Video | 2019 Offseason – Roundtable with Head Coach Marc Skinner

New Orlando Pride Head Coach Marc Skinner sits down and speaks with a contingent of Orlando's writers ahead of the 2019 season.

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0:06 – On his arrival to Orlando
0:45 – On process leading up to accepting Pride job
1:25 – On if he’s spoken to his players yet
2:17 – On comparisons between the Pride and Birmingham City FC, his former club
3:15 – On bringing this roster to the playoffs
4:26 – On speaking with former Head Coach Tom Sermanni, the former staff
5:14 – On how relationships with General Manager Erik Ustruck, EVP Luiz Muzzi are developing
5:40 – On how familiar he is with the league, if he watched the Pride play last season
6:27 – On relationship with Laura Harvey, head coach of the Utah Royals
7:13 – On Skinner already developing relationships with Toni Pressley, Haley Kopmeyer
7:58 – On his style, his preferred shape
9:19 – On discussions with General Manager Erik Ustruck regarding international absences later in the season
9:56 – On if his coaching staff has been assembled
10:20 – On if the international players’ departures will be the biggest challenge he’ll face this season
11:03 – On the biggest lesson he learned he’ll take with him from Birmingham City
11:51 – On the Pride assigning Ustruck as the sole general manager
12:43 – On taking part in the 2019 NWSL College Draft
13:25 – On if he prides himself on finding talent in overlooked players, that quality being something he honed at Birmingham City


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