During our discussion, we talk about Gabe’s experience being coached by his dad and the pros and cons, coaching in an underserved community, and building the culture by engaging the community and including OKG’s, better known as Our Kinda Guys.

How to Contact Gabe:

IG: grochacho

Twitter: CoachGRocha

Blog: https://spartansocceraz.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ydtywzydfmXauu_WzP_dQQpltKsUZUVAFFJrzUU0S-w1_WanWoayWHdg

0:20 soccer background

4:00 pros and cons of being coached by his dad

11:00 coach’s ability to read players

14:10 characteristics of a player’s coach

19:52 instituting the Spartan identity within the club and high school

23:30 building and growing the good culture

30:30 Working with a group of players from different cultures and minimizing the bad culture

40:55 balancing the workload across multiple teams and responsibilities

45:40 sharing the United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 experience

50:15 moving forward into 2020

56:55 final three coaching points

1:02:30 One piece of advice for any coach

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