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<v Speaker 1>Alrighty, everyone, welcoming to the Grizzly Den here on the

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<v Speaker 1>SDH Network. That's what we're calling it. It's says show

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<v Speaker 1>going to be weekly talking about everything. Georgia Gwinnette Soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Madison Cruz. Join with me. Is head coach of

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<v Speaker 1>the men's soccer program, Steve to Chew. Steve, how have

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<v Speaker 1>you been good?

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<v Speaker 2>Good? Preseason's done? So those double days are over and

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<v Speaker 2>now it's into the season starting and so just looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to that and loving the opportunity to work with

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<v Speaker 2>these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go ahead talk about that that matchup as well.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys started the season. That actually was yesterday. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys got the two nil win over Campbellsville. Talk about

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<v Speaker 1>that matchup. What impressed you the most, especially your guys

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<v Speaker 1>coming out strong and getting your first one of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we've got just four returning starters from last year's team,

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<v Speaker 2>so a lot of new guys, a lot of transfers,

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<v Speaker 2>so they're at least accustom to college soccer. But to

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<v Speaker 2>understand our system, our core values are just the intricacies

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<v Speaker 2>of the way we want things done, the way they've

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<v Speaker 2>come together. Good first game, we still got a long

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<v Speaker 2>way to go. We're gonna look a lot better and

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<v Speaker 2>a week, a month, three months down the road. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>anytime you can go on the road and get a win,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll take it.

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<v Speaker 1>With the roster, with how much turnover there is and

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<v Speaker 1>only having four returners, having a lot of like just

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<v Speaker 1>new players coming into the squad, it's great that they're

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<v Speaker 1>accustomed to the soccer game, but how difficult hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>to get them bought into the system you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do. But also as well, you know how

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<v Speaker 1>important was it to have the preseason and all those

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<v Speaker 1>scrimmages as well to allow them to get acclimated before

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<v Speaker 1>this match.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's that's the challenge with coaching, is is it's

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<v Speaker 2>more the psychology, the psychological getting them all on the

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<v Speaker 2>same page, because they're all good, very good players. But

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<v Speaker 2>as opposed to other sports like our baseball team, softball team,

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<v Speaker 2>they get a whole semester to work on implementing culture,

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<v Speaker 2>on getting their playing style in place. We have seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>days from the first time we met until yesterday. So

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<v Speaker 2>but but you ask, how difficult is it that starts

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<v Speaker 2>in the recruiting process. You kind of tell them who

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<v Speaker 2>you are, this is what we're about, this is what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do, and that's when they start to

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<v Speaker 2>buy in. And that's when they start to understand things.

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<v Speaker 2>And through the communication throughout the you know, the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the academic year into this summer, they have a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of an understanding what's going on. So it's not

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<v Speaker 2>the first time they hear it when they step foot

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<v Speaker 2>on campus, but you know, roles in the team, starter,

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<v Speaker 2>sub bench player, to get that all figured out, to

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<v Speaker 2>understand what I can do to improve to help this team.

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<v Speaker 2>That's kind of where we are right now. Still I

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<v Speaker 2>think we've got a good handle on who the top

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen seventeen guys are, but you know that always changes,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's kind of where the team is right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Get ourselves some areas we've got to improve on. But

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<v Speaker 2>if it's we just played game one, so we can't

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<v Speaker 2>expect perfection today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just got to keep working. Especially but with that

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<v Speaker 1>recruitment process, What are some of the things that you

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<v Speaker 1>do to help sell players in on coming to Georgia Guinnett.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know one thing for me, if I

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<v Speaker 1>was an athlete coming for the facilities would be number

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<v Speaker 1>one for me for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but you're gonna mat You'll find great places that

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<v Speaker 2>have great facilities, and maybe the culture isn't good. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>find places that have terrible facilities. But it's about the

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<v Speaker 2>people absolutely, and I think that's the first thing we

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<v Speaker 2>sell as the people and what makes this place great.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not the buildings, it's not the field. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>people in the locker room. It's the coaching staff, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the support staff, in the athletic office, it's the athletic director,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the administration. Now, having said that, we sell location.

