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<v Speaker 1>Time for a soccer down here, one v one on

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<v Speaker 1>our tour of the new folks in the NPSL as

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty five season will be here before we

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<v Speaker 1>know it. Brian Grazier from PDA Hibernians, Technical Director, PDA

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<v Speaker 1>Soccer dot org, Pdahebernians dot com. Brian, did I miss anything?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>He did not.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, first off, thanks for dropping by and letting everybody

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<v Speaker 1>in on what's going on there at PDA Soccer now

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<v Speaker 1>that the announcement is officially official and you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of things in the NPSL. Has what's

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<v Speaker 1>the vibe been like? What's the buzz? What has it

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<v Speaker 1>been like there in the PDA community with this next

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<v Speaker 1>step in the process there at PDA.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'd say tons and tons of excitement. So we

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<v Speaker 2>we actually we explored this idea even last year. We

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<v Speaker 2>were a little late in application process and just maybe

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<v Speaker 2>from an organizational standpoint of what it actually needed maybe

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<v Speaker 2>to come to fruition. So you know, we kind of

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<v Speaker 2>got everything organized after that and then we set out

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<v Speaker 2>a target Okay, hey, this is a season that we

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<v Speaker 2>can actually hopefully apply, get everything organized and ready to go,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I think the you know, club has a

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<v Speaker 2>full backing so with a certainly on the boys side.

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<v Speaker 2>We have three different regions which are all excited. I

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<v Speaker 2>do think it'll you know, our roster, you know that

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<v Speaker 2>be after first year. Well, we'll definitely do some assessment

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<v Speaker 2>and education process. We need to go out during the

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<v Speaker 2>summertime and watch some games as well. But we're excited

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<v Speaker 2>to give our our PDA players another platform that are

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<v Speaker 2>playing in college. And then obviously we'll go outside in

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<v Speaker 2>the community and search for non PDA players to fill

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<v Speaker 2>out the roster and put out hopefully a really good

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<v Speaker 2>roster and competition.

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to making a decision like this for

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<v Speaker 1>the next step in a process, there are a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of different leagues out there. There's the alphabet soup you

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much can you know, turn in any direction and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, flip a page in a book and there's

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<v Speaker 1>a league out there. Yeah, it came to your vetting

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<v Speaker 1>process and determining why the NPSL, why the NPSL over

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<v Speaker 1>what might have been other discussions that folks may not

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<v Speaker 1>have been privy to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's a that's a great question, you

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<v Speaker 2>know from us, certainly in the Hibernian region. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it started. It first started a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 2>with now our region at being in existence six seven,

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<v Speaker 2>eight seasons now, so we have you know, some more

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<v Speaker 2>college players coming back and saying, hey, coach, where do

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<v Speaker 2>we have a platform to still be active during the summertime.

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<v Speaker 2>So we started exploring a couple of years ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>as you said, there's a ton of different leagues and platforms.

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<v Speaker 2>So we just started doing our research. We know, we

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<v Speaker 2>went out to some games, we were on websites, we

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<v Speaker 2>were talking to people and saying, hey, what's a real

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<v Speaker 2>league that kind of sets with our philosophy and what

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<v Speaker 2>we want to try to do and grow the game

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<v Speaker 2>and community based. And then as we you know that

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<v Speaker 2>our research even more, we thought the NPSL would be

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<v Speaker 2>a perfect start for us.

