Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with commentary on last week's show, the upcoming Inter Miami - New England Revolution match, and his article in the Spring Edition of the United Soccer Coaches Journal. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Dave Simeone, the Director of Education Programs for United Soccer Coaches where the conversation focuses on continued professional development. The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Paul Robinson discussing developing press resistance, and the great Rob Ellis in his Euro S ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with commentary on the closing of ski season, his latest Bruce Springsteen concert, and another example of bad behavior in youth sports.  This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Niko Roros, the Assistant / GK Coach at UMBC. The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Paul Robinson discussing equal playing time and the great Rob Ellis in his Euro Soccer Report will feature a piece on League 2 in England.  The GP Soccer Podcast features new shows every Wednesday and can be fou ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with commentary on the eclipse, show highlights, and a submitted email from a frustrated club coach.  This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Ruben Teixeira, a Boston area high school and club coach with Mass City FC. The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Frank Martin commenting on behavior in youth sports and the great Rob Ellis in his Euro Soccer Report will feature a recent working holiday in Portugal.  The GP Soccer Podcast features new shows every Wednesday and ca ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a local ski report and commentary on today's "Conversation with the Coach". This week's "Conversation with the Coach" (Or in this case...referee!) will feature Brian Barlow, a collegiate official and founder of the FB page "Offside" and the "Offside Academy". The discussion is on violence in youth sports. The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Giovanni Pacini and his soccer coaching library recommendations. Rob Ellis in his Euro Soccer Report will feature insights into the game in Engla ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with show highlights which include a UK report on ACL injuries in female athletes and the adoption of "blue cards" in soccer.  This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Valerio Rocca, the Technical Director of the Soccer School of Excellence in Toronto, Canada where the conversation will be about the game in Canada. The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Paul Robinson where he discusses the importance of rotating player positions. Rob Ellis in his Euro Soccer Report will fe ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a follow up from last week's pay to play rant. Seems like the message might have resonated with some club folks! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Barry Gorman, Senior National Staff Coach with United Soccer Coaches and former Head Men's Soccer Coach at Penn State University.  The topic is- "Modern Trends in Coaching". "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment from Don Norton about evaluating your coaching session. A terrific rebroadcast from Rob Ellis will focus on ..read more

Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a rant about club soccer and the controversial "pay to play" model" that exists so predominantly in the United States.  This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Mike Noonan, Head Mens Soccer Coach of the D1 national champion Clemson University.   "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment with Dave Hart, Head Girls Soccer Coach at Fryeburg Academy (ME) regarding guest coaches. The great Rob Ellis returns for another terrific segment with his European Soccer Report ..read more

Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the Season 10 kick off show of the GP Soccer Podcast! Giovanni takes a moment to reflect upon the success of the show and offer some highlights of what folks can expect in Season 10.  This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature TJ Kostecky where the discussion will focus on vision training.  "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment with Paul Robinson where he discusses the importance of small sided games. The great Rob Ellis returns for another terrific season with his European Soccer ..read more

Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with comments regarding what it's like to coach a losing team and then shares a personal announcement of his candidacy for Vice President on the Board of Directors for United Soccer Coaches. Be sure to vote! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Dan Rudolph of the Boston Bolts soccer club where the discussion is on coaching with a street soccer mentality. "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment with Paul Robinson where he discusses the importance of equal playing time. The great Rob Ellis ..read more

Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with comments regarding the Showtime special series- "The World According to Football". The series tackles many serious social issues through the lense of football. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Rob Holliday of MA Youth Soccer where the topic is- "Coaching Your Children". "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment with Paul Robinson where he discusses the importance of small sided games. The great Rob Ellis will share his European Soccer Report in the last block of the show. So much gr ..read more