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<v Speaker 2>For these guys who are coming from overseas, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>direct flight to Atlanta. There you are. It's everything you

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<v Speaker 2>want in Lawrenceville is within walking distance of campus. We're

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<v Speaker 2>what thirty to forty five minutes from downtown, so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can go check out a Milandi United game. My guys,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of them love the Hawks and so they'll

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<v Speaker 2>get down to catch a Hawks games. Some of them

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<v Speaker 2>go and get a they'll see a Falcons game. But

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<v Speaker 2>what I say about Georgia Gwinnette is I think I've

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<v Speaker 2>got one of the best non powerful jobs in the country,

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<v Speaker 2>based on facilities, based on the university based on the people,

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<v Speaker 2>because the question is asked, why have you been there

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen years now? We've had unbelievable success in my time here,

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<v Speaker 2>but the answer is where am I going to go

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<v Speaker 2>where it's any better? It's we've got one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best jobs, one of the best programs to sell, and

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<v Speaker 2>so that's what we sell.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that because I think the one thing that's

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<v Speaker 1>alwaystood out to me with Georgia Gunette is just I

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<v Speaker 1>think just how close knit everyone is with everything. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really looking forward to just being a part of

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<v Speaker 1>it this season and getting the chance to call some

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<v Speaker 1>of those matches because it's always such a treat whenever

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<v Speaker 1>I get to come up there as well, because what

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have done up there with not more program,

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<v Speaker 1>with the women's program, and just with everything I'll do

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<v Speaker 1>with Georgia Guinnette is is unbelievable. And this also the

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<v Speaker 1>calling card for anyone who hasn't come to a game.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a lot of them this season. You got

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<v Speaker 1>to come out to a couple of the women's that

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<v Speaker 1>it will be fun. Let's talk about that matchup coming

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<v Speaker 1>up as well against Brasia. That's going to be Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>at tomorrow. Actually, the women will be kicking off their

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<v Speaker 1>season tomorrow. You guys will be having your second game

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. What are some things that stand out

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<v Speaker 1>to you from Bracia, but also what are some things

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<v Speaker 1>you want to see from your team to improve upon

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<v Speaker 1>from the last matchup?

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<v Speaker 2>The game last night against Dalton. I don't I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think they ended till like eleven thirty. Because of a

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<v Speaker 2>lightning delay, we didn't get to see much of it

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<v Speaker 2>until this morning. They're a very organized team, new coach,

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of a younger team, so they've got that fire,

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<v Speaker 2>that passion they try to play. What we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to do is just be effective with the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Got to keep it simple, keep the ball moving, and

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<v Speaker 2>then get it to the get it to the big men.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I say big men are two starting number

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<v Speaker 2>nine's are both you know, six, two sixty three, they're

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<v Speaker 2>they're monsters. And so we have an advantage over most

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<v Speaker 2>teams with regards to that. So I want to see

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<v Speaker 2>us be a little bit cleaner getting into the final

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<v Speaker 2>third and getting more chances created. We got the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in there yesterday. I just thought we overplayed a little

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<v Speaker 2>too much and didn't get the shots off like we wanted.

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<v Speaker 2>But if we can come out of there again with

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<v Speaker 2>a clean sheet, that's the most important thing. So clean sheet,

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<v Speaker 2>score one more score at least one goal, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be a happy man.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go back to talking about a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>players that you recruited, a lot of the new players

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<v Speaker 1>here too. I want to switch it over to maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the four returners as well. How important have they been,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in helping establish the culture with some of the

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<v Speaker 1>new guys being those veteran fases that have been there

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<v Speaker 1>already and having them be such an integral part this

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<v Speaker 1>season and helping getting everyone together.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's well, it's not four returners, it's four starters

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<v Speaker 2>from last year. So there's about twelve guys, twelve to

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<v Speaker 2>twelve to thirteen guys and then about fourteen to fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>new guys. But to your point there, they understand culture,

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<v Speaker 2>they understand what we're about. But with a new assistant

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<v Speaker 2>this year, so new players. Steve McGinnis, my former system

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<v Speaker 2>of nine years, got the Cocher University head coaching job,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we brought in Tom Bentham from Dalton State

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<v Speaker 2>and we're kind of trying to tweak some things with

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<v Speaker 2>what we do with more of an emphasis on values

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<v Speaker 2>and things like that, so they understand what they're getting into.

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<v Speaker 2>And so for the new guys, even for them, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a bit of a change, and so it's been

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<v Speaker 2>more about the coaches just making sure that we're very

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<v Speaker 2>precise and deliberate about what we are emphasizing. So everything

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<v Speaker 2>goes back to our four core values, which is love, excellence, respect,

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<v Speaker 2>and responsibility. So pregame talks, training sessions. If things aren't right,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, are you living up to the standard. So

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<v Speaker 2>the new guys are kind of obviously it's it's brand

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<v Speaker 2>new to them, but even to some of the returners,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's been the thing I've asked them. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you guys think? And they love it. They

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<v Speaker 2>just feel the clarity. It's simplified the old handbook that

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<v Speaker 2>we used to give out and all coaches do. It's

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<v Speaker 2>probably that thick and you didn't know what was important.

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<v Speaker 2>We've simplified it down to like two pages, so that's

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<v Speaker 2>all they're thinking about. And then the football side of things,

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<v Speaker 2>it's make it simple, get back to basics and work

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<v Speaker 2>on that. And we're just trying to want them to think.

