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<v Speaker 1>Welcome. Hen It's time for another SDH Network one, the

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<v Speaker 1>one on Jason Longshore and I had the chance to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with Aaron Walker of South Georgia Tormenta this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron is moving into a new phase of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>He re signed with the Statesboro based club as a

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<v Speaker 1>player coach for the twenty twenty five season. Aaron, originally

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<v Speaker 1>from the Metro Atlanta area, was a legend at Oglethorpe University,

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<v Speaker 1>helping them to their first conference title in program history.

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<v Speaker 1>He's played all over the United States. He's played in

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<v Speaker 1>Iceland professionally as well, but he's making a home for

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<v Speaker 1>himself in Statesboro and it's exciting to see him start

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<v Speaker 1>to think about that next step in his career. Our

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<v Speaker 1>conversation started with a look back at the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four season. Here's Aaron answering my questions about his reflections

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<v Speaker 1>on last season.

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<v Speaker 2>We personally, I enjoyed it a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>We kind of struggled a bit to end the year,

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<v Speaker 3>which which was a little disappointing. But I really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 3>working with Ian last year, getting to know him, his principles,

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<v Speaker 3>the way he wants to run a club. His vision

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<v Speaker 3>is all, it aligns very well with mine and how

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<v Speaker 3>I am as a player and even now, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>trying to be a coach. I enjoyed it for the

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<v Speaker 3>most part as much. States for itself is much different

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<v Speaker 3>than Atlanta. So that's that's a bit of an adjustment,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's a little slower, but it's still nice. It's

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<v Speaker 3>a nice It allows you to focus on your football,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So overall, really nice.

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<v Speaker 3>It'll be good to have a full year to see

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<v Speaker 3>and experience everything, both.

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<v Speaker 2>With the club and off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>So so you guys are underway in preseason this year,

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<v Speaker 1>and you mentioned the coaching side. It's always an interesting

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<v Speaker 1>transition and you're doing the half and half the season

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<v Speaker 1>player assistant coach. You know what went into those discussions

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<v Speaker 1>to join the coaching staff and how has it been

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<v Speaker 1>so far in preseason getting ready to contribute on the

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<v Speaker 1>field but also contributing off the field.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's a it's an adjustment, but one that I was,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, prepared for, and I'm excited about. I made

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<v Speaker 3>the decision this off season to start my B license,

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<v Speaker 3>the pro B license course, and kind of going to

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<v Speaker 3>try to use this year. This season as sort of

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<v Speaker 3>that segue period. So I was thinking to myself, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll start the V license. I want to keep playing obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>and see if coaching is for me. I've always, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>thought I would like to be a manager, or it's

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<v Speaker 3>just a manager at.

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<v Speaker 2>A high level.

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<v Speaker 3>And since I've been starting the course and getting more

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<v Speaker 3>involved with it, it's been really enjoyable. So just trying

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<v Speaker 3>to prepare and learn as much as I can as

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<v Speaker 3>I go. Ian and and the staff have been very

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<v Speaker 3>like welcoming, and like I said, their vision all lignes

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<v Speaker 3>a lot with mine and how I see the game

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<v Speaker 3>and how I want players to play and how I

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<v Speaker 3>want to play as a player. So it was it

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<v Speaker 3>was kind of a no brainer with the author day

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<v Speaker 3>throughout me and and it just all made sense and

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<v Speaker 3>in values my opinion, which is something I've said a

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<v Speaker 3>lot around that being in a place.

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<v Speaker 2>Of work where your opinion.

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<v Speaker 3>Is valued is it really really feels good and it

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<v Speaker 3>speaks volumes of those people, and that's kind of a

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<v Speaker 3>place I want to be. So just trying to get

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<v Speaker 3>my legs under me as a from a player perspective,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's still you know, I know how these preseasons go,

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<v Speaker 3>you kind of got to pace yourself and work your

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<v Speaker 3>way through it, and then off the field doing the

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<v Speaker 3>coaching stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a it's been a fun balance.

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<v Speaker 3>It's obviously a lot and being, you know, having the

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<v Speaker 3>mentality of a player when you're on the field, but

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<v Speaker 3>also you can't just focus on yourself. You gotta be

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<v Speaker 3>thinking about the group and we achieve our objectives and

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<v Speaker 3>I exercise. I mean, it's just it's a lot to

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<v Speaker 3>manage when you're really both, but I'm up for it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>What's been the hardest thing as your career has progressed

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of preseason on the player side and getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready for that upcoming season. You mentioned pacing yourself. What's

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<v Speaker 1>some of the real challenges that players face this time

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<v Speaker 1>of year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's for me personally.

