#42 Gianmarco Pozzecco - Coaching Himself, Lessons as Assistant & Connecting with Players
Episode description
"Il Poz":
Today's guest Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco is currently the Head Coach of Italy's senior men's national team. "Il Poz" started his professional player career in 1991 and went on to have a successful career on multiple levels playing for teams like Varese, Fortitudo Bologna, Zaragoza and others, winning 2 Italian Leagues and 2 Italian Supercups while also earning himself an Olympic silver medal in 2004 with Italy's fabulous run that summer.
In this episode, Gianmarco told me about his early beginnings as a player, dabbling between soccer and basketball before ultimately deciding to play basketball late and how hard it was to control him as a player from a coach's perspective. Gianmarco also told me about his lessons as an Assistant Coach and what he could take away for his next jobs as a Head Coach, as well as some lessons that players taught him while he was a young Head Coach.
Lots of good stories in this one, enjoy!
Topics:
- Background
- Unfortunate Preparation for Olympic Final 2004
- Connecting with players
- Expectation from Assistant Coaches
- Style of Work
- Importance of the Captain
- Lessons as an Assistant Coach
- Helping Players on a Personal level
- ATOs
Finding "Poz":
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theoriginalpoz/
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