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<v Speaker 1>When you mentioned that you thought about it going in

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of years, thought about for the twenty four season,

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready for the twenty five. It's not around the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>Even if it is around the corner, I know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of folks will sit there and say, yeah, the

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<v Speaker 1>season's over there. You know, it's like May or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know we're talking like you know, six seven

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<v Speaker 1>months away, and while you do have some of the

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure in place that other startups may not. Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>six or seven months away for game one and season one,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's really not. So when it comes to assembling

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<v Speaker 1>everything and going okay, yeah, it's right there, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you remind folks that, yeah, twenty twenty five is technically

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<v Speaker 1>only two months away in the calendar sense, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>probably only six months away from playing. How do you,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, make folks and remind them it's like, look, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five seasons over there, but it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be here before you know it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, So I mean for us, as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>using social media right now, so we have it all

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<v Speaker 2>penned still, you know, at the top of all of

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<v Speaker 2>our social media accounts. And then you know, as we

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<v Speaker 2>communicate with our club, we always have a club wide

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<v Speaker 2>email that goes out once a month with monthly newsletters

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<v Speaker 2>that you know that'll be at the at the top

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<v Speaker 2>of how we support this this platform, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>how are we creative and using everybody within PDA to

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<v Speaker 2>really kick start off the season on a good note.

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to the to do list, I always

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<v Speaker 1>like to ask this question of the programs slash franchises

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<v Speaker 1>that are starting in whatever league we're talking about, there's

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<v Speaker 1>always a to do list, and you know, going in

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<v Speaker 1>you've got your to do list to figure out your

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<v Speaker 1>due diligence. Then you get in to the league and

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<v Speaker 1>then you're like, okay, there's the to do the list

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<v Speaker 1>to get ready for season one? Where is the to

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<v Speaker 1>do list? Because you know, in an office, especially for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it could be on the magnet, the magnet calendar and

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<v Speaker 1>the fridge where you write down an idea at like

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<v Speaker 1>three o'clock in the morning. Oh yeah, we've got to

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<v Speaker 1>do this. You write it down, you file it away.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you come back in the morning and go, what

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<v Speaker 1>is it that I wrote down when I was getting

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<v Speaker 1>that glass of water at three o'clock? You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be on a Google doc. It could be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it could be in a you know, you could be

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<v Speaker 1>on your phone like in the old days. You sit there,

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<v Speaker 1>you pull the stylust out of your BlackBerry, you write

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<v Speaker 1>down an idea, you jam the stylist back in and go.

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<v Speaker 1>Could be in a notebook, could be a legal pad,

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<v Speaker 1>could be on the banking calendar under the glass like

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<v Speaker 1>we used to growing up could be on one of

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<v Speaker 1>those big six foot by eight foot dry erase forwards.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got a bunch of different colors and directions going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Where is this to do list for PDA to get

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<v Speaker 1>ready for the NPSL season? And what do you think

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<v Speaker 1>the next thing that you can cross off of the

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<v Speaker 1>list is as you're getting ready for twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>It took a lot of those words right right out

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<v Speaker 2>of my mouth. So I'm smiling when you're when you

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<v Speaker 2>were saying all this, you know right now, Look, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be honest. We do have a Google doc and then

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<v Speaker 2>we have a we call it Grow and Glow. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>So we put all of our and there's an assembly

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<v Speaker 2>of four to five people on there. That's that's the

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<v Speaker 2>head coach, assistance, myself, some you know, Jerry McEwen. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we we have our basically our thoughts, right, this is

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<v Speaker 2>what we're going to think. This is, you know, here's

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<v Speaker 2>a thought process of what goes on. I would say

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<v Speaker 2>right now, it's it's an overwhelming list of some ideas

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<v Speaker 2>and then I always bring it back to is, you know, one,

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<v Speaker 2>what what is going to be really important to us?

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<v Speaker 2>And then what's realistic for year one, and then does

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<v Speaker 2>the year two and year three the hopefully there'll be

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<v Speaker 2>some different goals and what's realistic and achievable for us.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think as we get closer to the season,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously the amount of conversations and prepping that we've

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<v Speaker 2>already had, it is a lot, but I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>really important to us. I think as you have an

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<v Speaker 2>expansion side, there's oh my goodness, so many thoughts of

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<v Speaker 2>what you can do, and then you know, what's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be really important to us? What do we value

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<v Speaker 2>the most? And then can we get that box at

