Giovanni Pacini

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Kylie Roberts, Communications Director for the New England Revolution, "Coaches Corner" features Paul Robinson discussing non-verbal communication, "News and An...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Servi Barrientos, Director of Media Partnerships for the NWSL, "Coaches Corner" features Giovanni Pacini discussing the "Four Phases of the Game", "News and Analysis" is with Giovan...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Darius Shirzadi, Founder and Director of Project Goal in RI, "Coaches Corner" features Don Norton where the topic is- "10 Tips For An Effective Training Session", "News and A...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Christina Maciel, ODP Director for Soccer Rhode Island, "Coaches Corner" features Geno Auriemma discussing player body language, "News and Analysis" will feature Giovanni Pacini, ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Ryan Hodgson, Founder and Director of the Pre-College Development Academy, "Coaches Corner" features Frank Martin talking about behavior in youth sports, "News and Analysis" will feature Giovan...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Daniel Smee, Head Men's Soccer Coach at University of Charleston in WV, "Coaches Corner" features Paul Robinson where the topic is- "Planning your coaching points in advanc...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide to yet another jam-packed show! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Brad Knighton, the New England Revolution II Goalkeeper Coach, "Coaches Corner" features Giovanni Pacini discussing integrating the goalkeeper in a team training session, "News and Analysis" wil...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another terrific show that educates, informs and entertains! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Mike Skelton, Associate Head Coach at the University of Vermont, "Coaches Corner" features Arsene Wenger (Courtesy of the Futbal Factory) speaking about the importance of technical training. "News and Analysis" will feature Giovanni Pacini discussing FIFA's plans for a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Season 12 Kick Off show of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to yet another exciting season of soccer conversation! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with John Barata, coach of the MIAA State Championship winning Oliver Ames HS; their third in a row! "Coaches Corner" features Paul Robinson where he talks about integrating new soccer coaching habits into your routine. "News and Analysis" will feature Gio...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “m...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must listen”. #6 on S...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must listen”. #6 on ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must listen”. #6 on S...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must listen”. ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must lis...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must li...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must lis...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that are a “must listen”. #6 on Skill Shark’s “Top 10 Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. Noted as one of the “Best So...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! The GP Soccer Podcast continues to enjoy huge success with a listening audience that literally spans the globe. Accolades for the show include: #1 on Top Podcast's "independently produced soccer podcasts”. #2 on Feedspot Media's list of “Best Soccer Coaching Podcasts”. #5 on Feedspot Media’s “Top 25 Soccer Podcasts” that ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast Season 11 Finale! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to the final episode of Season 11! In the opening block, Giovanni gets nostalgic about his path toward becoming a broadcaster, the accolades the show enjoys, and an overview of the season. Today's show will be a "best of" featuring key conversations, and a popular "Coaches Corner". This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature back-to-back conversations w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the town soccer model for player development, per a Boston Globe article, asks the question- "Does Boston really need two soccer stadiums?", shares feedback from last week's interview with Senator Barry Finegold about legislating pay to play, and shares the efforts about Street FC. This week's "Conversation with the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the potential name change of the NWSL Boston franchise BOS Nation, the 2024 Philanthropy Guide of New England Gives, and the story of a Serie A player collapsing on the field. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with MA State Senator Barry Finegold where the topic is legislating pay to play youth spor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the local high school soccer tournament, vents about Southampton's building out of the back versus Liverpool and congratulates Orlando for winning the NWSL championship. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Valerio Rocca, a high-ranking coaching professional in Canada. "Coaches Corner" will featu...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the reach of the show, summation of his soccer season, and the WBZ TV segment on pay to play. Finally, Giovanni teases an announcement in the American Soccer Revolution block of the show. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features the second of a two-part interview with Tom Shields, Technical Di...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his terrific worldwide audience to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the current parity in the EPL, the Netflix documentary entitled- "It's All Over. The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football", and the high school soccer tournament. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features the first of a two-part interview with Tom Shields, Technical Director of STA in New Jersey. ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide to another great show! In the opening block, Giovanni talks about the BOS Nation FC change the name effort, answers a FB post on the value of a US Soccer coaching licenses, and teases on a piece on the American Soccer Revolution in the last block. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features an interview with John O'Sullivan, Founder of the "Changing the Game Project" and co-author of his new...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience stumbling over the Boston NWSL franchise's new name BOS Nation FC. Today's opening features the latest issue regarding birth year and calendar year registration of youth players, sponsorship of youth and club soccer via the deep pockets of millionaires and billionaires, and a shout out to a local high school team which has only allowed three goals all season! This week's "Conversation with...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of today's show which is jam packed! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is a replay of an interview with Anson Dorrance, the Head Womens Soccer Coach at the University of North Carolina. Coach Dorrance is retiring after 45 years at UNC. "Coaches Corner" will feature the third installment of vision training with TJ Kostecky. News and Analysis will feature Giova...