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<v Speaker 1>Time to get our update and what's going on at

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<v Speaker 1>the sports plex of Matthews and environs surrounding. So that

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<v Speaker 1>means as we try and figure out what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>with the Division two Women's Championship in soccer, we catch

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<v Speaker 1>up with Jay Jay. How is the sports plex at Matthews.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gosh, it is absolutely immaculate. Just what a wonderful

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<v Speaker 2>occasion we had with the girls showing up on day

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<v Speaker 2>one and walking into the stadium, forty three hundred seat stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful grass pitch, just almost like a dream.

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<v Speaker 3>That was awesome, so cool, so cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Has it sunk in? And how many different ways? I

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<v Speaker 1>guess has it sunk in that you are in a

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<v Speaker 1>final four, getting ready for a national semi final?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you know, practice was practice.

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<v Speaker 2>Our kids don't think about practice any differently, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>day before, it's it's our normal routine.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>But honestly, as strange as this sounds, when we got

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<v Speaker 2>back to the hotel and we unloaded fifteen boxes of

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<v Speaker 2>NCAA swag, uh, that's when the eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>Just started popping.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, uh kudos the NCAA. They really really take

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<v Speaker 2>care of the student athletes. And uh, you know, backpack

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<v Speaker 2>and a lu lu lemon you know, fanny pack or whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>and a hat and uh scarf and this little soccer ball.

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<v Speaker 3>And a brand new backpack.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh and the girls were just going create a speaker,

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<v Speaker 2>brand new speaker, like one of the Bluetooth. I didn't listen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a dinosaur. I don't even know how to use brother.

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<v Speaker 1>I get that completely.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I think that's when they're like, oh my gosh, coach,

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<v Speaker 2>like this is amazing, and I go listen, this is you, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that deserve it.

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<v Speaker 3>You, you are the winners, and see he wants to

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<v Speaker 3>take care of you.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that's when it kind of hit like, Wow,

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<v Speaker 2>this is really special.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned how practice is practice, but because of all

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<v Speaker 1>of the demands on your time, whether it's public appearances

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<v Speaker 1>and itineraries and meals and coordinations, I mean, this is

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<v Speaker 1>one of those high powered road trips. You have road

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<v Speaker 1>trips in conference, but this has that extra meaning attached

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<v Speaker 1>to it. How difficult is it to maintain your normal

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<v Speaker 1>thought pattern, approach itinerary but it's a national semi final.

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<v Speaker 1>How difficult is it to be yourself in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>like this?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I mean this you know, it sounds like it's tricky.

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<v Speaker 2>You just got to make sure you navigate and you

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<v Speaker 2>get your bus driver or the itinerary.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. For example, on day one, we.

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<v Speaker 2>Went to an elementary school to have what's called a

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<v Speaker 2>community engagement event. And it was interesting because we were

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<v Speaker 2>prepped to read to children. So we were prepped to

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<v Speaker 2>go into the classrooms two different you know, sets of

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<v Speaker 2>two sets of three and you know, read some Christmas books,

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<v Speaker 2>hand out some candy canes. And we got there and

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<v Speaker 2>they said, well, we're going to scratch that. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do a clinic and we said, oh okay, So

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<v Speaker 2>instead of reading, we quickly redirected to the gymnasium and

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<v Speaker 2>we did a clinic with.

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<v Speaker 3>With kindergarteners and it was awesome. I mean, our girls

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<v Speaker 3>are great with that. And so again.

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<v Speaker 2>You you are it's a lot of moving parts and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but yeah, honestly, John, practice, once we got

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<v Speaker 2>out on the pitch, it was fine, normal practice.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you got some people watching.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you got six or seven NCAA reps and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one of the coolest things was they you

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<v Speaker 2>only get an hour. Okay, so when you're at these

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<v Speaker 2>these tournaments. Uh, they set the clock and the NCAA

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<v Speaker 2>Reps it's okay, fox started, you start going, going, going,

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<v Speaker 2>and you kind of not really ever stress about time,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, this person over on the

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<v Speaker 2>sidelines like.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm like, what is this a movie script or something?