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<v Speaker 2>least halfway checked off, maybe not even fully checked off,

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<v Speaker 2>And then where are the other eight thousand objectives come

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<v Speaker 2>into it? Because that's kind of you know, where we're

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<v Speaker 2>at with some things. And as you just said, year one,

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<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be I think, as much as we want

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<v Speaker 2>to be prepared and organized with everything, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a learning payer for us. And we have to

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<v Speaker 2>have an open, you know, growth mindset to that and

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<v Speaker 2>be be willing to you know, okay, have a really

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<v Speaker 2>positive reflection and say, okay, this is what we thought,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh this is maybe totally different now, you know, what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying going on the road here, or to be

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<v Speaker 2>honest with you, we don't know what conference we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be in, right, so you know, always very honest

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<v Speaker 2>with that. We have an idea, but it's not you know,

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<v Speaker 2>solidified yet. So I think we're gonna have to be

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<v Speaker 2>an open and we have to be able to adapt

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<v Speaker 2>in a positive way.

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<v Speaker 1>So what are your expectations for year one on the

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<v Speaker 1>field off the field, because I mean we always sit

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<v Speaker 1>there and we look at expectations and you're thinking, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>wins and losses and titles, titles and things. But then

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<v Speaker 1>there's always the infrastructure thoughts and expectations. There's always the

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<v Speaker 1>roster expectations, the coaching expectations, the growth of the players expectations,

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<v Speaker 1>butts in seats expectations. What are those expectations for PDA

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<v Speaker 1>in year one in the NPSL.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think year one for us, I mean we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to really dive into our roster and try to,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess assimilate a brand that's you know, within our

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<v Speaker 2>game model and principles as a club. Right, is it

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<v Speaker 2>going to you know, be an exact replica of our

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<v Speaker 2>seventeens at nineteens and sixteens. No, because it is a

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<v Speaker 2>different league and a platform. But I do think there

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<v Speaker 2>could be a consistent an approach with how we operate

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<v Speaker 2>within the club. So I think that's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>important to us, and I think obviously the roster does

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<v Speaker 2>change year to year, but I think finding the right

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<v Speaker 2>players who want to put on a PDA jersey, that

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<v Speaker 2>understand our expectations as a staff and our objectives, and

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<v Speaker 2>how do we build a competitive roster because we do

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<v Speaker 2>want to come in and we want to compete and

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<v Speaker 2>put on a good performance and exciting brand of soccer.

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<v Speaker 2>That's important to PDA holistically on the boys and girls side.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think for us is finding the right players,

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<v Speaker 2>having the right dialogue and communication that fit our expectations

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<v Speaker 2>and our goals, certainly year one, and then I think

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<v Speaker 2>second part then would be, like we just said, the

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<v Speaker 2>infrastructure and building community presence and how do we do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I think will be a learning curve and it's certainly

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a high value towards us. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think first and foremost is getting the right players within

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<v Speaker 2>our group, which we do have a solid base. We

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<v Speaker 2>played in the last two seasons in under twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>and some success. And we do have a number of,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, PDA players that are playing in college

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<v Speaker 2>or are still going to continue this path, and hey,

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<v Speaker 2>are they searching? I haven't latched onto a USL side yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we can we be here and then have a

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<v Speaker 2>good season. So I think we'd rather to explore and

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<v Speaker 2>be open to all those different paths. But more importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's getting the right players into our system. I

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<v Speaker 2>think can be our first and foremost priority.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe PDA soccer to someone from the

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<v Speaker 1>outside that is blowing up your phone saying hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be a part of this, From from the

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<v Speaker 1>fabric of the individual to the on air the on

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<v Speaker 1>field presentation, how would you break down what PDA soccer is?

