Chris Leahey
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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I feel like we're really two really good interviews and now I have to step up.
I think it's great.
I think just to touch on what you were saying though, one of the best things about the organization as a whole is our ability to be agile in these situations and make adjustments.
Um but I think coming here and ha and to your point having the knockout format, um, while it's it's a tough go of it for clubs to come out and after day one officially Nobody minds knockout when they win, by the way.
That's right.
Knockout's awesome.
I think the atmosphere and so many games go into pens and um I think Doug was talking about and I've had some conversations as well with college coaches and just that the intensity from the first whistle because every game is no one go home, you can't r you can't redo um has really lifted the atmosphere and the competitiveness and uh I i it's it's a unique environment, but I I think it's a it's a great one.
Yeah, I think it's great.
I think the the the trophy aspect and and having the Champions League Cup um really gives the clubs something to continue to strive for on day two when you've had that tough go of it of maybe g losing the first match.
Um, you know, the the teams can reset and the coaches can reset that there's still an end goal to this.
Um and I think that that aspect of having the the silverware to play for also bleeds into, you know, a lot of what we're doing next year and
adding cups into the the general cadence of our events and I think the the concept of playing for something has seemingly been lost over the years in youth soccer and the fact that you know we've made a a concerted effort to revive that and especially here on the biggest stage of you know bringing the trophies to the forefront of what you're playing for is is super important.
And and I think to when you talk about pressure, right?
You know, and then knowing that you know these players have to step up and and take these moments and and handle the pressure.
But I think that also lends to in terms of the college coaches, they can identify those players that you know rise to these occasions because ultimately, you know, their livelihood is wins and losses at the next level, and they want to evaluate the players that can potentially
we get them more wins than losses and and this environment's definitely breeding that.
Yeah, and and I think it's just as we talk uh uh w our ability to be agile, these clubs have to be agile and the fact that what you just laid out is a lot of different pathways for players to get to where they want to go in terms of do I wanna be a pro, do I wanna play in college and what's my ultimate goal?
And a as club directors you have to uh balance that act of not every player wants the same same end goal, right?
Some players want
That professional outlet.
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