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The Regista Room

The Regista Room

Written by: Paul Varian
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The podcast where amateur soccer goes off-field! Join amateur sport guru Paul Varian as he targets the sport business issues facing the leaders of modern amateur soccer organizations, in particular community-level clubs, as the amateur soccer industry continues to try to find its way through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hear expert advice from someone who has been there running a large amateur soccer club, just like you! Learn about your own development as a soccer leader! Benefit from the experiences of your peers, as Paul introduces you to a plethora of compelling guests from within the soccer industry. Look over the fence and hear from leaders in other sports, as well as other subject matter experts! Participate and have your say!Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
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  • Episode Eleven - When Technical Directors Become Executive Directors
    Jan 29 2026

    As amateur sport leadership evolves, more and more amateur soccer clubs are looking to their Technical Director to evolve into broader sport business leadership, in the form of an Executive Director or General Manager role. How have these individuals fared when transitioning from pure technical leadership to the broader realm of sport business management, that includes potentially new and untrained areas of specialty such as finance, risk, marketing and communications?

    In this episode of The Regista Room, Paul Varian sits down at a virtual table with the Executive Directors - all of whom were previously in technical leadership roles - from four of Canada's top amateur soccer clubs, located across the country from Vancouver on the west coast to Halifax on the east.

    Listen to these former coach leaders talk about the challenges they faced in moving from a 'track suit' to 'blue suit' environment and where their technical expertise gave them a significant advantage. If you're a coach or coach leader who is eyeing possibilities for your career in broader sport organizational management, this episode is a 'must listen' for you!

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    57 mins
  • Episode Ten - Sponsorship and Fund Development
    Jun 28 2024

    Amateur soccer clubs are always looking for revenue! Especially outside of charging parents more money for program fees. But so few organizations do a good job of raising this 'non-fee based' revenue.

    In this episode, Paul dives deep into this important often misunderstood world, speaking with best-in-class sponsorship program at Seacoast United Soccer Club, and talking to experts in the field at KidSpired Media and Relate Social Capital.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Episode Nine - Working With The School System
    Nov 8 2023

    In this compelling episode, Paul Varian examines the challenging issue of soccer in the schools system. Why do so many amateur soccer clubs have difficulty forming relationships with their local schools and who is doing this well?

    Hear how West Vancouver Field Hockey Club have developed an integration program on Vancouver's north shore that has put field hockey sticks in the hands of over 3,000 elementary school kids! Listen to how Beechwood FC in Dublin, Ireland, have expanded their schools relationships to include important facilities relationships and targeting of local French schools. And explore how Saskatchewan Soccer is launching a provincial-level program that focuses on the in-school soccer playing experience rather than just trying to links schools to their member clubs.

    This is an episode filled with great real world case studies and expert commentary from Paul Varian. Listen right now and see how you can unlock the schools question in your soccer club!

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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