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<v Speaker 1>And yes I did just use their quotes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, Well, I think in general from our club perspective, right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it's players development academy. So we do place

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<v Speaker 2>a high intrinsic value on individual development. But then as

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<v Speaker 2>as you climb that ladder through the club, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>how do you win games collectively? Out of an older

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<v Speaker 2>age that's applicable, right, that's the sixteen seventeen and nineteen,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, you know, you hear coaches all the

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<v Speaker 2>time say, you know, we want to put an attacking

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<v Speaker 2>brand of soccer onto it. I think PDA that we

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<v Speaker 2>do want to be attacking minded club, but we were

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<v Speaker 2>also very mindful of what we require all of our

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<v Speaker 2>players to make, you know, quality decisions on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>and then what is the game giving us? So we're

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<v Speaker 2>always you know, we're big into those decision making processes.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think year one intil certainly this this club

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<v Speaker 2>as we do. If we can oppose ourselves into the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's that's excellent. But if not, then how do

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<v Speaker 2>you solve this picture? How you solve these situations? Because

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<v Speaker 2>this is now what the game is telling us. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we have to be adaptive and we have to

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<v Speaker 2>grow within the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Has PDA's collective phone been blowing up since the announcement,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's from inside players with PDA experience that want

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<v Speaker 1>to come back and circle back and or outside And

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<v Speaker 1>do you have international dialing on your phone to where

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting these odd WhatsApp numbers and things like that

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<v Speaker 1>where you've got to trace it. What's the what's it

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<v Speaker 1>been like for for the in reach.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of that, I think all above what you just said.

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<v Speaker 2>So when we when we uh uh, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>everything went published and everything, I didn't I didn't really

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<v Speaker 2>know what to expect that. You know, we had like

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<v Speaker 2>an internal obviously text dialogue, say what's going to go on?

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you, within whenever they published it at three o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you probably from the next twenty four hours.

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<v Speaker 2>It was. It was there was a lot going on

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<v Speaker 2>within the club, you know, even on the girls side,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, other local clubs and you know, like Motown

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<v Speaker 2>reaching out there's it was a it was a really

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<v Speaker 2>good vibe. So yeah, I think all above with them.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to say, you mentioned justly surprised. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, hey, I mean that that that adds to

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<v Speaker 1>that list of that six by eight dry erase board

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<v Speaker 1>document that you got going in house. The fact that

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<v Speaker 1>Motown reached out, I think that that's really cool, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>the pedigree that Motown has established in the NPSL. They

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<v Speaker 1>reach out, they knock on your druds like, yeah, come

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<v Speaker 1>on in, bruh water's great. You know, well we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you soon enough. Basically, I guess, And that's what the

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, it was great, exactly right. It was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>short messages with that. But I told them and did

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<v Speaker 2>they do a terrific job? Right? So it's you know

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<v Speaker 2>what they do, their pedigree and how they go about

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<v Speaker 2>everything from an infrastructure, roster coaching staff, it's excellent. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think if anything, you know, it's a phone call

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<v Speaker 2>to them and say hey, what works for you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>what doesn't? And then how does it apply, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to us? And again what it comes down to, what's

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<v Speaker 2>what's achievable for us? And then you know, for us

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<v Speaker 2>is what can we be? Not if you go to

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<v Speaker 2>three different categories? Can we be average here and spread

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<v Speaker 2>our wings in too many places? Like? How can we

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<v Speaker 2>be great? And what can we do to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>get off to a really good start?

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<v Speaker 1>How difficult is that to have all of those different

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<v Speaker 1>categories and grade it from one to ten and try

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out, okay, if we're a ten here, we

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<v Speaker 1>try not to be a three here. Yeah, the best

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<v Speaker 1>thing might be to just be like a six or

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<v Speaker 1>a seven across the board instead of sitting there and going, yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we're a ten, but we're a three and then we're

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<v Speaker 1>a four. But then we're not you know, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you how do you make sure that you're as even

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<v Speaker 1>keeled across the board in all those categories.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's surrounding yourself with with smarter people, right, No,

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<v Speaker 2>but no, And honestly it's it's all of us a

