big Z, is a bonafide Iowa Soccer Legend. Big Z was a local youth player in the days of the original Dowling club team, coached by fellow legend, Blair Reed in the late '80s.  He and Reed teamed up again at Grand View University, where he was an All-American in the early '90s. His soccer travels took him all over the world as a pro player - Scotland, England and France - but we remember him as a dominating midfield presence for the Des Moines Menace when the team was in its first years of existence. His excellent playing career set the stage for a successful coaching career - a journey that's taken him from Iowa United, Dowling and Grand View all the way to Texas Tech and Cal in assistant roles and eventually to his current position as the head coach of the Fresno State women's program. A true student of the game, Zwaschka gives us some insight into how his experiences have informed his coaching style and naturally, we cover all sorts of other topics as well.