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of today's show which includes the latest GP Soccer Podcast rankings and a look back at the interview with Alexi Lalas. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Liam Connors, staff coach with the New England Revolution Academy. "Coaches Corner" will feature the importance of kids practicing on their own. News and Analysis will feature Giovanni Pacini discussing Ma...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special edition of the GP Soccer Podcast! Today's show is entirely dedicated to an interview host Giovanni Pacini had with American soccer icon, Alexi Lalas. This sweeping conversation covered many of the hot topics being discussed across the US soccer landscape. Listeners can look forward to the regular broadcast next week with all of your favorite show segments. For this week, enjoy this c...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of today's show, disturbing statistics regarding the commercialization of youth sports, and announces a special broadcast featuring his interview with Alexi Lalas. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Tim Karalexis, the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Holbrook HS (MA) and his journey from being a pro player to becoming high school coach. "Coaches Corner"...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of today's show and shares more push back from listeners regarding his American Soccer Revolution. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with TJ Kostecky, noted expert in the area of vision training. TJ is on to talk about his latest trip to China implementing his methods regarding improving a player's vision. "Coaches Corner" will feature TJ Kostecky and the ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of today's show, push back from listeners regarding his American Soccer Revolution, and information about the Lois Wells Memorial Kicks for Cancer event. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Brett Johnson, owner of Rhode Island FC where the discussion revolves around the latest progress of the real estate project. "Coaches Corner" will feature Geno Aurie...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with feedback from last week's show as well as his thoughts on the recent Netflix documentary entitled- "Untold: Hope Solo vs. US Soccer. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Warren Backman, the new Head Men's Soccer Coach at Dean College in Franklin, MA where the discussion revolves around being a first-time head collegiate soccer coach. "Coaches Corner" will feature Da...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Season 11 Kick Off Show of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini warmly welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of show tweaks, what to look forward to during Season 11, his Copa America experience, and the introduction of the "Soccer Revolution" presented in the final block of the show...and so much more! This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Mike O'Dea, Head Boys Soccer Coach at Norwell (MA) High School where the discussion revolve...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from the Season 10 - Episode 13 episode featuring "Conversation with the Coach" and "Coaches Corner". When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. L...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from the September 6, 2023 episode featuring the new format. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Listeners...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from the Season 8 - Episode 7 interview with Skip Gilbert. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Listeners are encouraged...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from the Season 7 - Episode 3 interview with JP DellaCamera. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to y...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from Season 6 - Episode 12 interview with Dina Gentile. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Listeners are...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from the Season 5 - Episode 13 interview with Thomas Rongen. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your po...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from Season 4 - Episode 9 interview with Phil Wheddon. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your po...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from Season 3 - Episode 4 interview with Marcus DiBernardo. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere y...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from Season 2 - Episode 11 interview with Dan Abrahams. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywher...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Best of the GP Soccer Podcast! While the GP Soccer Podcast is on its seasonal break, please enjoy this episode from deep inside the show vault. This show is from Season 1 - Episode 1. When the show returns on September 4th, new episodes will be available every Wednesday and can be found anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Listeners are enco...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 Finale of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini opens the show by looking back at Season 10 and discusses the preparations already in motion for Season 11 which kicks off on September 4th. The GP Soccer Podcast would like to take a moment to thank the terrific Rob Ellis for his weekly contributions from Europe. Rob has new endeavors in the soccer world which means he will be moving on from the show. We wish him all the best! Coaches are invi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of the show and a brief analysis of the US-Colombia friendly match. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" is with Giovanni Pacini where the questions are being posed by an AI interviewer. "Coaches Corner" will feature the importance of players getting outside on their own to practice. News and Analysis will feature a single story about the resi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with an overview of the show and shares a piece from Soccer America on bad adult behavior. This week's "Conversation with the Coach", or in this case artist, features Soren Meibom, founder of Soccer SciArt. "Coaches Corner" will feature UCONN Womens Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma on the lack of fundamentals amongst young players. News and Analysis will feature stor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his "in studio" and worldwide audience to today's show. A teaser about AI, today's line up, and a piece on terrible adult behavior in youth soccer opens the show. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Steve Axtell, the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cortland State University where the discussion will center on leadership and culture. "Coaches Corner" will feature UCONN Womens Ba...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience discussing Manchester City's winning the EPL, Klopp departing Liverpool, and the final EPL standings. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Greg Kenney, the Goalkeeper Coach at NYU where the topic is the importance of 'keepers playing other sports." "Coaches Corner" will feature Pep Guardiola answering questions from youth players. News and Analysis will fea...