Giovanni Pacini

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a variety of soccer stories that have taken place over the last week. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Jimmy Odierna, the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Needham (MA) HS where the topic is the place of high school soccer in the overall player development scheme in the US. "Coaches Corner" will feature its third and final segment on vision training ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience by pulling the curtain back on mistakes while podcasting, recent success of the local NHL Boston Bruins and NBA Boston Celtics, and wraps up the opening segment with thoughts on Australian Rules Football. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Freddie Beckmann, the Goalkeeper Coach at Bridgewater State University (MA) where the topic is on experiences of a first-ye...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with commentary on the current New England sports scene which segues into the New England Revolution - Inter Mami match played at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" features Joe Campbell, the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Dean College (Franklin, MA) where the topic is- "building a competitive collegiate soccer program". "Coaches...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 wil...

Send us Fan Mail 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 w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with a follow up ski report, commentary on today's "Conversation with the Coach", show content, and a message from a local club soccer coach. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" (Or in this case...sports medicine expert!) will feature Gary Reinl, author of "Iced! The Illusionary Treatment Option". The "Coaches Corner" segment will feature Don Norton on 10 tips for ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 s...

Send us Fan Mail 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 P...

Send us Fan Mail 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 featu...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Academ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 discuss...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Season 9 finale of the GP Soccer Podcast! Today's show is a "Best of Season 9" episode! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with the greatest of thanks and appreciation for its support of the show. Because of that amazing support, the GP Soccer Podcast is a now a well-established broadcast entering its tenth season. The show has well over 150 broadcasts, thousands of downloads, and countless listeners from around the world. The GP Soccer Podcas...