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<v Speaker 2>You want the players just to react and to just

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<v Speaker 2>go do what they're capable of. When you have to

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<v Speaker 2>think is when you get in trouble. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of where we are a little bit right

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<v Speaker 2>now with the two scrimmages we had last night's game.

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<v Speaker 2>They're getting it, but they're still Once we can get

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<v Speaker 2>them on autopilot and go, then that's when they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be their most deadly.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something listen and playing rec soccer. It's something my

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<v Speaker 1>friend will scream to me sometimes too when I'm playing

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<v Speaker 1>up top. She'd be like, just don't think.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like, just go.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's exactly what it is with all of that too,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean like it brings up the idea of I

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<v Speaker 1>think something that I love talking about with the game

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<v Speaker 1>is like the mentality side and how important it is

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<v Speaker 1>to the match. A lot of people don't talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't think it's like, oh, it's whatever, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just kicking a ball. It's like there's so much

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<v Speaker 1>more that goes into it. When you do have those

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<v Speaker 1>situations where you're trying to instill in them, hey, don't

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<v Speaker 1>overthink it, don't try to do too much. Just keep

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<v Speaker 1>it simple. How has that been Trying to just like

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<v Speaker 1>relay that to them and not allow them to overthink

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<v Speaker 1>and get stressed out in those moments.

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<v Speaker 2>When I figure it out, I'm going to write a

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<v Speaker 2>book and I'll make millions. It's it's just patients. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just patients with them understand Showing them on film what

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<v Speaker 2>they've done right, what they've done wrong, Uh, showing it

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<v Speaker 2>on the on the blackboard, you know, x's and o's,

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<v Speaker 2>so they can understand, just another understand idea of what

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<v Speaker 2>they're supposed to do, and then when they do it right,

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<v Speaker 2>just praise them. You know last night with with some

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<v Speaker 2>of the goals that were scored, the shots that were taking,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you saw good things out of that. It's

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<v Speaker 2>in training when you see something right, you're you're just hey,

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<v Speaker 2>that's exactly what we want well done. You know, like

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<v Speaker 2>right now the Nines, if they could just quicker touch shot,

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<v Speaker 2>to coach them on that. They know what to do.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just thinking they want to get that first goal.

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<v Speaker 2>They're they're starting to put the pressure on themselves. And

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, come, on we got It's a long season, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, last one for you, coach, and it's one

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<v Speaker 1>What what are some things you want people to take

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<v Speaker 1>What what you would you say is the personality of

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<v Speaker 2>No, we want to be You're going to come out

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<v Speaker 2>and you're going to see a very organized, discipline, defensive group.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to see teams that are going to cheer

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<v Speaker 2>for the for winning the first and second ball, for

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<v Speaker 2>the for the hustle play, for the getting stuck in

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<v Speaker 2>that's when you cheer. So what you're going to hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>see is just a team that embraces and enjoys winning

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<v Speaker 2>the physical battles, but also a team that can play

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<v Speaker 2>some pretty good football. A team that can get it down,

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<v Speaker 2>move it around, play play through the lines. We can

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<v Speaker 2>attack and beat you in different ways. We can go

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<v Speaker 2>right through your heart, through the middle. We can get

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<v Speaker 2>balls out wide. We've got athletes who whipping crosses. Yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what it was. The first goal came from a

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<v Speaker 2>wing back, got it, got the ball, beat his man

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<v Speaker 2>around the corner, whips across in shortest guy in the

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<v Speaker 2>field scores a header. Unbelievable second goal. Great pressure, We counterpressed,

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<v Speaker 2>won the ball back. The striker attacks the near post,

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<v Speaker 2>so you're going to see a team that is organized, disciplined, feisty.

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<v Speaker 2>I love having that streak about you. I don't mind

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<v Speaker 2>getting stuck eminal defender, so I'd rather kick people and

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<v Speaker 2>score goals. That's what I love. And so hopefully that

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<v Speaker 2>team has that bit of bite about him. But the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that when you come out, when we're on the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>we can play, and that's what we've been known for

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<v Speaker 2>as a ball playing team. It's just one of the

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<v Speaker 2>focuses this year has been to get us back to

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<v Speaker 2>just stingy. It's how many clean sheets can we get now?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we've been preaching, and we got our first

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<v Speaker 2>last night. So really happy with that, but yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>Well, coach, thank you so much for taking the time

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<v Speaker 1>and joining us here on the Grizzly.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the Grizzly love it, We love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Up next on the Grizzly Then I had the chance

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with head coach of the women's program

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<v Speaker 1>for Georgia Gleennett and head coach Mike Giuliano. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>coming up next. We're getting ready for the upcoming twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five season for the for you guys, and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to ask too, how is preseason been for you

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<v Speaker 1>guys getting ready?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it's it's uh, it's exciting and strange and wonderful

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<v Speaker 4>all in the same way. Because this is my first

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<v Speaker 4>as many new players as we have returning players. Wow,

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<v Speaker 4>And anytime that happens, you both have the thrill of

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<v Speaker 4>possibility and the fear of of you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, team meltdown breakdown.