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<v Speaker 3>And uh. And it was interesting because we typically do

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<v Speaker 3>a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the same activities, and so we ended up playing

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<v Speaker 2>the Red team versus the Blue team and a finishing

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<v Speaker 2>activity and they ended up tying, and and I said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we can't leave on a tie. I mean, tying is awful.

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<v Speaker 2>So we got to finish and I see this woman

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<v Speaker 2>over on the side going and I'm like, that's somebuddy.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna we're gonna get a winner here. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to figure this out.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, So it was really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end end of the the session, Uh, the

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<v Speaker 2>NCAA reps there were seven of them. They brought us

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<v Speaker 2>in and they actually made a really cool special announcement

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<v Speaker 2>to one of our players, naming her the Elite ninety

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<v Speaker 2>Award winner, which goes to the young Lady.

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<v Speaker 1>And young Man.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a month's tournament as well. The young Lady that

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<v Speaker 2>has the highest grade point average that's attending the Final

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<v Speaker 2>four as a participant, but also has the highest amount

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<v Speaker 2>of credits. So you know, we have several girls. I mean, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>John arm Or overall grade point hours I actually just

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<v Speaker 2>got it today is a three point seventy eight. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got like four or five kids that have four point zeros.

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<v Speaker 2>But Avery Williams was named the Elite ninety award winner,

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<v Speaker 2>and she had the most credit.

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<v Speaker 3>She has one hundred and fourteen credit.

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<v Speaker 2>She's actually graduating early, going to medical school, and actually.

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<v Speaker 3>Just got named she doesn't even know it yet.

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<v Speaker 2>It literally just came out, got named second team All

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<v Speaker 2>American by United Soccer coaches. So really really special day

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<v Speaker 2>for her for a kid that gosh, this is her

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<v Speaker 2>first year playing. She's had three acls back to back

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<v Speaker 2>to back, and what a special year for her to

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<v Speaker 2>come back, start every game, long significant minutes. Named first

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<v Speaker 2>Team All Region, second Team All American, Elite ninety. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>just a tribute to resilience and belief that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>don't let anything beat you down. You can come back

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<v Speaker 2>from anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Studying biology, going to further her education, pursuing med school

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<v Speaker 1>after graduation. With the four point zero and Avery getting

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<v Speaker 1>the Elite ninety not the only award. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>that you like to talk about the team as the

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<v Speaker 1>whole and how successful they all are as a group.

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<v Speaker 1>You had five student athletes get Soccer Coach All Region nods.

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<v Speaker 1>You had three get d two CCA Women's Soccer All

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<v Speaker 1>Americans in Hungerford, Velis and Croft, And so the awards

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<v Speaker 1>are going out to different folks in a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>different places, in a bunch of different ways, whether it's academic, athletic,

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<v Speaker 1>or both. But that speaks to what you and I

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<v Speaker 1>have been discussing all season long. That's a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the DNA at Columbus State. It's about everyone contributing in

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of different ways and you end up getting

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<v Speaker 1>what we had in the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and the other awards that just came out today,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously mentioning Avery Williams with second Team All American. Sarah

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<v Speaker 2>Hungerford and Emma Badeaux were named First Team All American

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<v Speaker 2>by United Soccer Coaches and so, you know, honestly, John,

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<v Speaker 2>something like that, you're talking about those two being recognized

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<v Speaker 2>as one of the best eleven players in the country

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<v Speaker 2>and top eleven and that's pretty special. And what's even

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<v Speaker 2>more special a big shout out to young man named

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<v Speaker 2>coach David Schuman. I met David probably about eight years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>I was teaching a coaching course for US Soccer down

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<v Speaker 2>at IMG Academy and he came up to me and

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<v Speaker 2>he said, he said, Jay, I hope you remember me,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, because I got some young kids. I'm coaching

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<v Speaker 2>young kids now, but I got these two kids that

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<v Speaker 2>I think are special and in a couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>I sure hope you recruit them. And one of them's

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<v Speaker 2>name Emma Bideaux and one's name Sarah hunger For.

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<v Speaker 3>And I have that happened to me all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>It's kind of a regular thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I worked for US Soccer, and you know, I always

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<v Speaker 2>got these coaches that say they got these studs.

