"It’s The Whole Family’s Journey” With Sporting Parent Geni O’Keeffe STRIVE 365 podcast

"It’s the Whole Family’s Journey” with Sporting Parent Geni O’Keeffe

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Intro:

Todays guest is Geni O’Keeffe.

Geni is a mum to Poppy. A 17 year old talented football player, currently with our Melbourne Victory A league women’s squad as a youth development contracted player.

This is a great conversation about navigating the challenges of the professional level as a teenage athlete, relocating the family to access better opportunities, the challenges of balancing education and sporting commitments and much more.

Geni is a sporting parent who is finding solutions to the daily challenges of having a high performing, talented youth athlete in the house, which we know resonates with a large part of our audience.

There’s plenty to get out of this episode.

OK, Lets go!

Family

4 children, all sporty, especially tennis.

Poppy (16 years old):

Murray United
- Playing in a boys team up to U13s
- Played representative soccer
Football Victory NTC & Emerging programs
- NTC U17, U20 and NPLW competitions
- National Youth Championship
- National Futsal (2020 – present), Championship Winners (2023)
Melbourne Victory A league women’s
- Pre Academy Centre (2019 - 2020)
- Elite Girls Program (2021 – 2023)
- Train on player (2023/24)
- Youth Development Contract (2023 - 25)
  - A league pre season match vs Western United
Football Australia
- Aus Junior Matildas U17 training camps (2023 - 2024)

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Chapters

1. "It’s the Whole Family’s Journey” with Sporting Parent Geni O’Keeffe (00:00:00)

2. Gareth & Geni’s connection story (00:00:20)

3. Growing up in Regional Victoria (00:04:30)

4. The car rides (00:15:00)

5. Balancing challenging family dynamics (00:23:00)

6. Relocating to Melbourne for sporting opportunities (00:26:45)

7. Educational challenges (00:33:00)

8. Youth contract with Melbourne Victory A League Women’s team (00:41:00)

9. interactions with coaches (00:52:45)

10. Advice to aspiring athlete’s (00:59:00)

11. Advice to support networks / parents (01:02:45)

12. Quick Fire Questions (01:08:20)

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