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<v Speaker 4>So so far has been very very good, and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we're trying some new things on the pitch and so

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<v Speaker 4>far it's gone well. But of course we haven't played

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a it's a quick turnaround for you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's talk about that new squad, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>for you finding the balance with then bringing in some

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<v Speaker 1>them together not only on the pitch, but also letting

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<v Speaker 3>It as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, we're you know, like most coaches were

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<v Speaker 4>big into culture and trying to find ways to to

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<v Speaker 4>have fun. That we start every every training session with

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<v Speaker 4>the player joke of the day. I never want them

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<v Speaker 4>to criticize me for my bad dad jokes because their

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<v Speaker 4>jokes of the day.

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<v Speaker 3>Are twice as bad as mine are.

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<v Speaker 4>But anyway, so I think team culture's gone as well

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<v Speaker 4>as I could have possibly dreamed. Uh. And I think

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<v Speaker 4>at this point, going to the season, I would say

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<v Speaker 4>that we we know we're deeper than ever. This is

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<v Speaker 4>by far the deepest team I've ever had. If you

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<v Speaker 4>were to watch tomorrow night, I think you'll see us

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<v Speaker 4>play more players than we ever have before. And that's

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<v Speaker 4>a good problem to have when you're when you're when

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<v Speaker 4>your whole DNA is to be high pressure, full court press,

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>In terms of how we play the game, it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's very valuable to have you know that many plays,

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<v Speaker 4>you players you can trust. You know we have we

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<v Speaker 4>have three Division one transfers in. We have two players

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<v Speaker 4>to start for their countries national teams that have joined us.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think, I think for sure we're better. Offensively,

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<v Speaker 4>we're deeper.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>Defensively, we lost what I think is the best, the

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<v Speaker 4>that whole crazy Division one. You can have a six

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<v Speaker 4>year of eligibility if you come from an AI She's

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<v Speaker 4>now playing for Florida International right now. And and we

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<v Speaker 4>also lost I think the best goalkeeper in the country.

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<v Speaker 3>So defensively we'll see. But offensively so you know, we're perfect.

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<v Speaker 3>We're a perfect kind of team for an American audience

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<v Speaker 3>who all our heads not be eight to seven, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's that's what Americans want anyway, So hopefully,

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<v Speaker 3>well we'll see how that goes.

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<v Speaker 1>It's interesting as well, I think you look back at

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<v Speaker 1>last season and for you as a coach, what are

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<v Speaker 1>some of the biggest things that you want to see

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<v Speaker 1>continue from last season, but then something you maybe want

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<v Speaker 1>to see improved from last season too.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure, I think I think improvement is qubatly easier. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>coach sit around thinking how do we get better? And

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<v Speaker 4>I think I think dealing with the inevitable negative moments.

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<v Speaker 4>You give up a late goal and you didn't expect

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<v Speaker 4>to and suddenly you're down by a goal late. We

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<v Speaker 4>I wanted to see more of a fight there and

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<v Speaker 4>and so and then tactically and technically or more taclic.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess we are we are gonna die in the

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<v Speaker 4>hill of being a better small ball possession team. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's never been a major emphasis of mine. I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>interested in just kicking and running, but I am interested

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<v Speaker 4>in having no more athletic team.

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<v Speaker 3>And if that means that we've got to go over

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<v Speaker 4>But we have decided that we just don't possess the

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<v Speaker 4>ball as much as we need to, and so we

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<v Speaker 4>are working very hard. Uh and and in the friendlies

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<v Speaker 4>it looked spectacular until the last one, which we still won.

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<v Speaker 4>The game, and we didn't give up any goals, but

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<v Speaker 4>it wasn't quite. You know, when you play a better

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<v Speaker 4>plans are exposed. So I really want to see us

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<v Speaker 4>possessed better. I want to see us keep the ball longer,

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<v Speaker 4>and I want to see his fight through the mentally

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<v Speaker 4>adverse time.

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<v Speaker 3>So every team has.

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<v Speaker 1>As a head coach, how hard is it to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of get your girls rally behind that idea? Because it

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<v Speaker 1>can be really difficult, like in a matchup when you

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<v Speaker 1>are down and trying to fight back into the match

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<v Speaker 1>and get that things back going as well. How how

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<v Speaker 1>hard is it for you to kind of delegate that

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<v Speaker 1>with the girls? But then also, is there anyone else

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<v Speaker 1>that has come forward within the group to help lift

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<v Speaker 3>I think so, I think so.

