George Panagiotou- Former Marine Who's Building Team Culture The Right Way

George Panagiotou spent 14 years in the United States Marine Corps. He's been coaching soccer ever since he got out. He's taken a program that had one winning season in 20 years and turned it around. How? By rebuilding the culture off the field—first. 

Since the culture change, his teams have put together three consecutive 10 win seasons, won a sectional title, and earned two first-round byes.

Plus, over the past five seasons, his teams have contributed over 3400 hours of community service, doing things like painting buildings, goal posts, and parking lots. Setting up and tearing down the youth field, summer camp coaching, and trash duty, On top of that, his players volunteer to lead study groups and boast a 3.7 team GPA. 

In this episode, Coach George has great advice for coaches looking to turn around their team culture, especially young coaches. We find out how he applies what he's learned in the Marines to coaching, and why he thinks developing relationships with your players is the most important part of coaching. 

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