Profile
- Display Name
- Tom "Gino" Ginocchio
- Primary Email (public viewable)
- doc@wcsc.org
- biography
Walnut Creek Soccer Club, Director of Coaching, 2007-Present
USSF National ‘B’ Coaching License
NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma
ACF Fiorentina Advanced Diploma
Masters in Business Administration, MBA, in Finance
St. Mary's College (SMC), 1994-2002, Men's Asst. Soccer Coach
St. Mary's College (SMC), 1999-2000, Women's Asst. Soccer Coach
Acalanes High School, 1999-Present, Varsity Girls Head Coach
Gino's Soccer Academy, 1994-Present, Owner/Director of Operations
ODP Cal-North State Coach
Coaching: Lamorinda Soccer Club: 1994-1999; Walnut Creek Soccer Club: 1999-Present. WCSC Strikers team (1999-2004) was two-time State Cup Finalists, two-time Cal North Premier League Champions, Surf Cup Finalists.
Colleges represented from players on his club teams: Air Force, Arizona St., Boston University, Cal-Berkely, Cal-Poly, Fresno St., Gonzaga, Haverford University, Occidental, Purdue, Sacramento St., San Francisco St., University of Chicago, University of Houston, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, UOP, UCLA, Willamette, Yale. 10 players recieved athletic-scholarships.
Amongst the players coached in WCSC was Val Henderson, past U16-21 Youth National Team player, U23 Women's National Team Goalkeeper and 4 year starter at UCLA. Val was drafted in the Women's Professional Soccer League (WPS) by the Los Angeles Sol, and traded to the Philadelphia Independence for a 1st round draft pick.
Coaching Philosophy:
My main philosophy is that I want to players to over-achieve. I want them to be able to train and play outside of their comfort zone and do more with the ball at their feet and as a team than they ever dreamed possible. To accomplish this, it is so important to develop the 'whole player' as well as the person. In developing the whole player we not only need to teach them skills with the ball (individual technical ability) but also what to do with and without the ball (individual tactics). I expect players to come prepared to training and games with proper nutrition and sleeping habits, with a level of fitness to outwork their opponent, and with a commitment to be the best player for thier team that they can possibly be. The game of soccer is a balance between structure and free play and my job as coach is to help the individual player and team as a whole strike the right balance to achieve success. Each player needs to be able to create individually, understand the roles and responsibilities of their position, play composed soccer with pressure, be mentally and physically prepared, and win the individual match ups on the field. As it is said: "Success comes before Work only in the dictionary." If we out work, out think and out play our opponent, we give ourselves a chance to win the game. I want my teams to be prepared, and have that chance in every game.
Job Skill
- House Coach
- Competitive Coach
- Competitive Trainer
History
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- 3 years 9 weeks
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