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<v Speaker 3>And a lot of time it kind of goes in

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<v Speaker 3>one ear out the other.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was interesting because I followed up on these

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<v Speaker 2>two because they were both Georgia kids, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>amazed that this guy was actually right. And I literally

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<v Speaker 2>John literally about thirty minutes ago when the announcement came,

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<v Speaker 2>I sent him a text and I said, David, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>never doubt you again, and it was cute. He sent

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<v Speaker 2>me a picture of his newborn and he said, here's

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<v Speaker 2>the next Savannah kid coming your way.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, great stories and super proud of this team.

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<v Speaker 2>But I texted him, I texted Avery and texted Sarah

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<v Speaker 2>and I said, listen, regardless, I'm super proud of your

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<v Speaker 2>individual accomplishment, but ultimately, please remember it's team first. That's

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<v Speaker 2>our mantra. And you wouldn't be where you are today

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<v Speaker 2>without your teammates. So make sure tonight at dinner you

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<v Speaker 2>thank your teammates and you let them know that this

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<v Speaker 2>individual award is not going to change your behavior, change

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<v Speaker 2>who you are. And we got to go out tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>and get a result.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, So that would be the class of twenty

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<v Speaker 3>If I'm still coaching that, I'll probably be in a wheelchair.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can see with the megaphone and just

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<v Speaker 1>like you know the way that you're on the sidelines

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<v Speaker 1>and have another folks to it. But yeah, Emma with

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<v Speaker 1>her time coming out of Saint Vincent's and Hungerford coming

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<v Speaker 1>out of the hill, and we've seen both of those

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<v Speaker 1>programs grow in their different classifications. But once again It

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<v Speaker 1>speaks to where you find folks and where the sport

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<v Speaker 1>grows and where it's growing from here in the state

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<v Speaker 1>of Georgia and in the southeast, because as much as

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<v Speaker 1>it could be Saint Vincent's or the Hill, it could

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<v Speaker 1>be Vidalia, could be Northwest Georgia with what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>up there the mountain region and how they're growing, and

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<v Speaker 1>folks are reaching out to you because I venture to

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<v Speaker 1>say that you know, what kind of a mentor you

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<v Speaker 1>can be, how they can continue to get better and

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<v Speaker 1>they're in an environment where they can learn, they can grow,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can learn and grow just as much as

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<v Speaker 1>well with this next generation and this next class that's

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<v Speaker 1>coming through. In that case, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>John, I tell every recruit that sits in my office,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but please don't come to Columbus State unless

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<v Speaker 2>you're willing to be coached. And I think that's just

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<v Speaker 2>what we do. We want to coach kids, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to develop and and we want to give information. And

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<v Speaker 2>we hope that if you're coming to our university, you're

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<v Speaker 2>open minded, you're you're willing to accept the information and

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<v Speaker 2>and a lot of times I say it like this,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, accept the information disregard the tone, because again,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes coaches have a very very sharp tone and they

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<v Speaker 2>kind of sound like they're mad. But oftentimes we try

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<v Speaker 2>and project our voice because we've got to get it

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<v Speaker 2>all the way across the field. Yes, but but no,

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<v Speaker 2>we we tell kids all the time, like, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not interested in receiving feedback, please don't come here, because

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<v Speaker 2>feedback is a major component of what we do. We're

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<v Speaker 2>very solution based. We're very uh, you know, we want

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<v Speaker 2>we want kids to not only you know, grow every day,

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<v Speaker 2>but they are going to get better if they put

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to the extra work involving a national

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<v Speaker 1>semi final, how much when did studying start for you

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<v Speaker 1>and the staff and when did studying start for the

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<v Speaker 1>players from the information that you guys took from the

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so as soon as we won the game last

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<v Speaker 2>week against West Florida, it started pretty much that minute,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were able to watch the Minnesota State versus

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<v Speaker 2>Grand Valley fixture and we were able to go back

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<v Speaker 2>and do all of our scouting early on in the week.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the trickiest components and again the modern nature

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<v Speaker 2>some things. We did have a considerable amount of rain

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<v Speaker 2>this week, so we weren't able to be out on

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe we wanted. But we're hoping that that could be

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<v Speaker 2>Our last practice on Tuesday out on the pitch and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it was a soaking, soppy, wet just mush. But but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, long story short, you know, we are who

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<v Speaker 2>we are at this point. We would prefer to dictate play.