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<v Speaker 4>But again, you know we're, oh, no, we haven't lost

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<v Speaker 4>a game this year, and so who knows? You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we you know, we have we have an interesting first

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<v Speaker 4>well against. Last year was nine to zero at our place,

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<v Speaker 4>but at their place it's always really hard and they

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<v Speaker 4>have you know, it's a campus that's just gone through

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<v Speaker 4>an unbelievable adversity because they were in the floods and

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<v Speaker 4>so they have I had someone tell me that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>right now, that's such a rallying point for them and

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<v Speaker 4>things like that. But then after that game, how over

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<v Speaker 4>that game goes. We turn around and we play a

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<v Speaker 4>And then after that, we got a little team called

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<v Speaker 4>to We've got to find out if we have that

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<v Speaker 3>We got to see if we have that player who

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we're down by goal, but there's there's twenty minutes left,

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<v Speaker 4>there's fifteen minutes left.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's see what happens. So we'll see. We'll find out

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<v Speaker 3>starting tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a player that has I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>say surprised, but is there a player in the preseason

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<v Speaker 1>or even coming in for the spring training and everything

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<v Speaker 1>that's really stood out to you on the roster?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I could name a bunch, but let me just

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<v Speaker 4>You know you tend to I had one of my

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<v Speaker 4>former players that lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and she

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<v Speaker 4>called and she said, she said, Kush Mike, he said,

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<v Speaker 4>she said, I have this player on my club team

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<v Speaker 4>and we're playing a team the other day of all

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<v Speaker 4>D one signees and everybody on the pitch was D

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<v Speaker 3>And he says, and she's not.

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<v Speaker 4>She hasn't got much attention to do you one, and

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<v Speaker 4>I think she's as better than all of them.

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<v Speaker 3>And I thought, okay, well.

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<v Speaker 4>I haven't stayed in touch with you as much as

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<v Speaker 4>I like, but you know, I've always trusted you. And

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<v Speaker 4>so we watched it that Okay, I don't see she's

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<v Speaker 4>better than all the D one, you know, but you

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<v Speaker 3>He's out there.

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<v Speaker 4>But Hande Lorenz from from Vancouver has been a revelation.

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<v Speaker 4>She's a freshman, probably for one game. I mean, she

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<v Speaker 4>we're just so loaded at midfield. She may not get

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<v Speaker 4>the first eleven tomorrow, but like I said, we will play.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll play twenty players tomorrow, win loser, draw, just because

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<v Speaker 4>we are just it's our superpower. As Madison, as you've

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<v Speaker 4>been on sports every team has that one thing they're

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<v Speaker 4>really good at. Well, it looks like this year's team

422
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<v Speaker 4>is going to be that. We just have And I'll

423
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<v Speaker 4>give you an example. We play, you know, we have

424
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<v Speaker 4>different short sided games and things like that, or even

425
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<v Speaker 4>eleven v. Eleven which we occasionally do. I think the

426
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<v Speaker 4>second team has won those games eighty percent of the

427
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<v Speaker 4>time so far. Last game when we broke down the game,

428
00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:53.720
<v Speaker 4>the second team out played the first team, and so

429
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<v Speaker 4>so she'll definitely play. But I'd say Hannah has been

430
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<v Speaker 4>just my goodness, I mean, she's just she's just incredible.

431
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<v Speaker 1>With all of the depth that you have, how hard

432
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<v Speaker 1>is it for you as a head coach to come

433
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<v Speaker 1>up with the starting eleven with how much depth you

434
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<v Speaker 1>have and how much tools you have in.

435
00:20:08.200 --> 00:20:10.960
<v Speaker 4>Your tool well, at two positions, at the attacking mid

436
00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:15.480
<v Speaker 4>the eight and tens, and at the outside back position,

437
00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:18.599
<v Speaker 4>which in four to three three is critically important position.

438
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<v Speaker 3>I basically had to go to three players because there's two.

439
00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:24.240
<v Speaker 4>Of those, right, there's an eight and ten, there's a seven,

440
00:20:24.400 --> 00:20:27.880
<v Speaker 4>there's a set in that set eleven, two and five,

441
00:20:27.920 --> 00:20:30.759
<v Speaker 4>whatever it is. Anyway, I had to go to three

442
00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:33.000
<v Speaker 4>players and go, look, I have three starting outside backs,

443
00:20:33.640 --> 00:20:35.039
<v Speaker 4>but only two of you are going to start, so

444
00:20:35.079 --> 00:20:36.880
<v Speaker 4>you need to take one for the team. And if

445
00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:38.839
<v Speaker 4>you're not in that first know that you're going to play.

