Patrice Impelido or "Pimp" as she is fondly called is the former captain of the Philippine Women's National Team. She played from 2005 to 2019 with a total of 61 caps. She played her last game in SEA Games 2019 and was an Assistant Coach for the recently successful Asian Cup campaign that qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup. This episode was fun to record, I've spent more time editing it than usual as we were laughing and giggling too much. We talked about what she's doing now and her learnings working with Coach Allen and assistant coach Nahuel Arrarte and strength and conditioning coach Luca Tonetti.
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
06:20 Moving to the Philippines from the US
09:20 Practically local, her relationship with local players
12:12 Retirement
15:05 Rebuilding with the National Team
17:58 Becoming an Assistant Coach
20:00 Working with Coach Allen Stajcic, Asst Coaches Nahuel Arrarte and strength and conditioning coach Luca Tonetti
24:33 New Learnings - Coding, Analytics and flying drones
35:00 Future Plans
45:53 World Cup Wishes
Album Cover Photo: Mia Montayre