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<v Speaker 3>I I like training and doing stuff like that, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's kind of a challenge to stay away from

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<v Speaker 3>training as much as possible as I've gotten older. Now

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<v Speaker 3>it's not extremely hard at this point, but it is difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. I still enjoy going to the gym, I

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<v Speaker 2>still enjoy running.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot, but as I've gotten older, I've stayed away

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<v Speaker 3>from the ball a little more in the off seasons

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<v Speaker 3>and tried to use the you know, six week period

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<v Speaker 3>of being on the ball to be sharp because of

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<v Speaker 3>how long the seasons are.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's a good, good haul from February to November,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, you got to make sure you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>sharp all the way through, and to do that, it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a trial and.

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<v Speaker 3>Error process of how much you you burn yourself out early.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've seen the growth of USL League one first

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<v Speaker 1>hand and it really feels like it's in a great

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<v Speaker 1>spot to start to truly explode in the years to come.

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<v Speaker 1>How important is this level in that overall growth of

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<v Speaker 1>US soccer in your mind.

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<v Speaker 3>Massive, it's I mean there's more and more pro players

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<v Speaker 3>trying to players trying to make it in the pro game.

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<v Speaker 3>These these younger players now as you see all over

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<v Speaker 3>the world are getting much more exposure, which is really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>And these these leagues are can be platforms for these

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<v Speaker 3>players to go and get that pro experience that they

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<v Speaker 3>need and then move on to the higher levels. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's that's super important. That's that's something that

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't always around when I was growing up. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>it was, it was much seemed much more difficult to

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<v Speaker 3>make it in the pro game.

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<v Speaker 2>There were less clubs, less opportunities.

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<v Speaker 3>As you see obviously, there's clubs popping up all over

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<v Speaker 3>in the USL Championship, USL League One, there's even NISSA

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<v Speaker 3>clubs just everywhere popping up, and there will be more

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<v Speaker 3>to come next.

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<v Speaker 2>Year and more to come the years after that.

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<v Speaker 3>So giving these these younger players the exposure that they

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<v Speaker 3>need to in the experience that they need. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you can be a very good player, but playing in

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<v Speaker 3>a game is much different than anything.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no simulation for that.

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<v Speaker 3>So they're getting these games that they need under their

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<v Speaker 3>belt and being able to climb the ladder and go

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<v Speaker 3>over to a europe or wherever that may be. And

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<v Speaker 3>then it also continues to give exposure to the players

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<v Speaker 3>that may be a little bit older who are still

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<v Speaker 3>looking to find that ladder, maybe coming back from injury,

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<v Speaker 3>and there's guys that drop down levels and need to

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<v Speaker 3>come back from injury. They get games and then they

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<v Speaker 3>can bounce back up. So US soccer is heading in

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<v Speaker 3>the right direction. There's a lot of exciting things to

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<v Speaker 3>come in the next couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're a prime example of that with what

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing this year with you know, the opportunities for

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<v Speaker 1>players growing and growing and growing is vital, but the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities for coaches, the opportunities for the referee side of things,

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<v Speaker 1>the front office staff. You know, you've started your coaching

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<v Speaker 1>journey here and this is a great opportunity, just like

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned as a player, to get that experience. You

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<v Speaker 1>can read all the books, you could take all the courses,

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<v Speaker 1>but getting that hands on experience working with Ian Cameron.

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<v Speaker 1>How important do you think that's going to be to

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<v Speaker 1>jump starting the next phase for you in the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's I mean, that's the most important part. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>like you said, you can do all of the all

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<v Speaker 3>the spreadsheets and all of the admin work, and all

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<v Speaker 3>of the planning sessions on your own and diagramming and

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<v Speaker 3>period periodization and all that stuff you can do find

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<v Speaker 3>the scenes on the computer, but being dropped in and

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<v Speaker 3>actually getting first hand live experience, you know, I'll be

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<v Speaker 3>able to run phases of training and sort of be

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<v Speaker 3>able to echo the coaching staff sit in on training

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<v Speaker 3>session planning and game breakdowns and clipping film and all

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<v Speaker 3>that stuff is like it's so useful and I've learned

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<v Speaker 3>even in the first two weeks, just an insane amount

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<v Speaker 3>and it's crazy, like you don't quite realize. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't quite realize until I joined this coaching course

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<v Speaker 3>kind of what all.

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<v Speaker 2>Goes into it.

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<v Speaker 3>And for the past two months I've kind of learned

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<v Speaker 3>a good bit. But now, even being first hand, there's

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<v Speaker 3>so many things you have to manage, and it's really exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>There's that balancing act between the technical side of coaching

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<v Speaker 1>and look, it's the same for a player too in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the technique and the fitness, but then managing

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<v Speaker 1>the people. You know, that's always a challenge as well

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<v Speaker 1>that coaches face. How have your teammates responded to your

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<v Speaker 1>new role.