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<v Speaker 2>collection of efforts here and then look, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>constant dialogue and sometimes yeah, there's other I guess differences

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<v Speaker 2>of opinions and one hundred percent, And then how do

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<v Speaker 2>we leave that? And then how do we come together

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<v Speaker 2>and formulate an idea and say, Okay, this is what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to go and run with, and then also

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<v Speaker 2>have an understanding of if it's If it's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to work, then we have to again adjust and grow

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<v Speaker 2>and reflect on it and say, okay, this is this

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't working for us. We thought of what year one, year, two,

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<v Speaker 2>year three, what's more obtainable given our environment, our resources,

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<v Speaker 2>and what we now know from the league?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's on your speed dial, who's on who's on PDA's

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<v Speaker 1>speed dial. Now that you're into this next step, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure that Motown is on your speed dial. But

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the speed dial, and I've got questions.

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<v Speaker 1>You know how to do things a lot, but this

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<v Speaker 1>whole franchise thing is a little different when it comes to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to ask questions who who can you

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<v Speaker 1>dial up? And you know they'll pick up the phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think, you know, it's I guess maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit nerve racking or you know, uneasy, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's a yeah, we are going into a more

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<v Speaker 2>uncharted territory within our club, you know, so I think

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<v Speaker 2>meaning on one another and then obviously some of the

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<v Speaker 2>other teams that are in within the league we will

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<v Speaker 2>get to know. You know, we have the annual meeting

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<v Speaker 2>coming up at the end of October, so we're really

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<v Speaker 2>excited about that as we meet new owners and directors there,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you know, I think just having all those

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<v Speaker 2>communications platforms will be helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So what are the next markers that you

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<v Speaker 1>have there? At PDA We mentioned the next thing that

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<v Speaker 1>you can cross off the board. My guess is you're

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<v Speaker 1>probably writing things down. You're probably adding two or three

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<v Speaker 1>when you cross one off. What are some of the

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<v Speaker 1>next markers that folks need to keep an eye out

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<v Speaker 1>for when it comes to getting ready for the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think right now we have a good start

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<v Speaker 2>with this our staff. We would like to maybe probably

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<v Speaker 2>add a couple more staff members to our roster and

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<v Speaker 2>technical technical staff, so that'll be coming up in the

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<v Speaker 2>next month. We're already up to a good start just

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<v Speaker 2>internally with all of our coaches, and then I do

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<v Speaker 2>think we'll start building again what's achievable from an infrastructure standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do think community outreach is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>important to us, so we'll start hiring people starting within

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<v Speaker 2>the club if we can about some ideas of how

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<v Speaker 2>do we incorporate the community with certainly our home games

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<v Speaker 2>and maximizing all those opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>Media Hibernian's director Brian Grazier is PDA now joins the

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<v Speaker 1>NPSL coaching Staff's going to include Dan Keith and Scott

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Loser. Did I get there?

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Loser?

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, closer And so it's gonna be all in New Jersey, Lawrenceville,

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<v Speaker 1>New Jersey. The home venue mon Senior Walter E. Nolan

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium on the campus of Notre Dame High in Lawrenceville,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've got access to your own field, which I

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<v Speaker 1>think is also key to all of this, especially with

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<v Speaker 1>practice development, making sure that all of those different, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trapdoors that you might come across are attached. Here to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, which is coming up right around the

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<v Speaker 1>corner Facebook at PDA Soccer, Insta or Graham or ig

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<v Speaker 1>as the hip kids say at PDA Boys and on

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<v Speaker 1>the two hundred and eighty character app at PDA Soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>As always, it's great to see you, Brian, thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>dropping by his PDA Hibernians and the PDA folks. The

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<v Speaker 1>Player Development Players Development Academy hoops into the NPSL in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five. Thanks for dropping in, looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>the progress. Don't be as stranger will catch up with

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<v Speaker 1>you soon, my friend Ah, Thank you so much