Send us Fan Mail 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" ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with opening comments about Euro '24, Copa America '24, and the NBA's attempt to copy soccer's cup style play. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature the second of what has been a two-part segment with Dr. Jay Martin, author of the new book- "Lessons From The Best Coach: Develop A Winning Team Culture That Lasts". "Coaches Corner" will feature a segment with Don Norto...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience with opening comments about Project Goal, MYSA Workshop, and with the announcement that the GP Soccer Podcast is now #6 on Feedspot's "Top 25 Soccer Coaching Podcasts". This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature the first of what will be a two-part segment with Dr. Jay Martin, author of the new book- "Lessons From The Best Coach: Develop A Winning Team Culture That Lasts"...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast... the 150th episode! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience and thanks them profusely for their support for the show. Opening comments feature brief comments about the conclusion of the high school soccer season. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature the second of the two-part interview with Randy Waldrum, the Head Womens Soccer Coach at University of Pittsburgh and Head Womens Soccer Coach of the N...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this Special Edition of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini has a special guest on the show as he welcomes Randy Waldrum, the Head Womens Soccer Coach at the University of Pittsburgh and Head Womens Soccer Coach of the Nigerian National Team. The extended conversation appears in the popular " Conversation with thee Coach" segment of the show. In the opening segment, Giovanni offers some thoughts on high school soccer tournament play. This week'...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Opening comments feature a piece from Soccer America about the lies folks in the game tell. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Steve Russo, the Goalkeeper Coach at Masconomet Regional HS where he coaches his son Marco, the starting goalkeeper on the team. "Coaches Corner" will feature a Unisport segment on playing without making mistakes. The great Ro...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Opening comments feature a piece from Soccer America about the lies folks in the game tell. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature John Barata, the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Oliver Ames HS in Easton, MA where the discussion will be what it's like to coach a defending state championship team. "Coaches Corner" will feature a Unisport segment on playing with...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Opening comments are shared regarding trash talk and a story about poor officiating. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Rob Herringer, the new DOCE of United Soccer Coaches where the topic will be coaching education and development. "Coaches Corner" will feature former University of South Carlina Head Men's Basketball Coach Frank Martin and his thoughts on ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Opening comments are shared regarding the recent US-Germany friendly match played in Hartford, CT. This week's "Conversation with the Coach" will feature Tommy Geis, DOCE of MA Youth Soccer where the topic will be managing player behavior. "Coaches Corner" will feature Dr. Bill Steffen and the importance of distinguishing between gimmicks and creativity in goalkeeper training....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini once again welcomes his worldwide audience to the show noting that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show now features some new segments such as... "Conversation with the Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini". Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report". Host Giovanni Pacini opens the s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini once again welcomes his worldwide audience to the show noting that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show now features some new segments such as... "Conversation with the Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini". Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report". Host Giovanni Pacini opens the s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini once again welcomes his worldwide audience to the show noting that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show now features some new segments such as... "Conversation with the Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini". Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report". Host Giovanni Pacini opens the s...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini once again welcomes his worldwide audience to the show noting that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show now features some new segments such as... "Conversation With The Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini". Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report". This week's "Conversation With T...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini once again welcomes his worldwide audience to the show noting that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show now features some new segments such as... "Conversation With The Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini". Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report". This week's "Conversation With T...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Season 9 kick off show of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show with the announcement that the broadcast has been reformatted... new and improved! A leaner show will now feature some new segments such as... "Conversation With The Coach", "Coaches Corner", and "Soccer News and Analysis With Giovanni Pacini. Returning to the broadcast will be the terrific Rob Ellis with his popular "EPL and Euro Soccer Report".&nb...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Season 8 Finale of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini opens the show with a sentimental look back of Season 8 and sets the stage for the September 6th premiere of Season 9. The interview block features a great friend of the show Rob Ellis, where he and Giovanni look back at some of the major happenings that took place in the world of soccer during Season 8. Giovanni closes out the show and season by thanking all the guests that appeared and expres...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Today's episode features commentary on the ongoing issue of violence in youth sports, the USMNT winning the Nation's League championship, and the re-hiring of Gregg Berhalter. The final block features Rob Ellis and his weekly EPL / European Soccer Report. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality in...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Today's episode features commentary on Manchester City winning the treble, Lionel Messi coming to MLS, and the FIFA U20 World Cup. The interview block features a past conversation with Alessandro Pasquali, former player at Lazio and Director of Youth Development at AC Milan. Rob Ellis' EPL and Euro Report rounds out the show with some great commentary. Lots to...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the show. Today's episode features a variety of topics which includes feedback from the two-part series on violence in youth sports, commentary on the U20 championships for both the US men and women, thoughts on the recent "The Soccer Tournament" 7 v 7 tournament, and comments on the season finale of Ted Lasso. Rob Ellis' EPL and Euro Report rounds out the show with some grea...