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<v Speaker 2>We'd prefer to have teams kind of adjust to us,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak. And and I think ultimately that's the

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<v Speaker 3>You know. I was telling one of the site.

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<v Speaker 2>Reps, a good buddy of mine today, you know, Gary

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<v Speaker 2>we are who we are. We're going to play the

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<v Speaker 2>same way we've always played.

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<v Speaker 3>We we we.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to dictate things. We want to keep the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>we want to open players up, and we want to

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<v Speaker 2>find little half spaces and scenes and and we want

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<v Speaker 2>to go at you. And heck, if if we lose

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<v Speaker 2>six to five, I'm happy we scored five goals, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And again we might give up a lot of goals,

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<v Speaker 2>but I love scoring goals, and uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think the challenge to our group was, you know, last

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<v Speaker 2>game against West Florida John was the first time all

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<v Speaker 2>year we had been shut out, and so the message all.

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<v Speaker 3>Week has been, hey, that's not good enough.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's that's unlike us, who right now is

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<v Speaker 2>the leading team in the country with cold scored in

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<v Speaker 2>Division one or Division two, And we got to get

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<v Speaker 2>back to that.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you the most confident about going into this

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<v Speaker 1>matchup at three o'clock against Minnesota man Cato And what

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<v Speaker 1>are you the most concerned about going into this matchup

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<v Speaker 1>with Minnesota man Cato.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think confidence is built around a belief,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do believe in this group.

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<v Speaker 3>I think kind of since day one.

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<v Speaker 2>I've talked to the seniors and I had dinner with

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<v Speaker 2>them last night with the team, and I got to

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<v Speaker 2>sit with all the seniors and I said, when when did.

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<v Speaker 3>You realize we are who we are?

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<v Speaker 2>And they said, in the very first game And when

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<v Speaker 2>we be Carson Newman six nothing, we realized we had

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<v Speaker 3>And so I think, honestly the confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>Stemmed from that very first game and just the simple

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<v Speaker 2>darn special. I think, obviously, if you talk about any

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<v Speaker 2>sort of concerns, you know, this is the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in the history that we've ever played Minnesota State Mencatta,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we don't have any sort of history with them,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have any sort of rivalry that there's nothing

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of go off of versus in previous final

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<v Speaker 2>fours or previous competitions. We kind of knew a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about our opponents. We have played those opponents before, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it's kind of nothing new for us. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's that kind of sense of Wow, we really

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<v Speaker 2>don't know this group, and we don't know the other

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<v Speaker 2>semi final group either. We don't know Franklin Pierce, we've

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<v Speaker 2>never played them, we don't know cow poly Pomona. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's kind of a fun experience that we're

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<v Speaker 2>not coming here going, oh boy, it's the same team

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<v Speaker 2>that we've already played, played them last year.

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<v Speaker 3>Like that's kind of cool. John, I'm taking it.

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<v Speaker 1>As as a positive, you know, and we will be

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<v Speaker 1>looking at it and we'll be seeing what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>three o'clock as CSU takes on Minnesota man Cato National

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<v Speaker 1>Semifinals D two up there at the Sportsplex of Matthews.

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<v Speaker 1>We will find our servers and find ways to watch

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<v Speaker 1>and have it on as many screens as possible and

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<v Speaker 1>in as many rooms as possible and office HD and

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<v Speaker 1>keep an eye on you. As always, it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with you. Thanks for dropping by. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that there are a lot of demands on your time

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<v Speaker 1>and the fact that you get to carve out some

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<v Speaker 1>time with us. It's always tremendously cool to see how

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<v Speaker 1>things have gone this season. National Semifinal three o'clock. Looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to seeing it, Looking forward to catching up with

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<v Speaker 1>you on the flip side. Thanks for dropping byes. You

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<v Speaker 1>always do all right.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, John, appreciate you.