446
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<v Speaker 4>There's no scenario. But unless the first two are just

447
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<v Speaker 4>really what Hannah did in the first friendly, I had

448
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<v Speaker 4>her schedule for fifteen minutes and I got to the

449
00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:49.720
<v Speaker 4>fifty minute markets I'm not taking her out. I want

450
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<v Speaker 4>to see more of this. But for the most part,

451
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<v Speaker 4>it's getting them to buy into the fact that that

452
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<v Speaker 4>if you know, if we do our thing, if it matters,

453
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<v Speaker 4>If you're flying the wall and came to our our

454
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<v Speaker 4>locker room, you'd think, Okay, what are you a California team?

455
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<v Speaker 3>What's going on?

456
00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:07.599
<v Speaker 4>Because there's there's beach images everywhere because we've all agreed

457
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<v Speaker 4>that if we don't finish at the final site. We've

458
00:21:09.640 --> 00:21:11.640
<v Speaker 4>made the national tournament every year i've been here, but

459
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<v Speaker 4>we haven't always made the national final site. And if

460
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<v Speaker 4>we don't make the final site in Pensacola, Florida, it

461
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<v Speaker 4>will not be the season we plan for to be.

462
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<v Speaker 4>So if you walked in, you'd see pictures, you'd see

463
00:21:21.079 --> 00:21:23.759
<v Speaker 4>posters of of things that each got. They each got

464
00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:28.640
<v Speaker 4>seashells in their locker areas. We have one goal and

465
00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:30.599
<v Speaker 4>that's to get to Pensacola. And then once you get there,

466
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<v Speaker 4>anything as sketch at Savannah College of Arts and Design

467
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<v Speaker 4>show last year, anything can happen once you're at the

468
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<v Speaker 4>final site.

469
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<v Speaker 1>So what I'm hearing is when we're in the booth

470
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<v Speaker 1>and we're there calling games, we got to make sure

471
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<v Speaker 1>we have seashells and everything all over the Absolutely.

472
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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, you got to give a lot of a lot

473
00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:47.960
<v Speaker 4>of ocean metaphors, you know, that will that will resonate

474
00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:50.799
<v Speaker 4>with us. And again, you don't need to win every

475
00:21:50.799 --> 00:21:53.720
<v Speaker 4>game to have a good experience. But the fact is that,

476
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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I told them, I said, in my second

477
00:21:55.720 --> 00:21:57.599
<v Speaker 4>year here, we made the final site, and we thought

478
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<v Speaker 4>we would we'd never not be at the final site

479
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<v Speaker 4>after that. But then COVID hit, some financial adversity, hit

480
00:22:02.680 --> 00:22:05.160
<v Speaker 4>all sorts of things, and we've we've still been very strong.

481
00:22:05.200 --> 00:22:07.559
<v Speaker 4>We've won every conference championship since then, except for one

482
00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:10.640
<v Speaker 4>we lost in PKS. But that's just not good enough here,

483
00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:13.279
<v Speaker 4>and it's not good enough just to make the national tournament.

484
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<v Speaker 3>I mean, what a night.

485
00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:16.039
<v Speaker 4>You know, we got to buy in the first round.

486
00:22:16.079 --> 00:22:18.799
<v Speaker 4>Last year we got the second round. We got Scad,

487
00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:22.200
<v Speaker 4>who ended up winning the national championship. Twenty minutes left,

488
00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:23.880
<v Speaker 4>it's a two to one game, Scad, and we get

489
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<v Speaker 4>a pk H taken by a player who had never

490
00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:30.160
<v Speaker 4>missed a penalty kick until then. And then and then

491
00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:32.640
<v Speaker 4>that was such an emotionally difficult moment that we pushed

492
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<v Speaker 4>everybody ahead.

493
00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:35.640
<v Speaker 3>And then they scored a couple late. But that just

494
00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:36.759
<v Speaker 3>shows you how close we were.

495
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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know, we took the team that would

496
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<v Speaker 4>win the national championship a few two weeks later. You know,

497
00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:43.759
<v Speaker 4>we took them right to the wire, and so we

498
00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:46.359
<v Speaker 4>were not far away. And we certainly have the offense.

499
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<v Speaker 4>Are my people now that are the starting you know, defenders?

500
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<v Speaker 4>Is my new goalkeepers?

501
00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:50.720
<v Speaker 2>You know?

502
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<v Speaker 4>Are they ready to be at the level we need

503
00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:55.400
<v Speaker 4>to be a top five team. That's going to be

504
00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:58.200
<v Speaker 4>the question mark. And I believe they are. I believe

505
00:22:58.039 --> 00:23:00.839
<v Speaker 4>we've had some people come and step up. We'll we'll

506
00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:01.400
<v Speaker 4>see tomorrow.