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<v Speaker 2>Good? They've they've been very accepting.

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<v Speaker 3>Its interesting line because you know you have to you

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<v Speaker 3>have to be you know, it's player first right now

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<v Speaker 3>for me. But it's like you have to be a

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<v Speaker 3>player and have the guys back, but then you also

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<v Speaker 3>have to sit in on the meetings of the staff

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<v Speaker 3>and help plan and stuff and then have have them

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<v Speaker 3>and they have to be echoed. So it's a it's

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<v Speaker 3>an interesting juggling act, but it's it's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm everyone here has been super.

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<v Speaker 3>Accepting of of the role and you know, happy for me,

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<v Speaker 3>and that makes such a big difference. It just obviously

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<v Speaker 3>I was comfortable here last year, which is part of

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<v Speaker 3>the reason why I wanted to come back and tell

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<v Speaker 3>valued but having that again is it's really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>It's exciting to see the growth of everything in statesbro

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<v Speaker 1>a tournament that's one of the great success stories in

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<v Speaker 1>American soccer. You know, you've had a chance now be

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<v Speaker 1>in there for a little while. You've seen the talent

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<v Speaker 1>coming up through the program. Talking about academy kids, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>an area of the country that we might not think

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<v Speaker 1>of when it comes to developing players, but you're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>better and better players come out of that area every season.

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<v Speaker 3>It feels like, yeah, there's a we have a few

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<v Speaker 3>academy kids here now that train with us, and there's

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<v Speaker 3>been a few that have moved on to the higher,

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<v Speaker 3>higher levels. And I believe it was just recently one

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<v Speaker 3>of the guys that played in this academy just made

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<v Speaker 3>his debut for the US it was a.

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<v Speaker 2>Week or two ago and did well.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a ton of talent around here in the

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<v Speaker 3>Savannah area. That I think can get overlooked. But Georgia

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<v Speaker 3>as a whole obviously has a ton of talent. I

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<v Speaker 3>grew up in north of Atlanta and it's a hotbed.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's cool to see some of these guys get the.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice that they deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it feels like, you know, it feels like the

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<v Speaker 1>South in general has been overlooked in terms of soccer talent.

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia has Atlantic gets some of that hype, and especially

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<v Speaker 1>with Atlanta United, but now it feels like the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the state is really starting to catch up. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you think the season is looking for Tormento? What

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<v Speaker 1>what are kind of the main focuses for you guys

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<v Speaker 1>in preseason and you get ready to start USL League

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<v Speaker 1>one and amount of months time.

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<v Speaker 2>We feel good about where we are. We are for

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<v Speaker 2>sure right now.

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<v Speaker 3>There's still a lot that needs to be done, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of building blocks and foundational pieces that we have

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<v Speaker 3>to sort out before we can make bigger steps. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's what preseason is about. It's a slow, slow process.

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<v Speaker 3>We have some very good, you know, exercises, and we

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<v Speaker 3>play the Charleston Battery, who play Tampa Rowdies. We play

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<v Speaker 3>Atlanta United too. This coming weekend, some very good runouts

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<v Speaker 3>for us. That gives us an idea of where we're at,

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<v Speaker 3>but in certainly wanted to be.

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<v Speaker 2>A little bit more dynamic going forward this year.

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<v Speaker 3>We've added quite a few wingers that you know, not

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<v Speaker 3>that we didn't have a lot of talent last year,

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<v Speaker 3>but a little bit quicker, a little bit more dynamic

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<v Speaker 3>pac so that from from the way that we play,

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<v Speaker 3>have a little bit more of an idea how we

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<v Speaker 3>want to how we want to attack, and be a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit more dynamics.

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<v Speaker 2>So we feel good about it. We're excited. Uh after

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<v Speaker 2>this weekend, well, like I said, we'll have a really

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<v Speaker 2>good idea of where we're at.

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<v Speaker 3>We can kind of adjust, but we're seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the the behavioral things that we needed to see

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<v Speaker 3>early on, which is a huge piece of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the sacrifice, the putting your body on the line, the

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<v Speaker 3>tracking back, the transitional play, being a habit like defensively

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<v Speaker 3>and attacking.

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<v Speaker 2>So the things that we've wanted to see have been there.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's nice good building blocks as you guys get started.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully I will have a chance to see you guys

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday. We'll try to watch that with it Land

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<v Speaker 1>United to the first team for at Land United is

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<v Speaker 1>playing in Bradenton and we're doing a stream of that one,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'll be at the facility, so when it ends,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna trying to walk out. Get an eye on

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<v Speaker 1>how things are going for Tormento this season. Nice, nice,

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to it. Aaron, thank you so much, best

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<v Speaker 1>of luck in your new role, and thank you for taking.

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<v Speaker 2>Some time boys, I appreciate it. Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Jason