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special edition of the GP Soccer Podcast. Host Giovanni Pacini will moderate a two-episode discussion surrounding the increase in violence within youth sports. Last week's episode focused on the contributing factors and today the emphasis will be on solutions. Pacini has assembled an outstanding panel of experts of whom include- Skip Gilbert, CEO of USYS, Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor at Soccer America, and Dr. Bill Steffen, Assistant Professor of Sports Sci...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this special edition of the GP Soccer Podcast. Host Giovanni Pacini will moderate a two-episode discussion surrounding the contributing factors related to the increase in violence within youth sports. Today's episode will focus on the contributing factors. Pacini will moderate an outstanding panel of experts of whom include- Skip Gilbert, CEO of USYS, Mike Woitalla, Executive Editor at Soccer America, and Dr. Bill Steffen, Assistant Professor of Sports Science...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast! Todays' show features a conversation that host Giovanni Pacini had with former soccer official Mary Fitzgerald a few years back. The conversation serves as an appropriate set up for the upcoming two-episode series surrounding the increase in violence within youth sports. Next week's episode will focus on the contributing factors and the following week the emphasis will be on solutions. Pacini has assembled an outstanding panel of expert...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini welcomes his worldwide audience to the halfway point of Season 8! A brief comment on the EPL races, both at the top and bottom segues into Giovanni noting that this week's EPL / Euro Report will be done by him as regular host Rob Ellis is away. Listeners are reminded of the upcoming two-part series on "Violence in Youth Sports" appearing on May 24th and 31st. Today's interview guest id Sterling Nabours of the ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini and Rob Ellis, author of "The Soccer Coaches Toolkit" have a lively discussion on the various methods by which the game is taught. Giovanni also makes an important announcement regarding two upcoming GP Soccer Podcast episodes which will focus on violence in youth sports. In the third segment listeners will enjoy the very popular Rob Ellis EPL and Euro Report. Lots to enjoy! The GP Soccer Podcast will c...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini encourages listeners to check out last week's show with Tom Shields, comments on US Soccer's hiring of a new Sporting Director, and in the interview block chats with Skip Gilbert, CEO of USYS. In the third segment listeners will enjoy the very popular Rob Ellis EPL and Euro Report. Lots to enjoy! The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality information...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini returns from a Bruce Springsteen odyssey opening the show to talk about Patriots Day in Boston and then briefly touches upon the opportunity to utilize the GP Soccer Podcast as a mini coaching education course. The second segment features an interview with Tom Shields, Technical Director for STA, and in the third segment is the very popular Rob Ellis EPL and Euro Report. Lots to enjoy! The GP Soccer Podcast w...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini previews some upcoming episodes in the opening segment, "Relentless: The Story of American Soccer and The Coaches Who Grew The Game" author Tim Schum appears in the interview block, and in the third segment is Rob Ellis' EPL and Euro Report. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality information for all those involved in the game. Listeners are...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini goes on a rant about the state of the game here in the US based upon a recent article written by Eric Wynalda. Today's interview guest is Jared Scarpaci, Boys Soccer Coach at Masconomet High School in Topsfield, MA and in the third block is Rob Ellis' EPL and Euro Report. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality information for all those invo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini reports on the latest attempt to build a soccer stadium in Boston, the interview block features news on the NSCAC and its convention, and the final block features Rob Ellis' EPL and Euro Report. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality information for all those involved in the game. Listeners are encouraged to be GP Soccer Podcast super sprea...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 8 of the GP Soccer Podcast! Host Giovanni Pacini dips into the GP Soccer Podcast E-Mail Bag, Rob Ellis delivers his terrific EPL / European Soccer Report, and the interview segment features long time Boston area coach Ralph Ferrigno. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, and high-quality information for all those involved in the game. Listeners are encouraged to be GP Soccer Podcast super spreaders by sha...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast Season 8 Kick Off Show! Season 8 kicks off with the announcement of the addition of Rob Ellis doing an EPL / European Soccer Report during the C Block of the show and that host Giovanni Pacini will be doing another soccer show called Direct Kick on WMEX AM 1510 in Boston! The interview segment features Paul Payne and Dillon Ardabell of Red Card Cancer. The GP Soccer Podcast will continue to feature expert guests, outstanding commentary, ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast World Cup Show and Season 7 Wrap Up! Host Giovanni Pacini has put together an outstanding panel of experts to discuss all things World Cup and in particular the USMNT. This outstanding group includes the following- Rob Ellis... UEFA B licensed coach who works for Chelsea FC and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Coaches Toolkit". Paul Robinson... UEFA B and FA Youth licensed coach and is the author of the book- "The S...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast World Cup Show! Host Giovanni Pacini has put together an outstanding panel of experts to discuss all things World Cup and in particular the USMNT. This outstanding group includes the following- Rob Ellis... UEFA B licensed coach who works for Chelsea FC and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Coaches Toolkit". Paul Robinson... UEFA B and FA Youth licensed coach and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Sessions Book; 87 Prepared Practice ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast World Cup Show! Host Giovanni Pacini has put together an outstanding panel of experts to discuss all things World Cup and in particular the USMNT. This outstanding group includes the following- Rob Ellis... UEFA B licensed coach who works for Chelsea FC and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Coaches Toolkit". Paul Robinson... UEFA B and FA Youth licensed coach and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Sessions Book; 87 Prepared Practice ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast World Cup Show! Host Giovanni Pacini has put together an outstanding panel of experts to discuss all things World Cup and in particular the USMNT. This outstanding group includes the following- Rob Ellis... UEFA B licensed coach who works for Chelsea FC and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Coaches Toolkit". Paul Robinson... UEFA B and FA Youth licensed coach and is the author of the book- "The Soccer Sessions Book; 87 Prepared Practice ...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the GP Soccer Podcast World Cup Show! This is the first of four special broadcasts that will focus entirely on the World Cup being held in Qatar. Host Giovanni Pacini has put together an outstanding panel of expert commentators all of whom will offer their opinions on the games played. A special emphasis will be on the progress of the USMNT for as long as they remain in the tournament. Those who tune in will be treated to some terrific commentary and analysis!...