507
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<v Speaker 1>I want to ask as well, for many people who

508
00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:07.279
<v Speaker 1>maybe don't know much about your program and what you

509
00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:09.759
<v Speaker 1>do over there at Georgia, Gunnette, how would you describe

510
00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:11.359
<v Speaker 1>the way that you want this team to play and

511
00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:12.720
<v Speaker 1>the personality of this team.

512
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<v Speaker 4>Well, okay, so if you got me on the air

513
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<v Speaker 4>and you said, okay, Mike, you got ten seconds, tell

514
00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:21.200
<v Speaker 4>us your style of play. I go, okay, ten seconds,

515
00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:25.440
<v Speaker 4>minimum touches, maximum movement, monsters pressure. There I'm done, So

516
00:23:25.519 --> 00:23:27.920
<v Speaker 4>now we can move on to the next question. And really,

517
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<v Speaker 4>while I've sort of revived one of them a little bit,

518
00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:33.759
<v Speaker 4>but or sort of revides one of them a little bit,

519
00:23:34.400 --> 00:23:36.079
<v Speaker 4>monsters pressure is at the core of what we want

520
00:23:36.119 --> 00:23:36.279
<v Speaker 4>to be.

521
00:23:36.359 --> 00:23:37.319
<v Speaker 3>We want to be a team that.

522
00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:42.440
<v Speaker 4>When Pep Guardiola was at Barcelona, not that we're Barcelona level,

523
00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:44.240
<v Speaker 4>but when he was there, he had things called the

524
00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:46.200
<v Speaker 4>Barses seven where when they lost the ball they had

525
00:23:46.200 --> 00:23:48.839
<v Speaker 4>seven seconds to get the ball back, and so you

526
00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:51.400
<v Speaker 4>may hear us occasionally on the sideline went seven six.

527
00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:53.680
<v Speaker 4>Actually we're not Barcelona' who we give them eight seconds

528
00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:57.799
<v Speaker 4>eight seven six five. So we want to be a

529
00:23:57.880 --> 00:24:00.599
<v Speaker 4>high pressure team, but this year we also want to

530
00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:03.039
<v Speaker 4>possess out of the back more. I just think I

531
00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:06.640
<v Speaker 4>think we're not We're not a kickball team. Nobody players

532
00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:08.400
<v Speaker 4>would say that we're a kickball team. But I think

533
00:24:08.440 --> 00:24:12.000
<v Speaker 4>that we are a team that wants to get the ball.

534
00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:15.480
<v Speaker 3>Up so fast that sometimes we just lose it too quickly.

535
00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:17.359
<v Speaker 3>And so we have worked all and.

536
00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:20.720
<v Speaker 4>I basically told the team, I said, hey, I'm if

537
00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:22.160
<v Speaker 4>it doesn't go well, I'm going to die in this sill.

538
00:24:22.200 --> 00:24:24.440
<v Speaker 4>We are going to be, you know, a small ball

539
00:24:24.559 --> 00:24:27.319
<v Speaker 4>possession team from the back, seventy percent more than we

540
00:24:27.319 --> 00:24:29.680
<v Speaker 4>were last year. And I just believe we need the

541
00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:32.319
<v Speaker 4>ball more. And so that's who I know will be

542
00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:35.640
<v Speaker 4>high pressure. I hopefully will be a better small ball

543
00:24:35.680 --> 00:24:39.319
<v Speaker 4>team out of the back. And I will say this

544
00:24:39.599 --> 00:24:41.920
<v Speaker 4>very excited about this. We have a fitness requirement like

545
00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:44.920
<v Speaker 4>most college teams do. By far, Madison the most fit

546
00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:49.559
<v Speaker 4>team I've ever had. We have thirteen new players, and

547
00:24:49.680 --> 00:24:53.160
<v Speaker 4>thirteen out of thirteen past it. The healthy ones passed it.

548
00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:56.440
<v Speaker 4>I think there was one unhealthy player, and so certainly

549
00:24:56.440 --> 00:24:59.440
<v Speaker 4>we're physically capable of playing my brand of soccer.

550
00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:01.480
<v Speaker 3>See now you know how it plays out as we

551
00:25:01.519 --> 00:25:03.079
<v Speaker 3>play a real opponent tomorrow.

552
00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:05.880
<v Speaker 1>Well let's get into that matchup as well. You guys

553
00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:08.480
<v Speaker 1>are on the road going to Montreat as well to

554
00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:11.279
<v Speaker 1>face them at five thirty pm. I know you can't

555
00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:13.519
<v Speaker 1>give away too much, but what's the early scouting report

556
00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.279
<v Speaker 1>for you guys heading in.

557
00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:17.960
<v Speaker 4>That's that's that's really a hard question they have. They

558
00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:21.240
<v Speaker 4>had two friendly scheduled. One was canceled and the other

559
00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:25.359
<v Speaker 4>one was at their place and nobody's talking, and it

560
00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:27.640
<v Speaker 4>was probably one of those you don't tell anyone about us.

561
00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:29.799
<v Speaker 4>We won't tell anyone about you because the other school

562
00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:30.960
<v Speaker 4>hasn't contacted me back.

563
00:25:31.319 --> 00:25:33.440
<v Speaker 3>So I literally don't know anything.

564
00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:35.200
<v Speaker 4>And matters when you've gone through what they have gone

565
00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:37.920
<v Speaker 4>through with, you know, the flood and loss of life.

566
00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:41.480
<v Speaker 4>Even at the school, who knows they might be twice

567
00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:43.359
<v Speaker 4>as good or half as good as last year.

568
00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:44.000
<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

569
00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.119
<v Speaker 4>And so I will tell my team the same speech

570
00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:50.079
<v Speaker 4>when I'm in this situation and we scout everybody, but

571
00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:51.799
<v Speaker 4>when when we don't have a chance to scout, I

572
00:25:51.799 --> 00:25:54.039
<v Speaker 4>will tell them. You know, I want you to act

573
00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:56.720
<v Speaker 4>like there's a there's a timeout five minutes of the game,

574
00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:59.000
<v Speaker 4>and I want you to tell me the following. Who's

575
00:25:59.039 --> 00:26:01.160
<v Speaker 4>the most dangerous player in the pitch for them? And

576
00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:03.640
<v Speaker 4>why is she dangerous? Is she just fashioned everybody else?

577
00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:05.680
<v Speaker 4>Is Is she a ball wizard? She can just out

578
00:26:05.720 --> 00:26:06.160
<v Speaker 4>dribble them?

579
00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:06.279
<v Speaker 2>It?

580
00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:08.799
<v Speaker 4>Is she physically a beast. I mean, what is it

581
00:26:08.839 --> 00:26:11.599
<v Speaker 4>about her? And then secondly, formationally, how do they play it?

582
00:26:11.680 --> 00:26:13.400
<v Speaker 4>And do they have to keep three in the back?

583
00:26:13.680 --> 00:26:15.359
<v Speaker 4>And I'll say I need you to know that five

584
00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:17.119
<v Speaker 4>minutes into the game because I can't tell you this

585
00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:20.839
<v Speaker 4>sign because we don't know. Part of me, if I'm

586
00:26:20.839 --> 00:26:22.640
<v Speaker 4>honest with you, part of me likes that a little

587
00:26:22.680 --> 00:26:25.400
<v Speaker 4>bit because it basically says, this game isn't about what

588
00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:27.519
<v Speaker 4>they have, It's about what we have.

589
00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:30.079
<v Speaker 3>And so we were not going to adjust to them

590
00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:32.440
<v Speaker 3>because we don't know what to adjust to. So we're

591
00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:34.119
<v Speaker 3>gonna play our game, They're going to play their game,

592
00:26:34.160 --> 00:26:35.119
<v Speaker 3>and we're going to see how it goes.

593
00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:37.279
<v Speaker 4>I mean, last time we played there, it was they

594
00:26:37.279 --> 00:26:39.599
<v Speaker 4>were winning with night I think twenty one minutes left

595
00:26:39.640 --> 00:26:40.680
<v Speaker 4>and we end up scoring.

596
00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:42.079
<v Speaker 3>Too late and beat them two to one.

597
00:26:43.440 --> 00:26:46.359
<v Speaker 4>Historically, they've been a team that we can have quite

598
00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:48.319
<v Speaker 4>a bit success in other schools I've seen have quite

599
00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:50.839
<v Speaker 4>a bit success on the road against them. But up

600
00:26:50.880 --> 00:26:53.720
<v Speaker 4>there in the mountains of North Carolina, crazy things happen.

601
00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:55.079
<v Speaker 4>You know, I don't know, you know, maybe there's a

602
00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:56.480
<v Speaker 4>moon shine up there. I don't know what it is,

603
00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:58.720
<v Speaker 4>but crazy things happen and so we'll see how it

604
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:00.279
<v Speaker 4>goes well.

605
00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:02.319
<v Speaker 1>I'm looking forward to watching it, coach, and even two

606
00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:04.799
<v Speaker 1>getting for the home opener next week on Tuesday. Excited

607
00:27:04.839 --> 00:27:06.079
<v Speaker 1>to be on the call for that. When you guys

608
00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:08.319
<v Speaker 1>face for it, McConnell, it's going to be a ton

609
00:27:08.319 --> 00:27:10.039
<v Speaker 1>of fun and Coach, thank you so much for taking

610
00:27:10.039 --> 00:27:10.359
<v Speaker 1>the time.

611
00:27:10.640 --> 00:27:12.359
<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Madison. Glad to be here.